Sea Wolf
White Water, White Bloom
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AMG Review of White Water, White Bloom
Andrew Leahey
All Music GuideSea Wolf emerged in 2007 as a tuneful alternative to Bright Eyes, with both bands championing a mix of tremulous vocals and sharp, Americana-styled songwriting. White Water, White Bloom doesn't do much to dispel those similarities, but it does widen the band's sound, with bandleader Alex Church carefully splitting his time between the organic and the orchestral. Church wrote the entire album alone, yet all ten tracks feature contributions from an army of musicians, including several members of Sea Wolf's touring lineup. With producer Mike Mogis (one of the chief architects of Bright Eyes' sound) behind the boards, White Water evokes a lush, chamber-country ambiance, sounding intimate one minute and grandly expansive the next. At the center of everything is Church's attention to melody, which shines as brightly on the album's sparsest songs -- "Orion & Dog," "The Orchard," "Winter's Heir" -- as on the more bombastic numbers. Even so, it's the fully orchestrated material that makes the biggest impact. Church and Mogis lace their autumnal anthems with strings, organs, woodwinds, and clash cymbals, creating mini-symphonies that leave their mark but rarely overstay their welcome. The resulting tunes are lush, but few are truly dense, and White Water's biggest asset is its ability to wield such a large sound without replacing the woodsy, cozy feel of Church's solo performances.
Review: Sea Wolf - White Water, White Bloom (* * * 1/2)
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Alex Brown Church, the singer/songwriter behind Sea Wolf, is wise as to the timing of his album releases. 2007's impressive debut - Leaves in the River - dropped in September and was a perfect fit to the fall season, with a broad stylistic range of folk songs that conjured both the last sighs of summer and the eerie approach of winter, using everything from acoustic guitars to accordions to dig...
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Live Review of Sea Wolf: The Wolf Is Loose
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On his debut album Leaves in the River, Sea Wolf was more a cub than a wolf. Generally, his music is soft and calming. When I first heard Sea Wolf it was the end of winter in Minnesota. The weather was still and cold, with gloomy clouds presiding over most mornings. His music fit the scenery, warmly filling the emptiness of the Minneapolis streets. It was therefore strange, almost a year later,...
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Sea Wolf White Water White Bloom Webisodes, Pretty Songs
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In promotion of his upcoming sophomore full length, White Water, White Bloom, LA based musician Alex Church (aka Sea Wolf), has been releasing a series of webisode interviews. In the newest installment, Church discusses recording in Omaha and his writing process. The first 3 nicely shot clips with interview audio and a peaceful scenic backdrop [...]
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Sea Wolf Premier “Wicked Blood” Music Video
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Sea Wolf have premiered the music video for “Wicked Blood“.The track, off the band’s latest album, ‘White Water, White Bloom‘, is the perfect video to start your Halloween weekend.‘White Water, White Bloom‘ is out now via Dangerbird Records.
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Sea Wolf Release Free Song Download Online
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In anticipation of Sea Wolf’s forthcoming sophomore album, ‘White Water, White Bloom‘, the band is releasing a free download online.Fans can download the track, ‘Stanislau‘, online now at dangerbirdrecords.com/whitewaterwhitebloom.The song will be a bonus track on the vinyl version of the new album, due out September 22 via Dangerbird Records.Download the track here.As previously reporte
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Live Review of Sea Wolf: The Wolf Is Loose
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On his debut album Leaves in the River, Sea Wolf was more a cub than a wolf. Generally, his music is soft and calming. When I first heard Sea Wolf it was the end of winter in Minnesota. The weather was still and cold, with gloomy clouds presiding over most mornings. His music fit the scenery, warmly filling the emptiness of the Minneapolis streets. It was therefore strange, almost a year later,...
