Great Lake Swimmers - "Youth Not Wasted"
Photo by Robert Georgeff
For their upcoming album, Canada's Great Lake Swimmers met up in the Ganaraska Forest and tracked it in three days. The latest single from the album, "Youth Not Wasted," is a gorgeous and delicate song that combines folk pop and progressive folk into one sound. It's a sparse and quiet song that is compelling because of how quiet and sparse it is. It's also quite lush considering how bare the song is. Despite the whole recorded in the woods in three days aspect, "Youth Not Wasted" sounds much more modern than you might expect. Great Lake Swimmers have been doing this for over twenty years now, and they continue to blow listeners away with their sound.
Founder Tony Dekker says of the band's latest single:
"It suggests that every part of the adventure of youth does in fact matter, and constructs our identities in the present day. It considers the 'caught light' of an old photograph, books left unread, and the points to which life’s energy ultimately pushes us. There is an element of taking stock and reflection on life lived to its fullest. It might also be a subtle homage to the early work of John Martyn, a key influence on the album, and particularly on this song."
You can watch the video for "Youth Not Wasted" below. Caught Light is due out October 10, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Great Lake Swimmers, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include December 8 at City Winery in Boston and December 9 at The Iron Horse in Northampton, MA.
September 18 — Toronto, ON — Unplugged North at The Cameron House
With Elliott BROOD:
October 15 – Regina, SK – Darke Hall
October 17 – Sherwood Park, AB – Festival Place Theatre
October 18 – St. Albert, AB – Arden Theatre
October 20 – Red Deer, AB – Bo's Bar & Grill
October 21 – Vernon, BC – The Vernon Towne Theatre
October 23 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
October 24 – Victoria, BC – Capital Ballroom
October 25 – Nanaimo, BC – The Queens
October 26 – Campbell River, BC – Tidemark Theatre
October 28 – Golden, BC – Golden Civic Centre
October 29 – Revelstoke, BC – Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre
October 30 – Calgary, AB – Commonwealth Bar & Stage
November 1 – Saskatoon, SK – The Capitol Music Club
November 2 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
With Rita Visser:
November 4 — Thunder Bay, ON — Magnus Theatre
With Justin Wells:
November 17 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works
November 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
November 19 – Columbus, OH – Natalie’s – Grandview
November 20 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Ark – Ann Arbor
November 21 – Cleveland, OH – The Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
November 22 – Indianapolis, IN – Turntable Indianapolis
November 23 – South Bend, IN – Stockroom East
With Abe Partridge:
December 7 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
December 8 – Boston, MA – City Winery
December 9 — Northampton, MA — The Iron Horse
December 10 – Concord, NH – BNH Stage
December 11 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
December 12 – Elkton, MD – Elkton Music Hall
December 13 – Philadelphia, PA – MilkBoy
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