S. Carey
Sean Carey is a Wisconsin-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who, in addition to releasing a series of well-received chamber folk records as S. Carey, is well known as the drummer and pianist for indie pop group Bon Iver. Carey's solo career began in the 2010s with releases like Range of Light (2014) and Hundred Acres (2018). The deeply introspective Break Me Open appeared in 2022, followed a year later by Shadowlands, an experimental ambient jazz project with trumpeter John Raymond. The 2025 solo EP Watercress revisited Carey's signature minimalist sound.A native of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Carey began playing drums at the age of ten and later sought a degree in classical percussion at University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. After graduating, he joined Justin Vernon's Bon Iver project and became a full-time collaborator, acting as drummer, pianist, and supporting vocalist. During this time, he began developing his own compositions, which meld classical elements with indie folk and rich harmonies.Conceived and composed on the road and executed during tour breaks with Bon Iver, Carey's first solo outing under the moniker S. Carey combined a traditional rock band setup with elements of chamber pop, fusion, and jazz drumming. The meditative and cinematic All We Grow was released by Jagjaguwar in August 2010. An EP called Hoyas appeared in 2012, followed by his second LP, 2014's Range of Light, a work of enchanting chamber folk inspired by the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Nature, a central theme in Carey's brand of orchestral Americana, was again reflected in his 2015 EP Supermoon. Returning in 2018, Carey focused on a more minimalist approach on the warmly introspective Hundred Acres. Another four years passed before Carey returned with his fourth solo effort. A typically reflective collection that ruminated on love, fatherhood, and vulnerability, Break Me Open was released by his longtime label Jagjaguwar in April 2022. A year later, Carey teamed up with horn player John Raymond for a more experimental joint effort. Released in 2023, Shadowlands was informed by a list of genre descriptors, then refined into a collection of lush, ambient jazz, pop, and folk tunes. After this, Carey scaled back down, returning to his nature-oriented minimalist indie folk on the 2025 EP Watercress.
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15 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Watercress
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Shadowlands
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Break Me Open
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Jagjaguwar el 22 abr 2022
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Brassy Sun
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Jagjaguwar el 24 ago 2017
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Paralyzed (At Home Version)
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Jagjaguwar el 9 feb 2023
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Hundred Acres
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Jagjaguwar el 23 feb 2018
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Fire-scene b/w Chrysalis
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Jagjaguwar el 16 sept 2020
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All We Grow
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Jagjaguwar el 24 ago 2010
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Shadowlands
Variété internacional - Editado por Libellule Editions el 1 sept 2023
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All We Grow (Ten Year Anniversary Edition)
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Jagjaguwar el 4 dic 2020
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Hoyas
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Jagjaguwar el 8 may 2012
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Music for Wood and Strings (Translucent Remake)
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Brassland el 19 feb 2016
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Crown the Pines
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Jagjaguwar el 6 mar 2014
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Colours Remixes (Remix)
Ambientes - Editado por Micheal Quinn el 4 mar 2022
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