Seekonk

The dreamy Portland, ME, quintet Seekonk features multi-instrumentalists Dave Noyes and Patrick Corrigan, drummer/percussionist Jason Ingalls, guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Todd Hutchisen, and vocalist Sara Raney. The band started in early 2002, when Noyes, who is also a sous chef, and Corrigan, who is also a painter and illustrator, were both dumped by their respective partners and began writing songs together. They recruited <a href="spotify:artist:7dDpkMBlPb8t5Yyl69hKJl">Shana Barry</a> to sing them; the trio played their first show that March, performing all five of the original songs they had in their repertoire along with covers of <a href="spotify:artist:0wz0jO9anccPzH04N7FLBH">Low</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6v8FB84lnmJs434UJf2Mrm">Neil Young</a> (both of whom are major influences on Seekonk's sound). The band expanded to five members by that summer, and in fall 2002, Noyes, Corrigan, Ingalls, Hutchisen, and <a href="spotify:artist:7dDpkMBlPb8t5Yyl69hKJl">Barry</a> began working on their debut album, For Barbara Lee. Kimchee released the album late in 2003, and Raney replaced <a href="spotify:artist:7dDpkMBlPb8t5Yyl69hKJl">Barry</a> as Seekonk's vocalist that year. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi