''The Sea and the Bells'' is the third

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by American

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band

Rachel's Rachel's were an American chamber music group that formed in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1991. Former Rodan guitarist Jason Noble played music individually and referred to himself as Rachel's but then began collaborating with core members violist C ...

. It was released on October 22, 1996 by

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. The album was named after and inspired by

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's poetry collection of the same name. In 2016, ''The Sea and the Bells'' was ranked at number 14 on '' Paste''s list of the best post-rock albums, while also placing at number 16 on a similar list by ''

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''.

Track listing

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sea and the Bells, The Rachel's albums 1996 albums Quarterstick Records albums