Seekonk (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Seekonk


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Origin = Portland, Maine, USA
Genre = Indie rock, Slowcore
Years_active = 2002 – present
Label = [http://www.northeastindie.com/ North East Indie (US)] , [http://www.tonguemaster.co.uk/ Tongue Master (UK)] , [http://www.kimcheerecords.com/ Kimchee (US)]
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URL = [http://www.seekonkmusic.com/ www.seekonkmusic.com]
Current_members = Patrick Corrigan
Todd Hutchisen
Jason Ingalls
Dave Noyes
Sarah Ramey
Chris Burns
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Seekonk is a slowcore band formed in Portland, Maine in the winter of 2002. The band played its first shows as a trio consisting of Patrick Corrigan (guitar, vocals, drums, vibraphone, keyboards), Dave Noyes (guitar, keyboards, vocals, cello, trombone) and Shana Barry (lead vocals, theremin, keyboards).

Music

Before the recording of the band's first album, "For Barbara Lee" the original threesome was joined by Todd Hutchisen (guitar, vocals, keyboards) and Jason Ingalls (drums, xylophone, percussion). The album, released by Massachusetts indie label Kimchee Records in 2003, drew comparisons to Low and Galaxie 500, among others. Shortly after the release of "For Barbara Lee", Barry left the band and was replaced as lead singer by Sarah Ramey. This new line-up recorded "Pinkwood" in 2005, which was released the following year by Portland's North East Indie label. Chris Burns joined the band in April 2006 for the ensuing US tour, playing bass, vibraphone and percussion.

Discography

Albums

* "For Barbara Lee" (2003, Kimchee Records [KC 029 CD] )
* "Pinkwood" (2006, North East Indie (US) [NEI 43 CD/LP] / Tongue Master Records (UK) [TMAST 006 CD] )

Compilations

* "Greetings From Area Code 207, Vol. 4" (2003, Cornmeal Records [CMEAL 2074 CD] ) track: "Maps of Egypt"
* "Greetings From Area Code 207, Vol. 6" (2005, Cornmeal Records [CMEAL 2076 CD] ) track: "Love"
* "Greetings From Area Code 207, Vol. 7" (2008, Cornmeal Records [CMEAL 2077 CD] ) track: "Waking"
* "The Deafening Silence of a Very Bright Light [soundtrack] " (2008, Bright Orange Turntable Productions) track: "The Great Compromise"

External links

* [http://www.seekonkmusic.com/ official site] mp3s for download
* [http://www.northeastindie.com/Pinkwood.htm North East Indie page for "Pinkwood"] mp3 for download
* [http://www.kimcheerecords.com/bands/seekonk/ Kimchee Records band page] mp3 for download
* [http://www.geocities.com/cornmealrecords/ Cornmeal Records] audio samples of "GFAC" tracks for download