The music of Seapony is refreshing in its simplicity. Most songs on Go With Me use no more than three chords, with an average running time around two-and-a-half minutes. In lieu of a human drummer, the Seattle trio entrusts time-keeping to a vintage gizmo the size of a desktop calculator. The lyrics to "Dreaming," the track that catapulted them into the spotlight, are just six lines long. Like Young Marble Giants and Beat Happening before them, this young three-piece has generated excitement that belies their music's modest means. And their back story is just as no-nonsense.

Seapony is songwriter Danny Rowland, singer Jen Weidl, and bass player Ian Brewer. Danny and Ian grew up and made music together in Oklahoma. In 2001, they moved to Olympia, WA. In 2004, Danny visited Cincinnati, missed his flight home, and ended up staying in Ohio for four years; he met Jen during his Buckeye State sojourn.
After a period of work and study in Lawrence, KS, the happy couple came west in 2010 and were reunited with Ian in Seattle. Seapony was born. Although Danny has composed many originals over the years, "Dreaming" was the only finished Seapony tune when he and Jen arrived in the Emerald City; the rest of the songs featured on Go With Me were written afterward. Likewise, the friends had only played as a trio once before, while Danny and Jen were vacationing in Seattle. "We were all messing around with an acoustic guitar, a glockenspiel, and an Omnichord," Danny recalls. The vision for
Seapony was more focused: Fuzz-drenched guitar playing simple chord progressions, topped with concise melodic hooks and Jen's breathy vocals.

"You can sing about being sad and being in love, or you can sing about the weather," he says, apropos of his subject matter and connecting with listeners. For now, at least, Danny is sticking to the former. He writes the songs for Jen because he thinks her voice shimmers amidst all that distortion, whereas his just sounds rotten. Although he's credited as the primary songwriter, Danny admits that he solicits Jen's opinion throughout his creative process, from initial approval of melodic ideas to experimenting with turns of phrase together.

The band's ascent has been almost absurd in its rapidity. After posting a handful of demos (including "Dreaming") on the Internet in late 2010, UK label Double Denim latched on to Seapony and released a 7-inch single in a limited edition of 300 copies. In a matter of weeks, the band was favorably reviewed on Pitchfork, played on KEXP 90.3FM Seattle, and made its live club debut. In short order, they were invited to appear on bills with La Sera, the Love
Language, Kisses, and Pains of Being Pure At Heart.

TRACKLISTING:

1.    Dreaming
2.    I Never Would
3.    Blue Star
4.    Into the Sea
5.     Really Do
6.    Go Away
7.    Always
8.    So Low
9.    What You See
10.    Nobody Knows
11.    Where We Go
12.    With You