Church wrote his first song the week he graduated from college, just before returning to the Golden State, where he later became the founding bass player of Los Angeles rock outfit Irving.
“I was struggling with old demons and my place in the world, all while learning to be in a band, writing songs and finding my voice,” he says. “Eventually I stumbled upon songs that sounded the way I really wanted them to and that challenged that struggle with an honesty and self-acceptance I hadn’t experienced as an adult. Those were the songs that became Sea Wolf.”
On Leaves In The River, that sound is achieved by lofting, arching melodies over foggy, elegiac pop and folk structures. The pulse can come from a tambourine or a drum kit or an unobtrusive loop of percussion, the accompaniment can be lush or spare, and his voice can be weary or buoyant — but the impression left by these songs lasts long after they’ve packed up shingle and moved on.
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