Sea WolfWhite Water, White Bloom
Dangerbird Records [2009]
Fire Note Says: Sea Wolf is officially a band!
Album Review:
The first thing you will notice about Sea Wolf's sophomore record White Water, White Bloom is its expansive and explosive sound. This direction is the result of recording from the beginning with a full band, even though all ten tracks were once again penned by leader/creator Alex Church. White Water, White Bloom truly reflects the synergy that Church formed with his touring band because every track found on the record has a louder vibe. The other noticeable difference on White Water is that Church seems much more confident in front of the mic as his vocals are pushed forward and centered, where on Sea Wolf's debut Leaves In The River [2007] they were a bit more toned down and swirled within the tracks. This progression both helps the record by giving Sea Wolf a true identify but also hinders it bit by losing some of the song connection with Church. Overall White Water, White Bloom is not better then the groups debut but it is a very close second because it still has memorable moments, Church's likable vocals and songs that stick with you. The bigger badder Sea Wolf easily should attract more fans on this album and if they blend the new and old for album number three - it might be a classic!
Key Tracks: "Wicked Blood", "O Maria!", "Dew In The Grass"
Bands With Similar Fire:
Monsters Of Folk
The Shins
Rogue Wave
Sea Wolf: Leaves In The River [Fire Note Review 9/24/07]
Sea Wolf: Get To The River Before It Runs Too Low EP [Fire Note Review 5/7/07]
Official Sea Wolf Website
Sea Wolf MySpace
Sea Wolf Info [Allmusic]
Dangerbird Records
-Reviewed by Aidan Rox
1 comments:
Good review. I feel the exact same way about the album.
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