Pre-order of Of Sea and Sky. You get 6 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
South for Winter produced this concept album alongside multi-GRAMMY award-winning producer Matt Leigh in one of Nashville's most historic studios, Sound Emporium Studios. The trio successfully raised over $21,000 (>140% of their crowdfunding goal) to independently release Of Sea and Sky before trickling out six album singles over the course of the album's release. The complete album is out in both digital and physical formats on May 16, 2024.
Of Sea and Sky is split conceptually into “Side A/Sky Side” and “Side B/Sea Side" - two digital halves, with one complete physical release. As inferred by the titles, "Sky Side" features celestial themes, ethereal harmonies, and heavenly string arrangements, and it is filled with dreamy songs such as "Something in the Stars", "Underneath the Blood Moon", and "Wintersleep (Southern Lights)". "Sea Side" crashes in with bluesy guitar licks, layered drums, and stacked vocals, with tunes like "Styx and Bones" and "Undertow" - and even a sea shanty named "Redwater". Parts one, two, and three of an instrumental called "Tears of an Albatross" (so named after a Maori poem) serve as the beginning, end, and bridge to cross from the "Sky Side" to "Sea Side" on the album.
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releases May 16, 2024
RECORDING CREDITS:
Alexander Stradal: Bass guitar, Cello, harmony vocals on “Wintersleep (Southern Lights)” and “Something in the Stars”, second acoustic guitar on “Something in the Stars”, “Undertow”, and “Wintersleep (Southern Lights)”
Christopher Kearney: Drums, percussion
Danielle Stone: Acoustic guitar on “The Mountains You Move” and “Underneath the Blood Moon”, harmony vocals, lead vocals, mandolin on “Wintersleep (Southern Lights)”
Nicholas Stone: Acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, harmony vocals, lead vocals on “The Mountains You Move”, “The Sun, It Rose”, and “Redwater”, resonator guitar
Produced by Matt Leigh and South for Winter.
Mixed by Matt Leigh.
Engineered by Matt Leigh and Grant Wilson.
Mastered by Mauricio Gargel.
Artwork by Derik Hobbs Illustration.
Recorded at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville TN.
Copyright May 2024, South for Winter Music. All rights reserved.
WRITING CREDITS
Tears of an Albatross (Parts 1-3): Nicholas Stone
The Sun, It Rose: Danielle Stone (Cichon), Nicholas Stone
Wintersleep (Southern Lights): Danielle Stone, Nicholas Stone
Underneath the Blood Moon: Danielle Stone
Something in the Stars: Alexander Stradal, Danielle Stone, Nicholas Stone
Souls Lost in the Dark: Danielle Stone, Nicholas Stone
Back in Gold: Danielle Stone, Nicholas Stone
Styx and Bones: Danielle Stone, Nicholas Stone
The Mountains You Move: Alexander Stradal, Danielle Stone, Nicholas Stone
This Man Will Be the Death of Me: Danielle Stone, Nicholas Stone
Redwater: Danielle Stone, Nicholas Stone
Undertow: Alexander Stradal, Danielle Stone, Nicholas Stone, Tom West
SPECIAL THANKS TO...
Our incredible Executive Producers, Kent Koefler and the Lavender family, without whom this album would not have been possible; our manager, Nichole Peters-Good, who has been a constant source of encouragement and support for us for years; our producer, Matt Leigh, who pushed our musical and songwriting abilities but also gave us the creative freedom to make the album of our dreams; our close friends and family - including Jeanne and John Cichon, Kathy and Rick Stone, and Dave and Sharon Stradal - who have cheered us on every step of the way; and our listeners and Kickstarter supporters, who have given us this career in music. THANK YOU!
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