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Great Lake Swimmers

Great Lake Swimmers

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  • Formed: in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Years Active: 2000s

Biography

Toronto-based Great Lake Swimmers are led by songwriter/vocalist Tony Dekker. The group's haunting self-titled debut was recorded in a silo in Ontario and originally released in Canada by Weewerk Records in 2003. Misra Records picked up the record and released it in the States in April 2005. Great Lake Swimmers' second release, Bodies and Minds, came out in August 2005. It was followed in 2007 by Ongiara.
— David Serra , All Music Guide



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