Scattered amongst the St. Lawrence River, there exists an archipelago known as the 1000 Islands. The islands (numbering 1,793, to be precise) straddle the border between Canada and the U.S. They’re dotted with castles and picturesque houses; some sit on chunks of land rising only far enough out of the water to accommodate the structure itself. Images from the area are oddly poetic: foliage and mist obscuring stone chateaus topped by colorful roofs. There is a sense of haunting, of living among mysteries.
Canada’s Great Lake Swimmers not only used the imagery of the 1000 Islands as inspiration for their fifth album, Lost Channels — the band’s liner notes direct listeners to www.1000islandsphotoart.com — but also recorded parts of the album in those stone castles. The result is an affecting collection of songs, straddling the line between Canadian and American folk sounds.
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