o4. Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara

What can I even say about this week's album? I've chosen to post "Ongiara" by Great Lake Swimmers. In one word, this album is indescribable.

Hailing from the good old township of Wainfleet, Ontario (population 6 258), Great Lake Swimmers is the dream of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. The bands current line-up includes Erik Arneson and Colin Huebert. Often compared to artists such as Red House Painters, Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine, and Neil Young, Great Lake Swimmers have formed a category all their own. Their third full-length album, Ongiara was released on March 27th 2007. Blending the banjo, dreamy acoustic guitar lines and gentle rhythmic drumming, the band has put together an amazing album that will live on in record collections for years to come. They've even released this album on vinyl (which I am lucky enough to not only own but have autographed by Tony Dekker himself) which has garnered decent sales. In early 2007, Great Lake Swimmers signed onto Nettwerk records and have since managed to prosper.

In my opinion, their second greatest album (closely following Bodies and Minds), here is Ongiara from Great Lake Swimmers.


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It's a .rar file so you must have winZIP or winRAR to extract the files!

Tracklisting
1. Your Rocky Spine - 3:38
2. Backstage with the Modern Dancers - 4:30
3. Catcher Son - 4:13
4. Changing Colours - 4:46
5. There Is a Light - 5:08
6. Put There by the Land - 2:45
7. I am Part of a Large Family - 4:25
8. Where in the World Are You - 3:51
9. Passenger Song - 4:31
10. I Became Awake - 5:53