Introducing: Sea Wolf

One of my favorite songwriters of the past several years has been pretty active the past few months and I just realized that I had failed to make mention of him here on the blog.  Alex Brown Church has been making some of the best and most inspired indie rock music under the pseudonym Sea Wolf.  I highly recommend his 2007 debut, Leaves in the River. But today I want to point you to what he has been up to in 2009.

First he offered up a free sample, with the single “Stanislaus”, to give us a glimpse of what we could expect from his forthcoming sophomore effort, White Water, White Bloom. Which has since been released and received with much acclaim.  White Water was produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk), and sounds like a stripped down and slightly less energized Arcade Fire record. It has become the antidote to my disappointment with Neon Bible.

Then last month, along with several other beloved indie rock bands, Church too contributed a track to the New Moon Soundtrack.  How they managed to get so many great artists to give to this miserable series, I will never know.  Nonetheless, Sea Wolf has a great track on that stellar soundtrack as well.

And most recently, he has released a ghastly video for the single “Wicked Blood.”  I apologize for not sharing this with before Halloween had rolled on by.  Hopefully you will still enjoy it, even though the time has passed.

Sea Wolf – Wicked Blood

Sea Wolf – Stanislaus

Sea Wolf – The Violet Hour (New Moon OST)

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