Great Lake Swimmers

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GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS

Capturing light is not easy: ask any outdoor photographer. In order to capture the perfect shot,one has to be ready for fragmentary shifts in illumination. In that spirit,Caught Lightis GreatLake Swimmers’ ninth album, and perhaps their most nimble: be prepared, don’t overthink, actfast.

Founder Tony Dekker has always been akin to a wildlife photographer, often choosing to makerecords in unique surroundings with a connection to Ontario history. This time,he holed up inthe Ganaraska Forest, between Peterborough and Port Hope, with producer Darcy Yates(Bahamas) and engineer Jimmy Bowskill (Blue Rodeo). Their goal was to tap the warmth ofearly ’70s folk/pop/rock, whether it be the cozy sonic sweater of Gordon Lightfoot’s classic work,or the gentleness of underrated American songwriter Dory Previn. Dekker made everyone listento John Martyn’s 1971 albumBless the Weatherbefore the session.

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