Undertow

Undertow

Undertow (often and incorrectly used for a rip current) is a strong subsurface flow of water returning seaward from the shore resulting usually from wave action.

Undertow may also refer to:

* Undertow, a 2007 short experimental film by Neil Mcenery-West
*Undertow (newspaper column), 2004-Present, in Exit Zero Magazine, a Cape May, NJ publication that boasts over 7,000 readers in-season. Written by Terry O'Brien, Undertow is a humor/ gossip/ opinion/ sports/ entertainment column in a stream-of-consciousness style. Same Mr. O'Brien has also authored several serialized short stories in the same publication.
* "Undertow" (novel), a 2001 mystery novel by Warren Adler
*"Undertow" (video game), an Xbox Live Arcade game from Chair Entertainment
* "Undertow" (film) a 2004 drama film by David Gordon Green
* "Undertow" (1996 film) a 1996 film about a man lost in the mountains, staring Mia Sara
* "Undertow" (The Wire episode), an episode of the television series "The Wire"
* UNDERTOW (Perceptual Organization), a research project on grammar free parsing
* Undertow (webomic) a webcomic

In music:

* "Undertow" (Blind Idiot God album), a 1989 album by instrumental rock band Blind Idiot God
* "Undertow" (Cliffs of Dooneen album), a 1993 album by Cliffs of Dooneen
* "Undertow" (Don Miner Band song), a single from their 2008 album "Pelu"
* "Undertow" (Firefall album), a 1979 album from rock band Firefall
* "Undertow" (Genesis song), a song from the 1978 album "...And Then There Were Three..." by Genesis
* "Undertow" (Ivy song), a song from the 2001 album "Long Distance" by the New York City band Ivy
* "Undertow" (Leonard Cohen song), a song from the 2004 album "Dear Heather" by the Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen
* "Undertow" (Pain of Salvation song), a song from the 2002 album "Remedy Lane" by Swedish metal band Pain of Salvation
* "Undertow" (Sidsel Endresen album), a 2000 album by vocalist Sidsel Endresen
* "Undertow" (Stan Meissner album), a 1992 album by Canadian singer/songwriter Stan Meissner
* "The Undertow", a 1993 album by folk singer Carla Sciaky
* "Undertow" (Tool album), a 1993 album by Tool
* "Undertow" (R.E.M. song), a single from their 1996 album "New Adventures in Hi-Fi"
* Undertow, a 1990s straight edge hardcore punk band from Washington
* "Undertow" (Warrant song), a song from the 1995 album "Ultraphobic" by American glam metal band Warrant
* Undertow (Suzanne Vega song), from her 1985 debut album Suzanne Vega. Also the forums section on her official webpage (http://www.suzannevega.com/forums/)


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