Great Lakes – Contenders LP

Black vinyl LP in single pocket jacket with lyric sheet and digital download code.

Ben Crum doesn’t need to contend for anything; the leader of the long-running Great Lakes proved himself two decades ago on his very first outing. Contenders, the band’s seventh album, finds Crum basking in a keen sense of roots-y psychedelic Americana that captures the essence of the fertile grounds of Upstate New York. Yet the music itself is a warm, sunny soundtrack that recalls road trips across the dusty Midwest and miles and miles of nothing in between. Fans of Built To Spill, My Morning Jacket, and Deserters Songs-era Mercury Rev will find much to love in Contenders‘ grooves.

Release date: February 4, 2022