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Sea Wolf’s White Water, White Bloom Announced
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Leaves in the River brought Alex Brown Church and the rest of Sea Wolf much further than the charming lead singer and guitarist could have asked for. Their live show turned an album we gave ...Related posts:Concert Review: Sea WolfCommercial Music: Santogold / Sea WolfAlbum Review: Sea Wolf - Leaves in the River
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Sea Wolf: Wicked Blood (video)
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Alex Brown Church brings Sea Wolf to Modified on Friday, a day before Halloween, which makes this new video for Wicked Blood – the leadoff track on the album White Water, White Bloom – all the more timely. Delivered in black-and-white, the visuals play out like some beauty and the beast tale, set against the [...]
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Review: Sea Wolf - White Water, White Bloom (* * * 1/2)
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Alex Brown Church, the singer/songwriter behind Sea Wolf, is wise as to the timing of his album releases. 2007's impressive debut - Leaves in the River - dropped in September and was a perfect fit to the fall season, with a broad stylistic range of folk songs that conjured both the last sighs of summer and the eerie approach of winter, using everything from acoustic guitars to accordions to dig...
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Sea Wolf Release New Album and Schedule Tour
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September has arrived and it's still hot as hell in LA. Unbelievable. Sea Wolf will be sweating it out across the United States touring behind their love-struck sophomore record, White Water, White Bloom. The new release drops on September 22nd courtesy of Dangerbird Records. While you wait for them to let that loose, feast your ears on the first single off the album
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Sea Wolf readies new album, offers Stanislaus [new mp3]
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Sea Wolf (Alex Church) is set to release his sophomore record, White Water, White Bloom, on September 22nd via Dangerbird Records. To spice up your anticipation, he’s offered up a free download of “Stanislaus”.Sea Wolf – StanislausTour Dates:September14 Santa Barbara, CA – Soho15 Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar16 Pomona, CA – The Glass House17 [...]
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[Video] Sea Wolf – Wicked Blood
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Sea Wolf is a band led by Alex Brown Church, an indie rock musician based in Los Angeles, California.On September 22, 2009, Sea Wolf’s sophomore album, White Water, White Bloom was released by Dangerbird Records.Sea Wolf – Wicked BloodDownload audio file (sea wolf Wicked Blood.mp3)http://www.myspace.com/seawolf
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Sea Wolf Prep Sophomore Album For Release, Tour
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Sea Wolf are set to release their sophomore album, ‘White Water, White Bloom‘ later this year.The album, which was penned solely by Alex Brown Church, is set for release September 22 on Dangerbird Records.The album, and follow-up to 2007’s debut ‘Leaves In The River‘, was produced by Mike Mogis.Sea Wolf have also announced a North American tour in support of the new album kicking off Sep
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Sea Wolf, Sara Lov Friday at Modified (PHX)
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I got tipped off to a fine rock show scheduled for this Friday night at Modified (PHX) featuring songstress Sara Lov and DIY indie folker cool guy Alex Church (aka Sea Wolf), who's promoting his new CD 'White Water White Bloom'.All Music Guide writes: "Much like Iron & Wine and similar indie outfits, Sea Wolf is the project name of a sole singer/songwriter who drafts in other musicians as the o...
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Sea Wolf’s White Water, White Bloom is lush and engaging
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What can I say that hasn’t been said before? We’ve been hyping this album to death with posts and radio show appearances – and we even got Alex Church himself to discuss it. So obviously, I’m at a bit of a disadvantage here in an attempt to introduce some new words of insight regarding White [...]
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Interview with Sea Wolf’s Alex Brown Church
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As you may or may not have heard, Sea Wolf has a new album coming out this Tuesday, September 22, called White Water, White Bloom. And, as you probably do know because you’re all such avid readers of Knox Road, we’re all big fans of the first released track, “Wicked Blood,” and have played it [...]
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Sea Wolf - Winter’s Heir Another album closing tune has...
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Sea Wolf - Winter's Heir Another album closing tune has won my love. This time off the brand new - released today - album White Water, White Bloom...
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