The Sea The Sea Share New Single ‘A Thousand Years’
American Indie Folk Duo The Sea The Sea have just shared their brand new single A Thousand Years, the second single from their upcoming album set to arrive this August via AntiFragile Music.
The duo, consisting of Mira Costa and Chuck E. Costa, create an ethereal sound by combining lyric-centred songs with incomparable harmonies resulting in unmistakable and magnetic compositions and A Thousand Years is the perfect example of that. I am loving how their vocals fit beautifully together and how their harmonies infuse the song with an irresistible dreamy and ethereal atmosphere. I am also very fond of the intricate acoustic guitar melodies and smooth drums that enhance that dreamy vibe of the song and allow for the listener to fully focus on their lush vocals and storytelling. Check it out below!
Speaking about the song, The Sea The Sea said,
This song came out of a “cut out” exercise we use sometimes to generate ideas, where we cut out random words from old paperbacks and re-shape them into original lines. It’s something we learned at a songwriting retreat called Crooked Crow way out in west TX in the middle of the desert right on the border of Mexico. No cell service. No internet. It’s beautiful. It’s quiet. At night out there we often found ourselves under an unimaginable blanket of stars, just listening to the silence. Listening to nothing. It sounded thousands of years old. A clear and peaceful sound. That deep sense of stillness has become a portal for me. And the song has become a reminder, when I get swallowed up in the din of it all, all the minutiae, the paperwork, all the noise, or even in the dizzying joys. A reminder to stop, take a sec, be out there in the stillness, where it’s always beautiful. Always has been and always will be. If I can get there then clarity will follow. Sometimes it’s music that gets us there, sometimes it’s a conversation, sometimes its just quiet.