A Constant Sea
album by Heliotropes (band)
A Constant Sea is the only album by American psychedelic/alternative rock band Heliotropes. It was released 18 June 2013 on Manimal Vinyl. Its musical sound ranges across heavy rock styles. The album follows on from various singles that they released and their tour with Esben and the Witch.
Background and recording
Heliotropes formed in 2009 by Jessica Numsuwankijkul and Amber Myers when Numsuwankijkul posted an advert on Craigslist, initially trying to find musicians to perform Brian Eno-style music, but they found this too hard. They played a show with Astrid Pierce and one of the members, Cici Harrison, eventually joined the band a year later. On the subject, Numsuwankijkul said "I remember being like, “Oh, we wish she was in our band" and then a year later, she was." Nya Abudu answered the advert on Cragslist and the line-up was complete. They began to form their sound, instead of playing Eno-style songs.
The band signed to Manimal Vinyl in 2012 and released various single, three of which would appear on their first album. The album was recorded between 2012 and 2013.
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