The Sea Wolf Mutiny

The Sea Wolf Mutiny is a 5-piece Indie Rock band based out of Columbia, SC. Drawing from a wide range of influences such as Neil Young, U2, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Mewithoutyou, Neutral Milk Hotel, Debussy, Traditional Japanese Flute music, the literary works of Flannery O' Conner etc. The Sea Wolf Mutiny has fused an Indie Folk sound to their own brand of Ecstatic Rock. From their first house shows to their CD release of "The Last Season" their sound has been characterized by a tumble and swagger infused with a tenacious and belligerent joy that is as contagious as it is catchy. Live appearances are well known tangible acts of giving away such joy, and really whatever is roiling about their hearts, to anyone within shouting distance. Their debut album "The Last Season" marked the end of a long process of formation. Recorded at Archer Avenue Studios by Kenny McWilliams, the album is as much a beginning as it is a close to a tumultuous time in the band members lives. The album was largely written while guitarist Danny Oakes lived in Charlotte, NC working in his father's print shop while lead singer Bobby Hatfield worked monotonous night shifts at a dead end job. Band practice was late at night and scattered across the midlands of SC, in attics, garages, sheds, and houses; where ever they could manage to secure space without having the cops called on them (and sometimes they were). The band formed under these stresses, with Phil Kearse moving from bass to drums for the first time while completing two degrees at university. At the same time Dave Ohlman joined the band to play bass while balancing a career as a carpenter and master painter. "The Last Season" was finalized in the sanctuary of a half demolished church lent to them by a local Anglican parish, and the resonance of liturgy lingering and mingled with a rising swirl of tone, brick dust and wooden rafters, is the emotional soul of the album. Released to a near sold out crowd, the album has been gathering momentum and selling out as fast as they can make CD cases (all cases were screen printed and put together by hand). 'Quickly emerging as one of the most talked about bands in the Columbia music scene, The Sea Wolf Mutiny's sound has been compared to Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, and Coldplay. [All] paired with an energetic live performance fronted by Bobby Hatfield's contagious enthusiasm... 'one of the most beautifully compelling voices on the local scene' (Otis Taylor, The State). The Sea Wolf Mutiny is set to move into the next season with continued shows and festival appearances throughout the SE region and beyond. They are currently in the beginning stages of crafting a brand new full-length release as a follow up to "The Last Season" and have already released the single "Ruins" exclusively on the SceneSC 2013 Sampler (sampler.scenesc.com) as a foreshadow of things to come. Much of this new ground was broken in the now completed construction of the same local Anglican parish as their debut release. That mental and geographic continuity deepened roots, but the band have found inspiration in equal measure from new (and considerably smaller) environs to craft, tame, and wrestle the new material from within and without. This has already yielded much musical progress into 2014. But nothing good ever came easy, and this follow up record is no exception. With the demoing process/vetting producers having already begun on their highly anticipated sophomore release, TSWM is poised to take the next step with a more ambitious road journey than attempted in past years, and there are high hopes for 2014. They are ever grateful for the support of their loyal base of fans continuing to grow in and beyond the stomping grounds of SC, and are eager to spread the word. Hopefully, listeners can look for an early to mid-Fall release of new material. Sound like: Band of Horses, mewithoutYou, U2, Fleet Foxes, My Morning Jacket, The Love Language, The National, Beirut, Dr. Dog, MGMT, Arcade Fire, Coldplay. www.theseawolfmutiny.com bandcamp.theseawolfmutiny.com just a ghost of the ecstatic now. theseawolfmutiny.bandcamp.com