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The Sea, The Sea

by Ben Calvert & The Swifts

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In the dark of your room I will leave you a bastard Oh, the King of your Bones, he is almost in action In the cold night deliver a soul When he creeps down the halls he'll believe he's an actor Filming breeds tiny lies I can feel him in the rafters In the cold night deliver a soul Oh a cold night is fleeting Oh the Winter snow is healing In the cold night deliver a soul Do you dream he'll return by the sea with his father? Water mirrors a ship. Ocean, stars, sink, disaster. In the cold night deliver a soul

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The Sea, The Sea is the new single by Ben Calvert & The Swifts. It’s a haunted, wintry tale of estrangement and loss inspired by the Iris Murdoch novel of the same name. With pared-down instrumentation of vocals and guitar, it’s a return to a brass-tacks approach for Ben where the emphasis is on the craft of the song.

Having played his last show at Union Chapel in November 2013, Ben took a year-long month hiatus to write. The Sea, The Sea is the first of a series of releases planned for the next twelve months.

The single was self-recorded and self-produced by Ben in his home studio and was mastered by Pete Maher.
(Paul Weller, Damien Rice, Beady Eye)

"This ghostly single makes a beautiful introduction. If you like Bon Iver, Midlake or Fleet Foxes then this was made for you." Brum Notes

The video to The Sea, The Sea draws on the Gothic styling of the film Nosferatu and aspects of The Blair Witch Project.
Watch it at: youtube.com/user/bohemianjukebox

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released November 24, 2014

Recorded and Mixed by Ben Calvert at home
Mastered by Pete Maher

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Ben Calvert & The Swifts Birmingham, UK

Influenced by British folk, early 90s Indie and US Psychedelia, Ben’s post-folk sound has melody, stories, and lyrics at its heart.

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