Sebastian Blanck "Alibi Coast" Out Now on CD, Vinyl, Mp3 and also in our STORE!

Today Sebastian Blanck releases his haunting yet uplifting folk-pop album, Alibi Coast, on Rare Book Room Records.  He is celebrating the occasion by sharing live footage of a performance of opening track, “I Blame Baltimore” at Rare Book Room Studio. The song shows off Sebastian’s distinct and highly expressive vocal tone as well as the wistful, pastoral arrangements that make the record such an engaging listen.  If you haven’t yet seen the dreamy video for “I Blame Baltimore,” which Stereogum calls “gorgeous,” you can see it HERE.  Sebastian also has three New York shows coming up, including a date opening for Acrylics.

CD/VINYL is available in independent record stores (if they don't have it, please ask them to order it) and in our webstore. Digital is available at Amazon.com, emusic, and iTunes.


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Sebastian Blanck Alibi Coast Details

Although Sebastian was an early member of Black Dice (more than ten years ago!), Alibi Coast more resembles the timeless, poeticized folk-pop of Simon & Garfunkel, and in fact has far more in common with his paintings, brilliantly layered works that capture evocative scenes in motion.

Alibi Coast, which puts Sebastian’s gentle guitar work and gorgeous vocals in the spotlight (and which also features contributions from Caroline Polachek of Chairlift, Lia Ices, Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond and Olivia Mori), traces not one narrative arc but several, centering on the events of 2007, when Sebastian lost his brother Toby in a drowning accident.

The songs on Alibi Coast came to life with the help of co-producer Jorge Elbrecht (of Violens and Lansing-Dreiden) and were completed with Nicolas Vernhes at the Rare Book Room Studio in 2009 and 2010.
The album, whose cover features a painting by Sebastian’s wife, Isca Greenfield-Sanders (daughter of the photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders), marks the emergence of a striking new talent — just one listen and you’ll agree.

Tracks:

1. Baltimore
2. Nothing Left To Lose
3. Thunder
4. Tumbling Skies
5. Black Sanded Beach
6. Don't let The Darkness
7. Empire of the Free
8. Answers
9. Cloud Lining
10. One Sided Town
11. At Arms Length
12. Alibi Coast

LP Shipping options

Postage Paid to US: $16.00 Postage Paid to Canada: $19.00 Postage Paid to Outside N. America: $26.00

CD Shipping options

Postage Paid to US: $13.00 Postage Paid to Canada: $16.00 Postage Paid to Outside N. America: $20.00