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Making the EP

Smash Extravaganza.

Our new EP will be released Saturday, July 17. We've had good the fortune of being able to coordinate it with WEXT's 3rd Annual Birthday Bash! The show will be upstairs at Valentine's and includes Sea of Trees (of course), with Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned, The Rain in Spain, and Barons in the Attic. It's $7 at the door and things will kick off promptly at 7:30 to make sure all these great bands have plenty of time to play.

We're really proud of this recording and want it to be heard! We also want to be able to keep in touch with you all and keep you (gently) informed about the exciting happenings planned for the rest of the year. So, we've decided that on the Friday before the show (7/16), we're going to send an e-mail to our mailing list with instructions for a free download of the album. If you're already on the list...Thank You! If not, enter your email in the form below before noon on 7/16 and we'll get you signed up in time for the free download.

E-mail address:

In the meantime, check out this track from the album!

Self-Titled

What's next?

New music!

lago

helicopters

panama snail

littering by accident

the girl who often caught on fire

nunatak

Recorded over the winter, mastered this spring, our new self-titled EP is currently in production!

We're using painted eco-sleeves with hand-carved rubber stamps of original artwork by Dylan's mom!

The release date is July 17 and there will be a party at Valentine's. Details are coming soon and when we know...you'll know!

In the meantime, check out this live recording of Plans to Steal a Bird from the Ale House. It features Jack on euphonium and hand claps!

Hello, Goodbye.

Jack played euphonium, shaker, and handclaps at three Sea of Trees' shows over the course of two short months. From what I've heard, it really added a lot to our 'sound'. But his talents go far beyond that! As it turns out, Jack (under the name Barrow Burrow) writes one hell of a pop song. I'm hooked. From his Facebook page:

"Barrow Burrow’s name comes from the winter I discovered songwriting in Alaska. Barrow - the northernmost town in the United States - signifies my extreme relocation to the north. Burrow - an underground home a mammal lives in to protect itself from harsh weather - signifies the time I spent recording in my apartment waiting for the winter darkness to subside."

Jack is about to undergo another extreme relocation. He will be sorely missed. But, before he goes, we conned him into letting us learn his songs and be the backing band for a Barrow Burrow farewell show. Jack has never fronted a band before. And sadly, this will only happen once. So, don't miss it! These songs are FUN!

Join us next Tuesday (June 15) at Valentine's!.
AM Ghost and the Hoborchestra open.

We will try to start between 7 and 7:30, since it's a Tuesday.

There's an event on Facebook if you're into that sort of thing...Click Here!

Also, you can follow Jack's adventures...here. You will soon be hooked too.

Meet Jack

In the process of completing the RPM Challenge we had the good fortune of meeting one Jack Rosenberger. Jack is Barrow Burrow. Barrow Burrow is Jack.

While we were working on Florence and the Hendersons, Jack was working on an RPM project of his own, This Road is Not a Road. At the end of February there was a small local listening party. CDs were exchanged. A collaboration was proposed. Friends were made. And now, Jack is going be dragging his Euphonium to Sea of Trees shows to help us fill in the gaps left by horn parts that made it to the record that we can't play live.

We're really excited!

Jack's first show with us will be this Friday at Lark Tavern. We'll be playing at least two Florence and the Hendersons songs. Pony in the Pancake will be kicking it off at 9PM.

It's on Facebook if you're looking for more details.
Click Here.

So let me get this straight: this is a concept album about a woman who steals and flies helicopters?

Yes, we're working on a concept album.

This release will follow the early life of Florence, a girl who grows up without her father and is raised by a ghost that lives in her house.

Under the guidance of the ghost, she makes her way through helicopter school and discovers that her father may not actually be dead.

There's a crash and a helicopter robbery that happen as a result.

We're really excited to be working on this type of project. It's been extra fun keeping the overall story in mind as we record- Hope it all makes sense in the end!!!

Visit the RPM Challenge to learn more about Florence and the Hendersons.



Also, we're heading south this weekend to rehearse for a dance show that we're playing on March 6 at:

Triskellion Arts
118 N 11th St, 3rd floor
Bklyn, NY 11211

The details are a little fuzzy, but we'll be playing songs and there will be choreographed dancing. I think it's going to be really cool. Please come check it out, or tell a friend that lives in that neck of the woods!

It might seem like we've lost our minds lately. Hopefully we're not jumping the shark. We're having a great time and hope that you end up liking some of this.