Sea Sew

Sea Sew
Studio album by
Lisa Hannigan
ReleasedRepublic of Ireland 12 September 2008
United States 3 February 2009
United Kingdom 4 May 2009
Recorded3–16 March 2008[1]
GenreFolk, indie
LabelHoop (Ireland) / Barp/ATO Records (US)[2]
Lisa Hannigan chronology
Sea Sew
(2008) 		Passenger
(2011)
Singles from Sea Sew
  1. "Lille"
    Released: 25 August 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
entertainment.ie[3]
Slant Magazine[4]
RTÉ Entertainment[5]
AW Music(mixed)[6]
Entertainment Weekly(B+)[7]
The Daily Telegraph(positive)[8]

Sea Sew is the debut studio album released by Lisa Hannigan. It was released in Ireland on 12 September 2008, with the lead single, "Lille", made available as a free download on lisahannigan.ie on 25 August.[9]

Sea Sew was a critical success, earning rave reviews and being named by some music critics amongst the best Irish albums of the year.[10][11] It garnered airtime on American radio station KCRW and earned early praise from press across the US, including the western Los Angeles Times, which called it "charmingly idiosyncratic" and the eastern publication, The New York Times, which described it as "exquisitely ethereal".[12][13] The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and Choice Music Prize.[14][15][16]

Lead single "Lille", released on 25 August 2008, became an airplay hit on Irish and American radio stations.[17] Her song "I Don't Know" was also featured as free single of the week by iTunes UK in 2009.[18] The admiration of Jason Mraz led to Hannigan supporting the Grammy-nominated Californian singer-songwriter on a 42-date US tour in late 2008.[19] Hannigan signed with ATO Records in the US, where the album was released on 3 February 2009.[20]

Sea Sew was released in the United Kingdom in May 2009, where The Daily Telegraph described it as "wonderfully creaky and raw", a record of "welcoming intimacy and ear-pleasing consistency".[21]

  1. ^ Sea Sew at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Discography - Lisa Hannigan". Billboard. Accessed 4 February 2009.
  3. ^ entertainment.ie review
  4. ^ Slant Magazine review
  5. ^ RTÉ Entertainment review
  6. ^ AW Music review
  7. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  8. ^ "Lisa Hannigan interview for her album 'See Sew'". The Daily Telegraph. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Lisa Hannigan heads out on US tour, confirms album date". Hot Press. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  10. ^ "He came, he busked, he conquered... How Hansard wooed Hollywood". Irish Independent. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  11. ^ "2008 This year in music". Irish Independent. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  12. ^ "Loaded: 21/11/08". Irish Independent. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hannigan shenanigans was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Choice Music Prize Shortlist". Hot Press. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  15. ^ "Choice Music Prize - Shortlist Announced". IMRO. 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  16. ^ "Choice Music nominees announced". RTÉ. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  17. ^ "Lisa musters the chutzpah to go solo in spotlight". Irish Independent. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  18. ^ "Latest Lisa News". Bebo. 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  19. ^ "Music: Jason Mraz * *". Irish Independent. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  20. ^ "We just wanted to let you know that the US release date has been postponed until February 3rd". Official site of Lisa Hannigan. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lisa Hannigan interview for her album 'See Sew' was invoked but never defined (see the help page).