Much like Iron & Wine and similar indie outfits, Sea Wolf is the project name of a sole singer/songwriter who drafts in other musicians as the occasion warrants. That singer/songwriter is Alex Church, a California native who looks to local authors like John Steinbeck and Jack London (whose 1904 novel The Sea Wolf provided the band name) for inspiration. Layering his dark narratives over orchestral indie rock (à la Arcade Fire or Bright Eyes), Church created musical melancholia which rightfully caught the ears of the taste-maker media. ~ Stewart Mason