Great Lake Swimmers ~ Majestic Cafe
Hey Rosetta! ~ The Shelter
If you love beautifully crafted indie folk/folk rock, it doesn't get any better than Friday in Detroit. Our choice was a little easier than our last show conflict, as we saw Hey Rosetta! at The Ark in February. We last saw Great Lake Swimmers at a nearly sold-out show at The Ark as well-- in 2011. To help you make yours, here's how these two seminal and incredibly talented bands compare.
| Great Lake Swimmers | Hey Rosetta! | |
| Home base | Toronto | St. John's, Newfoundland |
| New album |  |  |
| On our top 10 albums of all time list | Lost Channels | Into Your Lungs |
| Our favorite song | "Your Rocky Spine" | N2D: "New Goodbye" S2W: "Black Heart" |
| Lead singer | Tony Dekker | Tim Baker |
| Violinist extra- ordinaire | Miranda Mulholland | Kinley Dowling |
Our take: It's absolutely impossible to choose a favorite here. Both bands are equally remarkable in all the right ways: voices you won't forget, melodies and poetic lyrics that take up permanent residence in your head and heart, musicianship that sets the standard for Canadian indie.
