Introducing the New Solo Record from S. Carey of Bon Iver, All We Grow

We are very happy to tell you that on 8/24 (8/30 in the UK), we will be releasing the debut album by S. Carey, All We Grow. You will recognize Sean as one of the brilliant percussionists for Bon Iver. In the past couple of years he patiently crafted a record in his time off from the band that basically blew our minds and also set the bar really high for vacation productivity.

Download the debut MP3 from All We Grow, “In the Dirt” HERE.




The debut album from S. Carey, All We Grow, is the result of a young lifetime spent immersed in music. As a band member of Bon Iver from the very beginning, Sean Carey witnessed a flip of his formal training to step firmly into a worldwide-touring rock band. His performance degree in classical percussion from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and his love for jazz drumming prepared him for a central role in the inspiring force of the Bon Iver live show.

All We Grow is a convergence of Carey’s Waltz For Debby-era Bill Evans inflected jazz tendencies, and traditional rock band experience, taking leads from Mark Hollis’ Talk Talk. It also retests the waters of modern classical composition, investigating the moodiness generated by percussive repetition in a manner familiar to fans of Steve Reich. In his downtime on tour with Bon Iver, Sean would spend time pining for his soul-mate’s arms, and in that context, dreaming and composing. During infrequent tour breaks at home he would patiently record these pieces, adding layers each time. Two years later, the parts converged to make an album.

For as much room to breathe as Carey allows his compositions, there are incredibly dynamic moments of bombast held right next to moments of subtle depth and texture. Engineered by Jaime Hansen and Brian Joseph, intermittently at home and at April Base (Justin Vernon’s studio outside of Eau Claire), All We Grow is an all-encompassing headphone experience as intimate as chamber music and as ambitious as a symphony.

While many are familiar with the cabin mythology of Bon Iver, the story behind Sean joining the band is equally kismet. After hearing through mutual friends that Justin was looking to put together a band, he spent two weeks in his bedroom listening to For Emma, Forever Ago on Myspace, dissecting and learning the drum and vocal parts so well that Justin invited him to join the band upon Sean’s approach.

All We Grow is a classic album born without expectation and met with adoration – a cathartic result of Carey’s extraordinary and vibrant life experiences that resonates loss, dreams and heart in a manner so instantly relatable, you feel as though you can touch it.

interesting... i'd like to hear more i think

pretty good song.

Sean has a great voice

It's pretty nice... didn't make sense after the rhythm dropped out, but that's probably just my shitty laptop speakers.

Seems to be takin' a page out of Sigur Ros' book. I dunno, I'd have to hear more, figure out if it's got a personality of its own.

you can tell he's got a drumming background, because its really the heart of the song.

Yep.. strange rhythm. I'd like it if I could figure out what was going on, but my laptop speakers have no bass in them, just high-end... so I was kinda lost.

leaked

welp, thanks to House, I now know of this artist and will purchase the album.

Just fucking buy some headphones. How can you listen to music like that?!

Haha. I wrote that fucking ages ago man; I found a place where I can buy headphones, some tin-roofed shack in the forest. I'll do so when the moon is next full. Oh, and btw, I did have a pair but they blew up.