ARTIST: Lucy Bland
TITLE: Down to Sea Level
LABEL: Planetary
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 172kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 45m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-03-18
RIP DATE: 2008-02-16
Track List
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1. Sea Level 4:18
2. Venice 3:09
3. The Bridge 4:16
4. Fly Away 4:30
5. Blueprints 5:49
6. Valor 3:46
7. Plumb 3:43
8. May Say 5:33
9. Rewrite 4:35
10. Crashing Waves 5:57
Release Notes:
Seattle, WA - Everybody board the ship; Lucy Bland is about to take you through
the depths of the great unknown with their newest release, Down To Sea Level.
Setting sail out of Seattle, WA, this adventurous four-piece band delivers a
seamless integration of indie rock, electronica, and the story-telling folk
narrative into a lush cloud that will gently trickle down onto you.
Down To Sea Level paints intricate pictures of Venetian Streets, the open seas,
and collecting driftwood through a vocally-driven, artful arrangement of
strings, understated guitar chords, and unobtrusive, yet ever prevalent
electronic beats. Their uncanny ability to meld these sounds to create a genre
defying record puts a new meaning behind the saying, ôthe sea refuses no riverö.
ôCrashing Wavesö brings the open waters to your ears with gently swaying vocals
and bold instrumentation. The melodic cello, delicate electronic ornamentation,
and inconspicuously drifting chords lends the song an aquatic, nostalgic air.
Echoing the sound of Mirah and Blonde Redhead, ôValorö combines open, naked
vocals and funky, disco bass beats into a quintessentially dark and moving opus.
The song is epic without overstepping dramatic boundaries.
Drawing from influences as varied as Cat Power and Hot Chip, Lucy Bland will
sweep you away if you dip your feet in. If you let Down To Sea Level wash over
you with your eyes closed, you might find yourself drifting further into a place
youÆve never seen before. DonÆt worry, youÆll thank your ears later.