''From the Forest to the Sea'' is the fifth full-length recording by
Southeast Engine
Southeast Engine is an indie-folk-rock band from Athens, Ohio. With the help of The Wrens, the band signed with Misra Records in 2007 and released their first internationally distributed album later that year. Their music has seen critical accla ...
, released in 2009 on
Misra Records
Misra Records is an independent record label based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The label is distributed by Redeye Worldwide.
Founded in 1999, Misra Records is home to landmark releases by Destroyer, Phosphorescent, Shearwater, R. Ring (featuri ...
. The band recorded the album almost entirely live to analog tape in the abandoned auditorium of a middle school from the 19th century.
The album has been met mostly with critical praise. Review collation website
Metacritic
Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). M ...
currently has ''From the Forest to the Sea'' listed at a weighted average of 84 percent.
Metacritic. Accessed 2009-08-31.
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This was the last album to feature keyboardist Michael Lachman; he was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Billy Matheny after his departure.
Track listing
# "The Forest Pt. I" – 3:02
# "The Forest Pt. II" – 3:23
# "The Forest Pt. III" – 3:09
# "Law-Abiding Citizen" – 2:56
# "Two of Every Kind" – 3:40
# "Black Gold" – 4:12
# "Easier Said Than Done" – 2:55
# "Quest for Noah's Ark" – 4:53
# "Preparing for the Flood" – 3:58
# "Malcontent" - 2:08
# "Sea of Galilee" - 3:57
# "From the Roots of Your Mountains to Your Holy Temple" – 4:20
All songs written and performed by Southeast Engine.
Personnel
*Adam Remnant: vocals, guitar, harmonica
*Jesse Remnant: bass, harmony vocals
*Michael Lachman: piano, Wandering Genie, organ
*Leo DeLuca: drums, percussion
References
Southeast Engine albums
2009 albums
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