Great Lake SwimmersBest Great Lake Swimmers Albums Ranked
6.4
Avg Score
6
Opinions
7
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 6 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Great Lake Swimmers's catalog across 7 albums from 6 opinions, with an overall average of 6.4/10. The top-rated Great Lake Swimmers album is Great Lake Swimmers (2003) with a 7.8/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Lost Channels and The Waves, The Wake. The discography on Wavelength spans 2003 to 2018.
Great Lake Swimmers
“Toronto natives play Iron & Wine-esque ambient folk.”
Lost Channels
“Tony Dekker's project takes a swing at the big leagues with ambitious arrangements, slicker production, and a band that emerges front and center.”
The Waves, The Wake
“Canada’s Great Lake Swimmers have established their alluring sound through a combination of low-lit ambiance and celestial soundscapes, essential ingredients that have helped lend an atmospheric element to their wholly mellow musings. However for their latest opus, the ambiguously titled The Waves, The Wake, these Juno Prize contenders operating under the leadership of chief helmsman Tony Dekker o”
New Wild Everywhere (Deluxe Edition)
“The Canadian folk-rock band's fifth record introduces a semi-permanent lineup and marks the first time the Tony Dekker-led group's recorded in a proper studio.”
Ongiara
“Canadian acoustic trio's third album gets arrangements from Owen Pallett and help from several other instrumentalists, but its pared down, slowed down tunes make this quite a wash-out.”
A Forest of Arms
“It’s been more than 10 years since Great Lake Swimmers released their self-titled debut, recorded in an empty Ontario grain silo. On A Forest of Arms, their sixth album, Great Lake Swimmers continue to experiment with recording locations, this time tracking some of the vocals and guitar in Ontario’s Tyendinaga Cavern and Caves.”
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