Sea Wolf release new album

White Water, White Bloom

Sea Wolf have released an Australian Edition of White Water, White Bloom through Dangerbird Records/Albert Productions.

The eagerly awaited album follows Leaves in The River the debut record that introduced the world to Alex Brown Church's enchanting tales, calling to mind a novel, much like the one whose name the band shares.

Lured by the multi-cultural aura of Montreal, Church relocated from Los Angeles, took time out from touring and began generating content for a new record soaking in the foreign territory.

The Californian-based songwriter then burrowed himself and his band inside producer Mike Mogis A.R.C. recording studio in Omaha. Best known as a band member of Bright Eyes, as well as his work with Rilo Kiley and M. Ward, Mogis was handpicked after the two realised they shared a common vision for Church's second full - length. "I had a pretty clear idea of how I wanted the record to sound, particularly the drums and vocals," Church offered. "I had a feeling Mike could do it based on the sounds of his previous records, and when we finally got on the phone about it, I just got a good feeling from him. He seemed to really get what I wanted to do."

While Leaves was written as a solo artist project, the lush orchestrations were fully realised on the road with the help of a sextet. For the White Water, White Bloom sessions, Church was looking to encapsulate the dynamism that one can only create from a full band. "I wanted this record to capture the energy of the live show and the feel of the band as it is now. It's a bit fuller and more dynamic than Leaves" Joining Church on the album are three core members of the six-piece Sea Wolf touring lineup, Mike Mogis (lead guitar and an assortment of other instruments) and his Bright Eyes cohort Nate Walcott filling the role of the cellist.

Australian Edition Tracklisting

Wicked Blood
Dew in the Grass
Orion & Dog
Turn the Dirt Over
O Maria!
White Water, White Bloom
Spirit Horse
The Orchard
Fighting Bull****Bonus Track
The Traitor
Winter's Heir