Heart-felt lyrics and a soulful voice combine to make an impressive debut from singer-songwriter Sean Lathrop. A blend of rock, folk, pop, and more, his songs weave a tale of love, heartbreak, and redemption into a tapestry of sound and emotion.

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ROCK: Acoustic, POP: Folky Pop



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In these times of over commercialized everything, the music of Sean Lathrop stands out as an oasis of honesty and sincerity. In the tradition of people like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, etc., Seanâs music is moving, introspective, and passionate. His debut album, âThe Forgotten Doorâ, is an impressive first run, featuring tasteful accompaniments and interesting, yet accessible arrangements. Seanâs voice and delivery combined with his insightful lyrics has the ability to move people in a profound way, and now we look forward to giving the rest of the world an opportunity to hear it.

From Sean:
"I remember sitting in the backseat of my parentsâ car â I must have been around 5 years old â clutching my brotherâs portable 8-track player. It was a meridian blue cube about the size of a lunch box, with a large black circular speaker grille in front. It had this T-shaped handle on top, and when I pressed it the song changed. The whole thing always reminded me of the Acme unit that Wylie E. Coyote would use to detonate explosives in his never-ending attempts at Roadrunnerâs life.
It had been about a year since my brother had died â and I brought that 8-track with me everywhere, listening to his favorite tapesâ¦the Beach Boys, Elvis, Ricky Nelson, the Beatles, and others. I guess thatâs where it all began. Where what began, you might ask? Well, for one, my love of music. But there was always something more, something deeper than music appreciation. There was a longing and a searching in the music, a soul-bearing ache for love and truth and satisfaction that struck a nerve and left me yearning. Yearning for answers, searching for comfort, and longing for the feeling of connectedness I had lost.
As it always does - time moved on - and so did I. I lost the old 8-track player somewhere along the way, and the tapes gathered dust in my closet. The only music I was really exposed to was my parentsâ favorite and only radio station, 101.9 out of NYC â âLove Songs, Nothing but Love Songs,â was their motto. I canât tell you how many times I listened to Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond sing âYou Donât Bring Me Flowers Anymoreâ - enough to scar a kid. But luckily, that all changed.
I guess it was my 13th birthday and my next door neighbor gave me two albums on cassette tapeâ U2âs Boy and Unforgettable Fire. I will never forget the feeling when I put those albums in my tape player for the first time. I was astonished, inspired, and changed forever by the passion and imminence in Bonoâs words and voice, and by the raw intensity of their rhythms and arrangements. I didnât know (or maybe I had just forgotten) that music could be so visceral and moving, and from that moment on, I enveloped myself in it.
After having my musical ears âre-awakenedâ by U2, I went on to find Bob Dylan, and that was really IT. His poetry, his passion â it all combined to create a voice that not only spoke for his generation but spoke for ME, too. I felt like my soul was inscribed with his ability to channel his heart and speak the truth. I was changed forever.
From Dylan I found many others who would become influential, like Bob Marley, Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Elton John, and Jackson Browne. Later it was the Beatles, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, and Led Zeppelin, then later still Nirvana and Pearl Jam, among many others. There is a thread I see between all the artists that made an impression â a thread of artistic integrity and honesty that left an indelible mark on me both as an artist and a man.
The countless hours I spent listening to music from that point on became my haven from the world around me, and the jumping-off point to picking up a guitar and writing my first song. It was music that got me through my darkest times. It was the pain of others that comforted mine. It was the struggle of others that kept me from losing my faith. And so now, I hope to give something back; to bare my Self so that others may not feel alone. Then, maybe, I will feel the peace and connectedness that Iâve been searching for."

Sean Lathrop was born in California, raised in NJ, college in Virginia, twenties in Portland, OR, and now resides near Woodstock, NY.