Acoustic-driven rock with an alt-country shade. Smart production, tasteful performance, but the songwriting is what carries the album.

12 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Roots Rock, ROCK: Americana



Details:
Sean Bendickson is a Missoula, Montana native, but has spent the past 8 years in the Puget Sound area making a name for himself as a drummer and singer-songwriter. His influences draw from traditional country, classic rock, indie and folk. His sound is a package of well-strummed acoustic guitar, husky vocal stylings and earnest lyrics. With his catchy melodies and heart-felt presentation, Sean's live performances effectively transcend many other singer-songwriters, simply by being more honest.

Sean's original tunes have appeared on the albums he recorded with his brothers: Are We There Yet, and Ordinary Day. Recently, however, his first independently produced solo debut, Paper Wings, has allowed him to create a sound, and a following, all his own. Themes of unrequited love, spiritual searching and self-discovery run throughout the album in a blend of solidly-strummed and subtly finger-picked anthems.

Sean's other musical trade, drumming, recently gained him notoriety in a larger arena this last March and April, as he was hired on as the touring drummer for former Toad The Wet Sprocket lead singer, Glen Phillips, on his national tour. But now he's back in Seattle and continues to gain momentum as an artist in his own right.