Product Description

'White Water, White Bloom' is the second full length Sea Wolf album, following 2007's critically acclaimed 'Leaves in the River' featuring 'You're A Wolf'.

Track Listing

1. Wicked Blood
2. Dew in the Grass
3. Orion & Dog
4. Turn the Dirt Over
5. O Maria!
6. White Water, White Bloom
7. Spirit Horse
8. The Orchard
9. Fighting Bull
10. The Traitor
11. Winter's Heir

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3776 in Music
• Brand: Dig
• Released on: 2009-09-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .13 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great Follow Up; More Wolf!
This album definitely shows Sea Wolf growing and changing which everyone should want to see in a band. The opening song "Wicked Blood" really hits you full force with a fast, catchy drum beat which was the exact opposite of their debut.
There is much to like about this album, I have already listened to it dozens of times and although I do like their debut album "Leaves in the River" more, this is expected from any fan that fell in love with that album however; I still welcome the change and want even more from this band.

Another thing is I still think Alex brings in some of his classic Sea Wolf melody in many of the tracks such as "Orion & Dog" this is a very nice mixed album.

Anyone should give this album a listen whether a new fan or old, it's an excellent album and band.

artful rock without pretensions
I became a reviewer just so I could put in a positively ecstatic review of this cd.

Basically, I've waited FOREVER for this cd, and it hit me right in my sweet spot: artful but accessible rock that rewards repeated listening. Here is what is unique about this cd: strings, organs, and a wide variety of instrumentation (20-some instruments are listed in the liner notes), each magically chosen as a perfect fit to each song. The heavy use of strings you might think would make the sound either schmaltzy or pretentious, but it is neither. The classical instruments work, for once, quite perfectly within the basic construct of traditional rock and folk. The songs are fairly simple, accessible melodies, but the strings and instrumentation give each a unique and engaging sound that makes you want to keep this cd on repeat forever!!

The lyrics are poetic and obscure enough to make you want to follow along with the printed version in hand. The vocals have a smoky, spooky edge that helps create an ethereal quality, the perfect complement to the cello that sometimes harmonizes and sometimes counters with the basic melody line.

Have you ever been so enthralled by a cd that you're afraid to buy something else by the same group for fear of being disappointed? That's where I am with this one - I think I'll wait a couple months before I try another.

Finally, Some Good New Music
I was visiting a friend in Omaha and shopping in a Boarders. They were playing White Water, White Bloom in the store. The music grabbed me the first time I heard it! It just made me feel good, the chord progressions, arrangements, it all just hits you at level you can't quite describe. There are so many sounds reminiscent of bands gone by, but this album is anything but rehash of songs of yesteryear. It is somehow familiar like a well fitting pair of jeans yet new with unexpected rifts and bridges. I hate to compare Sea Wolf to other bands because they are uniquely themselves, yet I hear cues that take me back to band I loved growing up. I'm quite diverse in my musical likes, so some bands I might mention might seem strange in the same sentence. I'll say this much, the style of this album does take a cue from the Beatles (only in the broadest sense) and thusly have some qualities found in some of the great bands that have embraced this direction before. OK, who do they remind me of? REM a bit in musical style, Alex Church has a vocal style that, at times. Sounds a lot like Tom Petty. Some parts of the arrangements and production made me also think a little of the Moody Blues and ELO. Not to say that this band is a knock off of any of the aforementioned and Alex if you ever read this please don't get mad as I am not trying to label you and your sound. Sea Wolf may remind me a bit of some of these other great bands, but they bring it al together in a solid, organic, down to earth style that is uniquely Sea Wolf. Pick up a copy of this album, you will not regret it!