Perfect indie pop with a hint of sadness. That’s how I’d describe Sea Wolf’s particular furrow. We caught up with Alex Church Brown, the main man, to find out what he’s all about. Their debut album was released back in August, but they’ve got a bright and shiney new single coming out this week!
1. Describe your sound in 3 words.
Watery canis lupus?
2. What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it?
It was a hip hop compilation called ‘Rap!’. I was 9 years old and I bought it at the local drug store.
3. What’s the best cure for a hangover?
Horchata. A sweet drink often made with rice, sugar, and cinnamon. Use it to wash down a couple of advils.
4. What’s on your rider?
Jameson Irish Whiskey and biore strips.
5. How do you get ready for a live show?
I do 1000 pushups.
6. What’s your favourite song to play live?
Winter windows.
7. What’s your guilty pleasure?
Poutine.
8. Who would win in a fight, a stoat or a goat and why?
Definitely a goat. The stoat would just get trampled.
9. Who’s your favourite new band at the moment? Tell us a bit about them.
Fleet Foxes. They sound like something my parents would have listened to in the 70′s.
10. Who would play you in a film based upon your life?
River Phoenix. If he wasn’t dead.
11. Dead or alive, what 5 acts would you have play with you at a festival?
I’d go with the obvious. The ones I’ve never seen, and will never get to see. The Beatles. Johnny Cash. David Bowie in his Ziggy days. Bob Dylan with The Band. Joy Division.
12. If push comes to shove, what is your all-time favourite album?
Ocean Song: Whale Voices.
13. What’s your most memorable on the road story?
Taking the ‘Ghost Tour’ in an old theater in Buffalo, NY (once a bootleggers hangout & brothel) and being scared out of our minds.
14. If your life flashed before your eyes, what would be the highlights?
Every cat i ever owned.
15. What’s the best piece of advice someone has ever given you and did you take notice?
Stay in the moment. I’m not very good at that, but I try sometimes.
16. If you had to leave a body part to science, what would it be?
My brain.
17. What’s the best book you’ve read and film you’ve seen in the last 6 months?
Best book: The Places Inbetween, by Rory Stewart. Best film: Pineapple Express.
18. What three things could you not live without?
Food. Water. Shelter.
19. Tell us a fact about yourself we probably don’t already know.
I can’t do more than one thing at a time.
20. And finally, we’d like you to make us a mix-tape. Pick five tracks with a theme of your choice.
1. The Rose Captain – Sea Wolf
2. The Captain – Leonard Cohen
3. Sing! Captain – Handsome Furs
4. Captain – Ween
5. The Captain & Me – The Doobie Brothers
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