Sons of the Sea (album)
Sons of the Sea is the self-titled debut album by American alternative rock band Sons of the Sea, a collaboration between Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd and producer Brendan O'Brien. It was released on September 24, 2013 through Avow Records (distribution through INgrooves) in North America.[1] The album was released in Europe through Membran Entertainment on March 3, 2014[2] and contains 3 acoustic bonus tracks: Space and Time, Come Together and Lady Black.[3] A video for 'Come Together' featuring Boyd and Adesuwa Pariyapasat[4] was directed by Taylor Cohen and first aired on the day of the North American release.[5]
| Sons of the Sea | ||||
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| Studio album by Sons of the Sea | ||||
| Released | September 24, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 39:00 | |||
| Label | Avow! Records | |||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | |||
| Sons of the Sea chronology | ||||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Boyd/O'Brien except "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye", which was written by Leonard Cohen
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jet Black Crow" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Space and Time" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Untethered" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Plus/Minus" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Great Escape" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Come Together" | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Where All the Songs Come From" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Avalanche" | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Lady Black" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye*" | 3:35 |
Personnel
Sons of the Sea
- Brandon Boyd – performer, engineering, drums
- Brendan O'Brien – performer, engineering, producer
Additional personnel
- Josh Freese – drums
- Jamie Muhoberac – piano (track 8)
- Jackie O'Brien – additional background vocals (track 10)
- Tom Syrowski – engineering
- Peter Mack – assistant engineer
- Kyle Stevens – assistant engineer
- Martin Cooke – additional engineering
- Billy Joe Bowers – mastering
References
- "Billboard 2013" Chris Payne, 'Brandon Boyd talks new band Sons of the Sea, future of Incubus', Billboard.com, October 9, 2013.
- "altsounds" Archived 2014-03-06 at the Wayback Machine Nuno Saque Ferreira, 'Sons of the Sea debut album of new band formed by Brandon Boyd' Altsounds,com, March 3, 2014.
- "Amazon" Listing on the amazon.co.uk website, confirming the three bonus tracks (NB: release-date is wrong), accessed March 5, 2014.
- "Cargo" Note on the Cargo networking website about her involvement.
- "Outline from the director on the video" Sam Hill, 'Sons of the Sea 'Come Together' by Taylor Cohen' Promonews.tv, September 30, 2014.