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About Me

Sea Ray materialized in 1997 from out of the depths of a Brooklyn basement, inspired by echoes of classic psychedelica, '80s shoe-gazers, space rock, the British Invasion and the spring-coil reverbs mounted on their amps. Over time, the band's instrumentation has grown to include cello, electric piano and synthesizers in addition to the standard drums-bass-two-guitar format, turning Sea Ray into a small chamber rock group with a dense, layered, moody sound.
After recording a self-released debut album in 1997, Sea Ray recorded a follow-up EP in 1999, with the help of producers Tobin Sprout (Guided by Voices) and Peter Katis (Interpol, Mercury Rev, Get-Up Kids.) In 2003, after appearing on the "New York The Next Wave" compilation, the band wrapped up recording of their third proper release, "Stars at Noon". Produced by Peter Katis and Pete Min (Longwave), the new album was released in October 2003 on The Self-Starter Foundation, and continues to garner rave reviews from around the world.
In addition to regional and national touring, the band enjoys playing New York City venues like The Bowery Ballroom, The Mercury Lounge and The Knitting Factory. Sea Ray shows have been described in reviews as "ranging from the slow and dreamy" to "...Velvets-inspired rockers," "solid, introspective," "explosive and energetic," and even "epic ... texturally captivating." With the help of some Brooklyn-based videographers, the band also incorporates atmospheric film and video projections into its live set.

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Member Since: 9/6/2004
Band Website: searaymusic.com
Band Members: Anne - cello
Colin - drums
I-Huei - bass
Jeff - keyboards
Jordan - vocals, guitar
Greg - guitar
Influences: Love, My Bloody Valentine, The Byrds, Spiritualized, Kool and the Gang
Record Label: formerly on The Self-Starter Foundation
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New songs, Old Songs, Coke commercial

We just re-launched our music store. The long out-of-print 'EP 1' is finally available again, digitally! We've also got the self-titled Sea Ray (LP 1) and Stars at Noon available for immediate downlo...
Posted by Sea Ray on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:21:00 PST

Howdy, friends

Hello and hi to everyone out there. It's us. All of us. We're still here.We've just been hiding under the website, totally engrossed with gossip magazines. We decided to put them down long ...
Posted by Sea Ray on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:12:00 PST

Tickets on sale for final show

thanks for all the kind messages. they really do mean a lot to us. we hope you can come to the show on 1/21 at the mercury lounge, but we encourage you to buy advance tickets, since they're going fa...
Posted by Sea Ray on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Farewell from Sea Ray

It's with great sadness and anticipation that we announce our final show: Friday January 21 at NYC's Mercury Lounge, with our friends The Mobius Band, Falcon (members of Longwave), and one more specia...
Posted by Sea Ray on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Come be a part of a studio audience...

We're recording a live radio session for Seattle's KEXP next week. It's here in New York, and the info is below. There's not much space, so request your tickets soon if you want to be there!Wed, 10/1...
Posted by Sea Ray on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

foul play

the greatest movie of all time is finally being released on dvd. chevy chase, dudley moore, burgess meredith, goldie hawn, and brian dennehy. with a killer soundtrack by barry manilow. most of t...
Posted by Sea Ray on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

hey, that's us on the itunes music store

look! stars at noon! click here to buy the album from apple ...
Posted by Sea Ray on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

are we hot?

this is neat. the people at the all music guide think we're hot. check out allmusic.com. ...
Posted by Sea Ray on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST