Led To Sea

Led to Sea is the solo project of Seattle-based violist Alex Guy. After five years of touring with Mirah, Laura Veirs, Thao Nguyen, the Degenerate Art Ensemble and Jason Webley, Alex has recorded Into the Darkening Sky, a new album of beautiful orchestral and stripped-down songs for viola and voice. She'll be joined at Neumos by some of Seattle's most talented musicians, including Jherek Bischoff (The Dead Science) on bass, Paul Kikuchi (Orkestar Zirkonium) on drums, Samantha Boshnack (Reptet) on trumpet and Paris Hurley (Kultur Shock) on violin. Expect a breathtaking live performance of this original and unusual string-based recording. WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING: "Alex Guy (as Led to Sea) is one of those artists, like St. Vincent or Andrew Bird, who approaches pop music with the eye of a classical composer, breaking down and rebuilding pop tropes into something resembling fine art. It's a constant balancing act, combining classical and pop. But in Led to Sea's case, Guy is able to have her cake and eat it too. " — Weekly Volcano "Into the Darkening Sky is one of this year's most pleasant surprises...Led to Sea certainly deserves any attention she gets." — In Your Speakers... more...