Blog: Radio Exile

The cover of Austin's The Calm Blue Sea 's debut EP [ MySpace ] says it all: this simple image promises the listener a beautiful but haunting trip through the most expansive and unpredictable terrains on Earth, the ocean. The opening track, "We Happy Few", very much like the sea itself, ebbs and flows beginning with barely audible piano that gains in force until the true melody is heard. After a brief time, a big fuzzy guitar line swoops in and the entire band joins like a raging torrent (and now I don't mean of the bit variety). [...]

• The Calm Blue Sea - The Rivers That Run Beneath This City