Name: A Forest of Arms
Brand: Great Lake Swimmers

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD 31050 N

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2015-04-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

WEA /­ ADA

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

067003105026

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

A 31050 N

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2015-04-21

067003105019

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Great Lake Swimmers

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Nettwerk Records

Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian folk rock band that was founded in 2003 in Toronto, Ontario. The band's current touring line-up includes Tony Dekker on lead vocals, acoustic guitar, and harmonica; Erik Arnesen on banjo, electric guitar, and harmonium; Marshall Bureau on drums; Bret Higgins on upright bass; and Kelsey McNulty on keyboards, accordion, and backing vocals.

Their music has been compared to artists such as Horse Feathers, M. Ward, Damien Jurado, Phosphorescent, Shearwater, A.A. Bondy, Deer Tick, Bowerbirds, Midlake Vetiver Basia Bulat Sun Kil Moon Fruit Bats Blind Pilot The Tallest Man On Earth Josh Ritter Okkervil River Blitzen Trapper Andrew Bird The Cave Singers.

With their unique blend of folk and rock influences combined with heartfelt lyrics and captivating melodies by *Tony Dekker*, Great Lake Swimmers have garnered a dedicated following over the years. Their live performances showcase the talents of each member of the band as they create an immersive musical experience for their audience.

The album is a return to Dekker's naturalistic folk sound, as well as the process of recording in unique and unusual locations, which provided elements for some of their most dynamic songs ever recorded. Those familiar with past Great Lake Swimmers albums will recognize the thematic threads of beauty in the natural world, environmental issues and explorations of close personal ties that hold us together.

A Forest of Arms

Music US