Toronto’s Great Lake Swimmers are releasing their fourth album Lost Channels at the end of March (Nettwerk, 3/31). On it, the pristine intonations and detailed lyrical threads of Tony Dekker are surrounded by flute, guitar, drums, bass, pedal steel, other voices. See, for example, the suitably water-themed, eventual first single “Pulling On A Line,” which debuted in this week’s Drop. We asked Dekker about its various lines about lines. Read his responses (which involve Benjamin Franklin) while you take a listen. Also, you can catch the Swimmers on tour starting tomorrow (1/29).
This week we also offered a chance to win a pair of very environmentally friendly Simple Sno Tire-Hemp and Satire-Hemp shoes.
We have pairs of super environmental Men’s Sno Tire-Hemp and Women’s Satire-Hemp shoes to give away, courtesy of the Derek Trucks Band. Here they are in action in the “Get What You Deserve” video:
Their sixth studio album Already Free is out now in the States via Legacy Recordings. The cover:
You can get more info at Derek Trucks’ website and MySpace. Otherwise, this is what the shoes look like:
Women’s
Men’s
A bit about them:
- Sustainable hemp and organic cotton uppers
- Certified organic cotton linings
- Recycled PET laces (laces used to be soda bottles)
- Ortholite/recycled car tire pedbeds
- Outsoles used to be a car tire
- Vulcanized rubber sidewall, toecap, and heelcap
100% post consumer paper pulp foot forms
You can get more details re: the male and female versions, if you want them. One pair each goes to two winners: Nokia N96, valued at $800.
CONTEST ENDS 02/18/09 AT 12PM EST.
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I like these guys. Underrated.
Love the new song! big great lake swimmers fan, exciting!!! agree – underrated.
BEST ALBUM OF 2009!
Great Lake Swimmers are awesome!! I can’t wait for the new album to drop and to catch them live!! SO stoked!!
I stumbled across Great Lake Swimmers a couple years ago and felll in love with the music. It’s impossible to put into words what this band can make you feel. You don’t just listen to this, it envelopes you and caresses you and fills your world with peace and….. well you get the picture! Looking forward to the new record!
I like these guys.
great band and nice shoes. i went to the web site and the boots are great. dont have my size though…darn.
Now this is the kind of music I Love and wish more people understood then maybe
there won’t be so much hate in the world.Thanks DTB