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LISTEN: The Sea The Sea, “Rainstorm”

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Artist: The Sea The Sea (Mira & Chuck e. Costa)
Hometown: Troy, New York
Song: “Rainstorm”
Album: Stumbling Home
Release Date: August 28, 2020
Label: AntiFragile Music

In Their Words: “There is a love story in this song — about trying to find your person in the world, yourself in the world, your way in the world. The first time Chuck and I sang together, a storm rolled in. And it’s taken me awhile to find how to write about it in a way that felt right, but there’s something about how it physically feels before a storm that feels akin to some deep level of knowing — something is about to happen, or it’s already happening. This song is also about what it feels like to turn away from or be lost in that instinct, and then find your way back to it again. Chuck and I lost touch for a few years after we met; I wasn’t playing music almost at all during that time. So this is also a love song to the thousands of times we have to lose our way sometimes to find our way back.” — Mira, The Sea The Sea

Photo credit: Kiki Vassilakis

WATCH: The Sea the Sea, ‘In the Altogether’

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Artist: The Sea the Sea
Hometown: Albany, NY
Song: "In the Altogether"
Album: In the Altogether
In Their Words: "This was the last song we wrote before going into the studio to record our most recent release. The idea for the song actually came while we were looking for an album title, something that meant stripped-down; but we also knew we wanted the album to be a collaboration with the musical community we were finding in Upstate New York, and we were looking for a word or phrase that could be a nod to that, as well.

The idea of being 'in the altogether' seemed like it meant all of those things and captured that sense of what it's like to be vulnerable with the people around you. So, those conversations about its meaning turned into a song. Also, this year we've ventured out from playing primarily as a duo to bringing our friend and collaborator, Eric Margan, out on the road with us for some trio shows. So we're really happy to have that configuration captured here in this video, recorded live by our other dear friend and collaborator, Troy Pohl, at one of our favorite local venues, the Hangar (Troy, NY)." — Mira Stanley

Photo credit: Jo Chattman