great lake swimmers – pulling on a line

im not sure if youve been able to tell, based on my relentless references to wikipedia and google, but most of the time i dont really know anything about the bands that im posting about until i start writing the post. and a lot of the time ive only even heard one or two songs by the band. while i try to listen to as many albums as i can all the time, its just not possible when theres a new song every day. and a lot of the time i really want to listen to the album but i just havent yet. and this is one of those times. i first heard great lake swimmers when their single “your rocky spine” was released. its one of those songs that sounds so familiar the first time you hear it. and i figured theyd be from somewhere in the midwest based on their name, but it turns out they are really from canada.

while “your rocky spine” was pretty acoustic sounding with almost no beat or percussion other than the twanging of a banjo, todays song “pulling on a line” is a more upbeat instance of their great folky sound (but still pretty much acoustic). i was so close to seeing these guys (and girls — if i am ever in a band, i think it needs to be a co-ed band) at the ark in ann arbor a few weeks back since i still have never been there, but it just didnt work out unfortunately. this song also sounds completely familiar the first time you hear it. maybe thats a trend in their music, and if so its a good one. its really simple with great harmonies and is pretty catchy folk rock goodness. and anyone who lives in michigan knows that great lake swimming is awesome, so this group was destined to be excellent.

great lake swimmers – pulling on a line

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1. “…i figured theyd be from somewhere in the midwest based on their name, but it turns out they are really from canada.”

   Don’t forget that it is us who boasts the indisputably nicer side of the falls.

   Regis

   15 Sep 09 at 3:26 pm

    

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