Great Lake Swimmers are back with album number four of their folky tunes and if there’s any justice left, they will finally receive the recognition they deserve with this album! Predecessor “Ongiara” already gave a lot of people the chance to get to know these Cannucks, the rest of the world will hopefully follow now thanks to “Lost Channels”.
Once again Tony Dekker and his friends dish out some of the most melancholic sounds for us to savor while Dekker drapes his tenor over them. These guys’ weapons of choice are guitar, bass, violin, cello and a whole lot of disarming melodies. And yes, drums! Meanwhile Serena Ryder helps out with her vocals and Bob Egan gets to whip out his pedal steel guitar.
I didn’t get “Singer Castle Bells” which is nothing but 48 seconds of bell sounds but I can tell you that “Pulling On A Line” and “Stealing Tomorrow” are beautiful songs, the first coming off as a rockier version of GLS while the latter has that characteristic reverb-drenched sound.
Score: 8 out of 10
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