Monday, March 28, 2011

It's A Pleasure

Sometimes there's just a band that makes sense. When I first stumbled across Sea Wolf, an Alex Brown Church project, I did not find it to be a band that would fall under that category. I have since been proven the fickle nature of first-impressions. The tunes are catchy without being kitschy pop. The lyrics are deep without being pretentious. And the vocals are uniquely warbled without being Conor "I'm perpetually misunderstood" Oberst. It also doesn't hurt that Alex looks like the lovechild of Patrick Fugit and Beck. Sea Wolf brings great elements of folk and singer/songwriter but uses them more for constructing a skeletal structure for a movement of beautifully composed songs backed by driving drums. Personally, I find Sea Wolf's music to be both inspiring and reassuring. Here is a cool video for the song "Wicked Blood." And yes, that is Shannon Sossamon. Devour and enjoy.


1 comment:

  1. so cool. now i HAVE to get a '50s space helmet and gorilla suit!

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