Before I Saw The Sea, by Me and My Friends

Before I Saw The Sea

by Me and My Friends

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Grindfatherrr Got stoned. Cried. These are memories worth remembering. 10/10. Favorite track: Everybody's Talkin'.

mr_bim This album is beautiful and relaxing. Takes me somewhere else in my mind as many great albums tend to do. I am grateful to have it in my library.

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A beautiful 12" vinyl edition of 'Before I Saw The Sea', with the artwork in stunning large format and the audio on deliciously warm wax!

Includes an insert with a short essay on the album, lyrics and photos from the studio sessions.

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Includes a short essay on the album, lyrics and photos from the studio sessions.

Comes with unlimited streaming of the album via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Includes unlimited streaming of Before I Saw The Sea via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Download available in 24-bit/44.1kHz.

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Limited edition t-shirts featuring stunning designs by artist Jesse Stone. Printed in glorious full colour on organic cotton, with two different design options. Available in S, M, L and XL

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Before I Saw The Sea - Card set
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Artwork from all four singles printed on heavy card 14.5cm x 14.5cm with a lush matte finish, designed by artist Jesse Stone.

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Before I Saw The Sea - Bundle
Our first vinyl pressing has sold out, so we are now taking pre-orders on bundles!

A big bundle of merch from our album 'Before I Saw The Sea', featuring:
- 12" vinyl LP
- Postcard set
- T-Shirt in white or blue

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1.	Root 00:52		buy track
2.	Witness 03:20		buy track
3.	You Came Into My Life 03:59		buy track
4.	Everybody's Talkin' 04:34		buy track
5.	Waiting 01:14		buy track
6.	When We Were Young 03:15		buy track
7.	Midnight In Your Kitchen 01:38		buy track
8.	Before I Saw The Sea 05:31		buy track
9.	Border In Twilight 04:18		buy track
10.	The Storm Shall Pass 05:00		buy track
11.	Lover, Come Back To Me 04:53		buy track
12.	Before I Saw The Sea 05:31	info

about

This album is about anticipation and change. The moments in which we feel the certainties that hold us securely in place come adrift.

The inception for many of these pieces took place in the first lockdown of 2020, when our diaries were abruptly cleared and the churn of everyday life ground to a halt. Suddenly, there was so much time, in which ideas could percolate uninterrupted, revisited each day without distraction, taking shape gradually in a process that seemed inconceivable before.

We had always assumed that we needed to be in the same physical space to create new music together, but pandemic restrictions forced us into experiments in collaborative writing online we’d never have considered otherwise. These exchanges created a thread to hold onto and a collective sense of purpose, as all else seemed to become untethered.

With returning melodic themes and vignettes weaving throughout the record, and a lyrical expression of times of transformation, this is an album created to accompany journeys when none could be made, in anticipation of the parting clouds.

credits

released January 27, 2023

Emma Coleman: Cello/Vocals
James Grunwell: Bass/Production
Fred Harper: Drums/Percussion
Sam Murray: Clarinet/Vocals
Nick Rasle: Vocals/Guitar/ Guitalele/Piano

Produced by James Grunwell
Artwork by Jesse Stone
Mastered by Tim Thomas

Recorded at Brown House Studios,Oxfordshire and Ampli-fi Studios, Leeds

All tracks written by Me and My Friends except track 4, ‘Everybody’s Talkin’, written by Fred Neil

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Me and My Friends Bristol, UK

Me and My Friends play soulful, poignant music with a beat: a unique blend of Afrobeat grooves with deliciously rich harmonies, languidly graceful cello and playfully funky clarinet, all tied together by the hauntingly elegant voice of singer and guitarist Nick Rasle.

Over the past decade they have gained support from the likes of Giles Peterson, Cerys Matthews, FiP, Soundway and Quantic. ... more

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