New Year, New Songs, New Record.

So, it has been some time since we last spoke.

The holiday season was quiet, but Sea of Trees got started early in 2010 with a full weekend of tracking at Collar City Sound. The band worked around the clock from Friday to Sunday under the firm yet loving guidance of Seamus McNulty. We managed to get six songs fully tracked and the rough mixes are sounding great! The studio has all this wonderful old gear and things are sounding, in a word...WARM.

Justin followed us around all weekend with his video camera, being creepy. Watch for Dylan's big scene at 0:25 and my approving gaze at the end. Wow.



Oh, and by the way. We were honored to be on a couple local 'best of' lists for 2009.

Nippertown gave 'Animal Sounds' an honorable mention for its Top 10 albums of 2009.

And, the awesome local listener-supported radio station WEXT ranked 'Lemonvines' at #12 in its Top 50 Local 518 songs of 2009.

Thanks!

• Littering By Accident
• Raccoon (with a Sword Paw)
• Lemonvines
• Breakfast in Deleware
• Pile Homes

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Rejoice!

This Friday (12/11) we'll be playing our final show for 2009 at Tess' Lark Tavern in Albany. Our good friend, the ever-present, Jared Funari will be joining us. Word is, he's been working on a new project called 'Jezebel's Encore' and plans to unveil some of that material this weekend. The collaboration fuzes the passionate and palpable vocal outpourings of Albany's Jah King with Funari's natural ability to evolve and layer music live through the use of looping.

Sadly, this will probably our last show for a few months. But don't fret! In fact, rejoice! We'll be using that time to get started on recording a new EP. And, we've enlisted the help of some real pros for this one! Our little hearts are fluttering.

Click Here for an interview I did awhile back with the good people at B3nson that spills a few details.

See you soon!

Halloween Freak-Out!, Update

So, this year, Sea of Trees is on top of their game. It's almost two weeks until Halloween and our costumes are just about complete. We had an epic costume making session yesterday and I realized that, though we're pretty good at music, we're REALLY good at arts and crafts. Get your hopes up, because it's gonna be awesome. And, if you can guess what we're gonna be from this picture, we'll give you anything you want. Anything at all. Hold us to it.

$5, Doors at 730, Costumes, Prizes, and musical performances by Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned, Sea of Trees, and Beware! the Other Head of Science.

RSVP on Facebook if you please.

"There's Foam in Everything"

According to the sales rep at Albany Foam and Supply, there's foam in EVERYTHING! And, based on the size of this little-known treasure trove of foam right here in our backyards, I believe him.

We just made a pretty sizeable purchase ourselves. Halloween is coming down the pipe, and if it's anything like last year, the second annual Halloween Freak-Out is going to be a real extravaganza. That's all I'm allowed to say at this point. Well, it's on Halloween night at Valentine's with the beloved BEWARE! the Other Head of Science and Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned.

Last year, it looked like this...the audio's a little weird, but you get the point. SPOOOKY!

Franklin's Tower with We Are Jeneric, Matt Durfee

Consider this the Sea of Trees house warming party. We moved in a long time ago, but we’re just getting around to inviting all of our friends over for a party. Hope to see you there!

Here's some songs to get you in the mood.

• Littering By Accident
• Raccoon (with a Sword Paw)
• Lemonvines
• Breakfast in Deleware
• Pile Homes

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Introducing...Alessandro Troiano!

If you were at our cd release party in April you saw Alex with us pounding a floor tom, building ridiculous cymbal swells, and blasting trumpet lines. Or, you might be familiar with Alex as the drummer for El Duke. Or maybe this is all totally new to you. Any which way, the good news is that Alex will be joining us as a bonafide 'sometimes-full-time' member. What will he play? Your guess is as good as mine, but you can be assured that it will be done with an unparalled flare.

We finally have some shows lined up too! There's some variety here so there should be a little something for everyone.

August 15 - Valentine's w/Todd is New Each Moment and Love for the Masses, 9PM

August 22 - Beat Shop. Browse the records while SOT plays every song they know and then some, 2-3 acoustic, 3:15-5 electric

September 12 - Franklin's Tower w/We Are Jeneric. SOT house warming party, 9pm

September 18 - Emack and Bolios (Uptown). Stop by for ice cream while SOT plays totally acoustic (no microphones), 7-10PM

And don't forget about the free live EP.

Congratulations to us...

and to all of the other great local bands and musicians who Metroland so graciously honored in their 'Best of 2009' issue.

We were named Best New Band and we couldn't be happier about it!

Here's what they had to say:

In Japan, it’s called Aokigahara and is said to be a site of supernatural curiosity, but around here, Sea of Trees are one of the most exciting indie rock bands to come along in some time. Only a couple months after the release of their debut Animal Sounds, the band already have become rather well-acquainted with local clubs and radio. Get used to the name; you’ll be seeing a lot of it.