- Sea Wolf (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Sea Wolf
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Los Angeles,California ,United States
Genre =Indie folk
Indie rock
Alternative rock
Years_active = 2003–present
Label =Dangerbird Records
Associated_acts =Irving
URL = [http://www.seawolfmusic.com/ Official website]
Current_members =Alex Brown Church Theodore Liscinski
Aaron RobinsonLisa Fendelander Catherine Odell Joey Ficken
Past_members =Aniela Perry Byron Reynolds Sea Wolf is a band led by Alex Brown Church, an
indie rock musician based inLos Angeles ,California . Church attended film school atNYU and was a founding member of a group called Irving in 1998. Many of the songs he wrote as a member of Irving didn't fit the group's style, and so Church began performing as Sea Wolf with a rotating ensemble of backing musicians, playing locally in Los Angeles and recording demos inSeattle with famed producerPhil Ek (Band of Horses, The Shins, Fleet Foxes). [ [http://wc02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fjfrxqqdldfe~T1 Biography] , Allmusic.com] Sea Wolf signed toDangerbird Records in 2007 and released an EP and a full-length, the latter of which hit No. 24 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. [ [http://wc02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fjfrxqqdldfe~T5 Chart Positions] , Allmusic.com]Sea Wolf contributed a song entitled “Song of the Magpie” to the audio book for
Augusten Burroughs ’ book “A Wolf at the Table.” Burroughs asked Sea Wolf’s Alex Brown Church to read the book and respond with an original song.Most recently, Sea Wolf gained popularity as the band's song "You're a Wolf" was featured in a
General Motors ad for the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid during the Beijing Olympic Games. The band's song, "Ses Monuments" was also featured in aRadio Shack holiday ad campaign in 2007.In addition to Alex Brown Church, the other members of Sea Wolf are currently Lisa Fendelander (keyboards), Theodore Liscinski (bass), Catherine Odell (cello), Joey Ficken (drums) and Aaron Robinson (guitar).
Their song "You're a Wolf" has just recently been used in the Ford Malibu Hybrid commercial.
Discography
*"
Get to the River Before it Runs Too Low " EP (Dangerbird Records , 2007)
*"Leaves in the River " (Dangerbird, 2007)
*"A Wolf at the Table" (Macmillan Audio, 2008)External links
* [http://www.seawolfmusic.com/ Sea Wolf official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/seawolf Sea Wolf on MySpace]
* [http://www.dangerbirdrecords.com/artists/sea-wolf Sea Wolf on dangerbirdrecords.com]References
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