Richmond, VA trio Sea Of Storms have announced a June 9 release date for their debut LP ‘Dead Weight’ which will be co-released by Self Aware Records and Tor Johnson.
Featuring ex-members of Mouthbreather, Wow Owls, The Set-Up, Race The Sun, Sea Of Storms is streaming two new songs (“Cedar Run” and “Got Your Number”) exclusively on Brooklynvegan.
‘Dead Weight’ was recorded at The Etching Tin by Chris Compton and was mastered by Carl Saff.
Recently announced as one of several bands playing The Fest this fall, Sea Of Storms will kick off their tour on May 31st in Richmond. The band will also open for Planes Mistaken For Stars on July 23rd.
Sea of Storms — 2015 Tour Dates
May 31st-Richmond VA @ Banditos
June 1st-Philadelphia PA @ Kung Fu Neck Tie
June 2nd-New York NY @ Bushwick Public House
June 3rd-Providence RI @ AS220
June 4th-Boston MA @ O’Briens
June 5th-Rochester NY @ Vineyard Community Space
June 6th-Pittsburgh PA
June 7th-Cincinnati OH @ Tacocracy
June 8th-Louisville KY @ Mag Bar
June 9th-Atlanta GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
June 10th-Gainesville FL @ Loosey’s
June 11th-St. Augustine FL @ Nobbys Tavern
June 12th-Charleston SC @ Tunnel of Lust
June 13th-Columbia SC @ New Brookland Tavern
June 14th-Greensboro NC @ Green Bean Coffee
July 23rd-Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Planes Mistaken for Stars
Oct 30th-Nov 1st-Gainesville, FL @ The Fest
Sea Of Storms is:
Brandon Peck: Guitar / Vocals
John Martin: Bass
Chris Brown: Drums
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Track listing: 1) Belly Full of Bones 2) Got Your Number 3) Dead Weight 4) Snake Oil 5) Exit Strategy 6) Pathos 7) A Crimson Tide 8) Weak Ones 9) Cedar Run |
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About Sea Of Storms:
These songs won’t ever be on the radio, but they could’ve been.
Growing up in the ‘90s, you wouldn’t have heard any of the songs from Sea of Storms’s debut LP, Dead Weight, on the radio because they hadn’t been written yet. However, if the Richmond, VA power trio had released them roughly 20 years ago, you would’ve had a chance.
Growing up in a postNevermind era throughout different Virginian cities, the members of Sea of Storms were gripping 7”s from Richmond bands when they could and ripping off a variety of subgenres that blended together at the time in their high school bands. When the 3/5 of the posthardcore outfit Mouthbreather formed Sea of Storms in 2012, they brought together a varied archive of influences from Jimmy Eat World to 400 Years to Coheed and Cambria. However, Dead Weight sounds nothing like these bands.
What Dead Weight (to be released on Tor Johnson and Self Aware Records on LP and on Protagonist Records on cassette) does sounds like is a rock record from a time when Danzig and Smashing Pumpkins were considered fresh, filtered through the distilled punk essence of late1990s angsty indie rockers such as The Get Up Kids and Blank.
Having played together for six years, Sea of Storms’ dynamics are impressive. From bassist John Martin’s rolling bass lines to drummer Chris Brown’s propulsive, metered beats, Sea of Storms has found their groove. Singer/guitarist Brandon Peck makes an excellent front man, creatively filling in space with feedback, riffs and vocals. Take, for example, the hazy rock tracks such as “Pathos” and “Crimson Tide”. Dramatic moments ebb and flow with a series of guitar and vocal interplay as the rhythm section holds down the fort, calling to mind Walter Screifels’ projects or a more aggressive, spaced out Hot
Rod Circuit.
The greatest strengths on Dead Weight are the songs themselves. Sea of Storms are able to craft wellwritten emotionallytinged rock anthems without veering into the embarrassing “emo” territory (because that word meant something completely different when they first heard it). Stand out tracks in this vein include “Snake Oil” and album closer “Cedar Run”.
While nodding to the past, Sea of Storms looks towards the future, looking to expand on their musical roots how they can. If you’re a fan of big guitars and songs that make you want to drive along open roads with the windows down, Dead Weight is the record you’ve been waiting for.
