Blueprint Sea
Members
- Becca Stone - Vocals
- David Stone - Bass
- JR Thomason - Guitar
- Shawn Pierce - Drums
Links
Biography
From the WebsiteBlueprint Sea officially formed in late 2001 from the ashes of various local bands. Comprised of singer - Rebecca Stone, guitarist - JR Thomason, bassist - David Stone, and drummer - Shawn Pierce, they quickly began rehearsing and playing shows. Upon releasing their debut album in 2002 Blueprint Sea has been given rave reviews and has been well-received throughout the Denton and Dallas/Ft Worth areas. Blueprint Sea is currently rehearsing for upcoming shows and is in the process of writing new material for the follow-up to their 2002 debut, A Stage for the Moon.
CD Review - Blueprint Sea 2
By Clarisa Ramirez from Venue MagazineBlueprint Sea, one of Denton's most underrated bands, is comprised of extremely talented musicians, which makes me sad that they're breaking up. Their second album is a dreamy album with poetic and unconventional lyrics. JR. Thomason lets his guitar go all over the place, making it sing and compete with the vocalist, Becca Stone. Becca's unique Bjork-ish voice compliments David Stone's prevalent bass guitar, which lends a dance-driven feel to the songs. Shawn Pierce's drumming is steady and modest, holding the band's experimental style together. Blueprint Sea Two definitely has New Wave and reggae influences.
Stylistically Blueprint Sea tips their hats to 80's bands such as The Police and The Sugarcubes. Lyrically each song is based on theme. In "A Girl Who Can't Remember" and "Turn the Lights Out," Becca repeats the lines over while the music takes the listener through rhythmic journey. Although the lyrics are simple it's the beauty of Becca's voice and what it is capable of doing that is outstanding. The best song on this album is In the Snow. In the introduction the guitar repeats the same beats while Becca sings, "I'm investigating footprints in the snow." And then as the song builds up the instruments break away from their repetition, varying themselves while she repeats, "I'll ride all night." There are parts where she whispers and then bellows along with the anxious rhythm of guitar and bass, making the listener feel like they're on a Johnny Quest mission. If you're not tapping your feet or dancing along to most of the songs on this album then I don't know what's wrong with you.
Stylistically Blueprint Sea tips their hats to 80's bands such as The Police and The Sugarcubes. Lyrically each song is based on theme. In "A Girl Who Can't Remember" and "Turn the Lights Out," Becca repeats the lines over while the music takes the listener through rhythmic journey. Although the lyrics are simple it's the beauty of Becca's voice and what it is capable of doing that is outstanding. The best song on this album is In the Snow. In the introduction the guitar repeats the same beats while Becca sings, "I'm investigating footprints in the snow." And then as the song builds up the instruments break away from their repetition, varying themselves while she repeats, "I'll ride all night." There are parts where she whispers and then bellows along with the anxious rhythm of guitar and bass, making the listener feel like they're on a Johnny Quest mission. If you're not tapping your feet or dancing along to most of the songs on this album then I don't know what's wrong with you.
