Track Listing 1. Leaves in the River 2. Winter Windows 3. Black Dirt 4. Rose Captain, The 5. Middle Distance Runner 6. You're a Wolf 7. Song For the Dead 8. Black Leaf Falls 9. Cold, The Dark & The Silence, The 10. Neutral Ground
| Details | | Playing Time: | 38 min. | | Producer: | Alex Brown Church, Dustin O'Halloran, Phil Ek | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Sea Wolf: Alex Brown Church (bass guitar). Personnel: Elliot Chenault (electric guitar); Jennifer Furches (violin); April Guthrie, Aniela Perry, Tanya Haden (cello); Aaron Burrows, Dustin O'Halloran, Patrick Park (keyboards); Brent Turner, Byron Reynolds, Solon Bixler, Scott McPherson (drums); Peter Johansen (sampler). California-based singer-songwriter Alex Brown Church is a delicate young man in the mold of Elliott Smith or the Shins' James Mercer, and the 10 songs on the artist's full-length debut as Sea Wolf have the same blend of whimsy and emotional lassitude suggested by that pairing. The simple but effective indie-rock backing, heavy on acoustic guitar and electric keyboards, leaves Church's lyrics at the forefront. Highlights include the title track and the Nick Drake-like "Black Dirt."
Editorial Reviews Wonderfully crafted....The group effortlessly fuse bluesy alt.country melodies with a folk ethic and Church's enchanting lyrics, which tell various dreamy stories, all of which make compelling listening. Clash
4 stars out of 5 -- [D]eep-hued but airily underscored folk-pop miniatures that use tenebrous cellos and salty accordions to underpin images of ghost sails, gypsy premonitions and wandering wolves. Mojo
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