Grand Lake Islands is a collective led by songwriter Erik Emanuelson. Their forthcoming LP, Song From Far was recorded during Portland’s bleakest months and the songs reflect a period following a sea change that occurred in Emanuelson’s life.

More than half the songs would emerge from two months of long nights in Emanuelson’s dank, unheated basement where his expressive tenor recalls Nashville Skyline era Dylan and delivers lyrics soaked with stark emotional landscapes.

Themes of isolation and uncertainty abound – listen to the title track below.

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