a [web] site to SEE!

www.thejealoussea.com

the official jealous sea website is finally fully functional! it [re]launched 18 february 2009. lorelie marquez [of golden teardrops/spring boutique/under shooting stars fame] is behind the [desperately needed] redesign of our page. not only is she a great pop vocalist--she's also a brilliant webpage designer!

our neu page has amazing features & appointments. just enough bells & whistles [or belles & sebastians] without treading on the obnoxious. a level of taste & restraint is a necessity in this day & age--as an excessive use of java & flash is the norm.

on that note--sit tight. there are more features to come!

ps : drop by & leave us a message! ♥

pop ROMANTIQUE!

knut b. lindbjör helps run the norwegian based eardrums music blog & accompanying eardrums pop music label. he was instrumental in our inclusion on the birdsongs, beesongs volume b online compilation [april 2009]. the blog/label loves warm & melodic music of all kinds. they believe in beautiful things that you can see & hear. they believe in working together, helping each other & getting good music & good art out to the public. knut & co's neuest project is called "between two waves." the compilation calls for [2] two different bands to collaborate in order to create a new band/song between themselves.

POP ROMANTIQUE! was born of this collaboration. our "indie pop super group" is comprised of lorelie & ryan marquez [golden teardrops] alongside taylor & myself [the jealous sea, of course]. an unbeatable combination, indeed! :D the compilation will be available for online consumption early march 2010. so mark your calendars!

the golden SEA of jealous TEARDROPS!

i hopped an aeroplane to san francisco, CA to visit taylor [09 october 2009] for a week. in berkeley on 15 october 2009 we met up with ryan & lorelie marquez [congratulations on the recent nuptuals!] of the always brilliant indie pop duo golden teardrops.

you may recognise ryan & lorelie from the various other bands that they're involved in : apple orchard, the haircuts, spring boutique, under shooting stars, sodajerk, etc. they are both very active members of the filipino indie pop scene.

we caught up with each other over chai tea/coffee & [later on, across the street] soft tacos. taylor tried out her newly purchased wig [from the halloween store] as we discussed web design [lorelie is designing our new site] & a few new jealous sea songs. [ryan & lorelie are [2] two lucky souls that have heard what taylor & i have been working on lately. they've all been under wraps.] both of them were quite delighted with the results!

we really like these kids; they're great people who make great music. if you haven't heard them yet--stop what you're doing & take a listen!

are you ever coming home...or should i learn to live without YOU?

trib•ute [trĭb'yūt] n. 1. a gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration : recorded a cover compilation as a tribute to their musical influence.

alright, alright. so i adjusted the example a wee bit. :)

it's old news to those in the know. but it's sad news, nonetheless. after [16] sixteen brilliant years together aussie indie pop legends the lucksmiths have called it a day. all good things must come to an end eventually. [unless you're the rolling stones. in which case you are nothing but a sad shadow of your former selves churning out the annual greatest hits perfomance promoting your embarrassing album of "new" material.] not unlike my heroes, the jam, who stepped out of the limelight whilst still producing relevant music.

the indie pop scene will definitely feel the effects of their departure.

dale marquez [apple orchard, some gorgeous accident, sonnet lviii] has [once again] organised a brilliant compilation of bands to pay fitting tribute to the luckies. we're honoured to have played a part in "music to hold hands to." we hope that it serves its purpose as a farewell/love letter to our melbourne lads : tali, marty, mark & louis.

thank you for the music.

music to hold hands to : a tribute to the lucksmiths [1993-2009]

01 "the chapter in your life entitled san francisco" the jealous sea

02 "i prefer the twentieth century" fantasy lights

03 "caravanna" grace period

04 "the great dividing range" apple orchard

05 "untidy towns" under shooting stars

06 "guess how much i love you" archaster

07 "the shipwreck coast" candyaudioline

08 "successlessness" gustav hz

09 "little athletics" that lingering feeling

10 "sunlight in a jar" slumbook

11 "midweek midmorning" archway close

12 "there is a boy that never goes out" slow hello

13 "honey honey honey" golden teardrops

14 "young & dumb" her boychart

15 "the art of cooking for two" scattered pearls

16 "the sandringham line" the wentletraps

17 "california in popular song" land of ill earthquakes

18 "take this lying down" soft pillow kisses

19 "pin cushion" self portrait

20 "music to hold hands to" dewdrop fountain

21 "synchronised sinking" the impossible kid

sleeve design by connie francis [carnival park/melody style apartment]

[128 kbps] download here. here. or here.

[192 kbps] download here. here. or here.

work is a [4] four letter WORD.

[3] three months. yeah. it's been [3] three months & [7] seven days since the last post.

time to play catch up! haha. i guess it was a combination of laziness & busyness. [or business, depending] in varying degrees & percentages. this lapse in entries doesn't mean that we haven't been working. quite the contrary. there's always something cooking inthe jealous sea kitchen!

where to start? hrrrm...

01. we got to meet dale, ryan & lorelie of apple orchard/golden teardrops fame [they are extremely cool indie pop kids!] at the camera obscura show [08 june 2009] at the fillmore. [if we look starstruck, it's 'cause we were. tracey & co. were amaaazing!] and if you haven't already checked out apple orchard's & golden teardrops's music--do yourself a favour. click the links. you won't regret it!

[l to r : taylor, me, ryan & lorelie]

[l to r : taylor, me, dale & ryan]

02. we've been getting some podcast/internet support from various sources as well. the lovely kids at this elegant chaos & one step beyond/pop on paper have been great to us. thanks so much guys!

i guess that's as good a place to start as any. we're definitely not finished yet! hehe. be sure to swing by all the pages mentioned. we're guarantee that you'll hear something you like! :)