The Sea of Memories is the fifth studio album by Bush, released on September 13, 2011 through Zuma Rock Records, eOne Music and earMUSIC. It is the band’s first studio album in ten years, following 2001’s Golden State, and the first to be recorded with Chris Traynor and Corey Britz on lead guitar and bass, respectively. It is also the first Bush album released on E1 Records, marking their first venture away from Interscope (or Atlantic), who handled all of their previous releases. The album’s title comes from a line in the song “Baby Come Home”.
The cover art is by Los Angeles–based street artist, RETNA. The Sea of Memories was produced by Bob Rock. The album took more than a year to materialise with pre-production beginning in June 2010 and recording sessions wrapping up a year later. In an exclusive partnership with Electronic Arts, the band announced that they were offering a free download of “All My Life”, which was made available on the video games’ website. Another song by the band was set to be featured on the soundtrack to NHL 12; it was released on July 25, 2011 as another exclusive free download, “The Sound of Winter”, but was also made available for download from the US iTunes.
The band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on July 21, performing “The Sound of Winter” to promote the album. The band also performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on September 22, and Discovery Channel‘s American Chopper Live on December 6, 2011. Their Chopper appearance marked the series’ second highest rated episode to date.
Tracklist:
- The Mirror of the Signs
- The Sound of Winter
- All My Life
- The Afterlife
- All Night Doctors
- Baby Come Home
- Red Light
- She’s a Stallion
- I Believe in You
- Stand Up
- The Heart of the Matter
- Be Still My Love
Bush
Gavin Rossdale: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Chris Traynor: lead guitar
Corey Britz: bass, backing vocals
Robin Goodridge: drums
Additional musicians
Jamie Muhoberac: keyboards
Technical personnel
Jay Baumgardner: mixing
John Ewing, Jr.: engineer, mixing
Davis Factor: photography
Matty Green: assistant
Eric Helmkamp: engineer
Ted Jensen: mastering
Michael Moses: publicity
Julian Peploe: artwork
Nicole Perna: publicity
Bob Rock: production
Mark “Spike” Stent: mixing
