Sea Ray - Revelry

Sea Ray
Revelry

I have the unfortunate habit of getting into a band right when they are either on a bit of a hiatus or right after they have broken up (like Masters of The Hemisphere, godamnit). When I went to the Sea Ray website it looked like they’d called it quits last year. Too bad, because I really liked that track Revelry off of their album Stars At Noon that I think was released back in 2003. Dreamy, melodic rock punctuated by cello and Farfisa(?) organ and propelled with driving force by excellent drums. The band started up in 1997 and there were six members: Anne Brewster (cello), Colin Brooks (drums), I-Huei Go (bass), Jeff Sheinkopf (keyboards), Jordan Warner (vocals, guitar), and Greg Zinman (guitar). I think I’ve actually heard this band’s name before bandied about at some show before, though I’d never heard their music until now. They’ve shared the stage with a HUGE number of indie luminaries.

The other track available from the Stars At Noon album is called Quiver is a bit darker with moody cello and angular distorted guitars all over the place. This sort of reminds me of a DCFC song but the strings make it feel more like Matt Pond PA at times. Well, I guess I can always hope they’ll reform and put out some new music…

Sea Ray website

by Tyranosaur