09/12/2025
Great Lakes launch the pre-order for their upcoming album ‘Don’t Swim Too Close’ out on Nov 7th on HHBTM Records. The band debuted the title track this morning at . The album is up at the label bandcamp and website. A bit about the single from Ben Crum of . ““Don’t Swim Too Close” is the first single and title track from my new Great Lakes album. I wrote it while recovering from a severe concussion that left me depressed and questioning my future. I honestly didn’t know if I was going to come back from it, and it scared me. Luckily, I did get better, and the song ended up being an ironically uplifting country/rock toe-tapper; with heavy lyrics (“I was feeling hopeless, but also helpless and alone / and more than a little dangerous to my soul”) set to a groove reminiscent of Doug Sahm, Jerry Jeff Walker, or CCR. The recording benefits from the playing of a group of legit heavies: Sam Cohen on drums, James Richardson on guitar, David Gould on bass, and Kyle Forester on keyboards. “
