Great Lakes is an American

United States

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 rock band originally from Athens

Athens, Georgia

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, Georgia

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, loosely affiliated historically with the Elephant 6 Recording Company.

The group is centered around the songwriting partnership of Dan Donahue and Ben Crum. Their lineup has at times included James Huggins III

James Husband

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 from Of Montreal

Of Montreal

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, members of Elf Power

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, The Essex Green

The Essex Green

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, The Ladybug Transistor

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, and Neutral Milk Hotel

Neutral Milk Hotel

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Great Lakes released their self-titled debut album in 2000 on Kindercore Records

Kindercore Records

Kindercore Records is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia....

, which was preceded by a 7" single on Happy Happy Birthday to Me. After releasing a number of other singles, including a split with Elf Power, they released their second album, The Distance Between, on Orange Twin in 2002. Their third album, Diamond Times, came out in 2006 on Empyrean Records.

Albums

• Great Lakes (CD/LP) - Kindercore/Track & Field Organisation - 2000
• The Distance Between (CD) - Orange Twin/Track & Field Organisation - 2002
• Diamond Times (CD) - Empyrean/Track & Field Organisation - 2006
• Ways of Escape (CD) - Orange Twin - 2010

Singles and EPs

• "Happy Happy Birthday to Me singles club: March" (7") - HHBTM - 1999
• "Kindercore singles club: May" (split single with Elf Power) (7") - Kindercore - 2000
• "Come Storming" (CD) - La Suprette - 2001
• "Sister City" (7") - Hype City - 2001
• "A Little Touched" (7") - Track & Field Organisation - 2002