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The Austin Chronicle

"One of the 'Nine Locals to Watch in 2009'."

'NITES, a Blog for Austinites -

"It's very visual, their music. I almost wish every song on their self-titled EP was accompanied by a music video, so I could compare their visual ideas with the vivid images I see in my head when listening to a song like "The Menu".

Austinist.com -

"Wistful and hauntingly beautiful, The Eastern Sea transcends the listener to a completely different era of music."

KVRX, Local Live -

"The Eastern Sea is one band that specializes in creating mood and texture through the almost dream like use of keys and held back vocals. Each song is a beautifully told narrative that evokes emotions in the listener..."

90.5 KUT's Texas Music Matters -

"Perhaps one of my favorite discoveries of the past year...if this tune [The Menu] (and the entire EP for that matter) is indicative of this band’s future, I think Austin and the rest of the indie-pop world will be hearing a lot from this homegrown act for a while."

"The variety and intricate layering of instrumentation in their songs conjures images of icebergs floating through the ocean with only the tips breaking the surface. Their songs are massive numbers but pleasantly restrained with plenty of room for the vocalists to paint a picture."

Austinsound.net -

"thoughtfully written lyrics and a passion that formed as profusely as the thousands of beads of sweat that splashed onto the stage... a step above other indie artists working to be heard in the folk rock type of genre. It’s not necessarily something you’ve heard all over town, and appealing in it’s individuality."

"Their recently released self-titled debut EP is beautifully subtle but rich in harmonies and delicate unwinding textures, with touches of Iron and Wine or Seven Swans-era Sufjan Stevens."

KVRX, UT student radio -

"There’s a range of emotions, from the haze of a night of intoxication (track 3 “The Floor”), to the feeling of wonder and possibility that spring up from exploring new places (track 2 “The Menu”). The band really shines on “The Snow” (track 4) as their harmonies rise and crash like the froth and waves of their titular vastness. Some of the songs may cast a dark pall, but the theme of hope springs eternal."

Space City Rock Live Review -

"once the ringing in my head had died down, I absolutely couldn't find the words -- all I could think to say was, "that was fucking perfect." And it was. I've only seen a handful of shows over the years that have really hit the mark, and this was one of 'em. If there was a wrong note, a wrong moment, anywhere in there, I couldn't find it."

Space City Rock EP Review -

"The songs all sail along like musical interludes in an intricately-plotted play, probably set in a bedroom somewhere -- for some reason, these songs have a dreamlike quality to them, like Peter Pan's going to swoop in through the window any minute now and whisk everybody off to Never-Never Land. The music's warm and gentle and gorgeous and lush, all of it, and the band weaves deftly in and out, everybody stepping just where they should at the exact right time. As the EP unfolds, the delicate, wintery-sounding "The Night" and countryish, almost gospel-like "The Menu" roll on, I feel myself being lulled into a kind of stupefied coma of wonder."

AudioOverflow -

"Perhaps the most-surprising feature of the EP is that it feels like a complete, well-rounded work of art. [It] has distinct feel and a tangible resolution, making it play more like a mini-album than anything else. Knowing that this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg for the band is almost as exciting as listening to them play and certainly leaves me wanting to hear more. Please, make more."

The Onion- America's Finest News Source AV Club -

"Although it occasionally wanders into the sort of emo preciousness that makes producers from The CW come calling, in a town full of sensitive types and their 'shitty acoustic things', The Eastern Sea stands out for avoiding the shallow end."