A Forest of Arms
2015 studio album by Great Lake Swimmers
A Forest of Arms | ||||
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Studio album by Great Lake Swimmers | ||||
Released | April 21, 2015 (Canada) | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Label | Nettwerk | |||
Great Lake Swimmers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Exclaim! | 8/10[1] |
A Forest of Arms is the sixth studio album by Canadian folk rock band Great Lake Swimmers, released April 21, 2015 on Nettwerk.[2]
The album was recorded in a variety of locations, including the Tyendinaga Caves in Ontario's Hastings County.[2] The songs were inspired in part by bandleader and songwriter Tony Dekker's experiences working with the World Wildlife Fund on environmental projects.[2]
Guest musicians on the album include Kevin Kane of The Grapes of Wrath.[2]
The track "Zero in the City" was released in February as a streaming preview.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Tony Dekker.
- "Something Like a Storm"
- "Zero in the City"
- "Shaking All Over"
- "Don't Leave Me Hanging"
- "One More Charge at the Red Cape"
- "I Was a Wayward Pastel Bay"
- "A Bird Flew Inside the House"
- "A Jukebox in a Desert of Snow"
- "I Must Have Someone Else's Blues"
- "The Great Bear"
- "With Every Departure"
- "Expecting You"
References
- ^ Mullin, Kyle (April 17, 2015). "Great Lake Swimmers - A Forest of Arms". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Great Lake Swimmers Announce 'A Forest of Arms' LP, Premiere New Single". Exclaim!, February 3, 2015.
- ^ Song Premiere: Great Lake Swimmers - "Zero In The City" Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine. Paste, February 2, 2015.
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Great Lake Swimmers
- Tony Dekker
- Erik Arnesen
- Bret Higgins
- Ryan Granville-Martin
- Kelsey McNulty
- Julie Fader
- Colin Huebert
- Greg Millson
- Miranda Mulholland
- Mike Overton
- Sandro Perri
- Joshua Van Tassel
- Darcy Yates
- Great Lake Swimmers (2003)
- Bodies and Minds (2005)
- Ongiara (2007)
- Lost Channels (2009)
- New Wild Everywhere (2012)
- A Forest of Arms (2015)
- The Waves, the Wake (2018)
- Uncertain Country (2023)
- Hands in Dirty Ground (2006)
- Live at the Church of the Redeemer (2007)
- The Legion Sessions (2009)
- Swimming Away (2016)
- They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore (2017)
- Side Effects (2018)