{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Sea Sew | type = Studio album | artist = Lisa Hannigan | cover = Lisa Hannigan's Sea Sew album cover.jpg | alt = | released = {{Flag icon|IRL}} 12 September 2008 <br /> {{Flag icon|USA}} 3 February 2009 <br /> {{Flag icon|GBR}} 4 May 2009 | recorded = 3–16 March 2008<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1444452}}</ref> | venue = | studio = | genre = Folk, indie | length = | label = Hoop (Ireland) / Barp/ATO Records (US)<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=lisa hannigan|chart=all}} "Discography - Lisa Hannigan"]. Billboard. Accessed 4 February 2009.</ref> | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Passenger | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = Sea Sew | type = studio | single1 = Lille | single1date = 25 August 2008 }} }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = entertainment.ie |rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Lisa-Hannigan---Sea-Sew/5896.htm entertainment.ie review]</ref> |rev2 = ''Slant Magazine'' |rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1644 Slant Magazine review]</ref> |rev3 = RTÉ Entertainment |rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0923/hanniganl.html RTÉ Entertainment review]</ref> |rev4 = AW Music |rev4score = (mixed)<ref>[http://awmusic.ca/2009/01/28/lisa-hannigan-sea-sew-review/ AW Music review]</ref> |rev5 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' |rev5score = (B+)<ref>[https://ew.com/article/2009/01/14/sea-sew/ Entertainment Weekly review]</ref> |rev6 = ''The Daily Telegraph'' |rev6score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lisa Hannigan interview for her album 'See Sew' |website=The Daily Telegraph |date=8 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517222035/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5286183/Lisa-Hannigan-interview-for-her-album-See-Sew.html |archive-date=2022-05-17 |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5286183/Lisa-Hannigan-interview-for-her-album-See-Sew.html}}</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot--> '''''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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/4686199.html|title=Lisa Hannigan heads out on US tour, confirms album date|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2009-02-02|magazine=Hot Press}}</ref>
''Sea Sew'' was a critical success, earning rave reviews and being named by some music critics amongst the best Irish albums of the year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/year-in-review/he-came--he-busked--he-conquered---how-hansard-wooed-hollywood-1586184.html|title=He came, he busked, he conquered... How Hansard wooed Hollywood|date=2008-12-27|accessdate=2009-01-23|newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/features/2008-this-year-in-music-1580660.html|title=2008 This year in music|date=2008-12-19|accessdate=2009-01-23|newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/columnists/loaded-211108-1548321.html|title=Loaded: 21/11/08|date=2008-11-21|accessdate=2009-01-24|newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref><ref name="Hannigan shenanigans"/> The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and Choice Music Prize.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5171298.html|title=Choice Music Prize Shortlist|date=2009-01-14|accessdate=2009-01-16|magazine=Hot Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imro.ie/newstastic//news.php?item=9762 |title=Choice Music Prize - Shortlist Announced |date=2009-01-15 |accessdate=2009-01-16 |publisher=IMRO |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503000228/http://www.imro.ie/newstastic//news.php?item=9670 |archivedate=2009-05-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0115/choicemusicprize.html|title=Choice Music nominees announced|date=2009-01-15|accessdate=2009-01-16|publisher=RTÉ}}</ref>
Lead single "Lille", released on 25 August 2008, became an airplay hit on Irish and American radio stations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/lisa-musters-the-chutzpah-to-go-solo-in-spotlight-1574928.html|title=Lisa musters the chutzpah to go solo in spotlight|date=2008-12-15|accessdate=2009-01-23|newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref> Her song "I Don't Know" was also featured as free single of the week by iTunes UK in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bebo.com/BlogView.jsp?MemberId=3793923072&BlogId=9266546233|title=Latest Lisa News|year=2009|accessdate=2011-03-05|work=Bebo}}</ref> The admiration of Jason Mraz led to Hannigan supporting the Grammy-nominated Californian singer-songwriter on a 42-date US tour in late 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/music/music-jason-mraz-1596505.html|title=Music: Jason Mraz * *|date=2009-01-09|accessdate=2009-01-23|newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref> Hannigan signed with ATO Records in the US, where the album was released on 3 February 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lisahannigan.ie/news/LH_newsItem.aspx?PostID=61 |title=We just wanted to let you know that the US release date has been postponed until February 3rd |date=2009-01-29 |accessdate=2009-02-02 |publisher=Official site of Lisa Hannigan |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222121416/http://www.lisahannigan.ie/news/LH_newsItem.aspx?PostID=61 |archivedate=2008-12-22 }}</ref>
''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".<ref name="Lisa Hannigan interview for her album 'See Sew'"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | total_length = | all_writing = Lisa Hannigan except for track 7 by Bert Jansch<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lisa-Hannigan-Sea-Sew/release/1669654 |title=Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2009-02-03 |accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref> | all_music = Lisa Hannigan | title1 = Ocean and a Rock | length1 = 4:21 | title2 = Venn Diagram | length2 = 4:20 | title3 = Sea Song | length3 = 3:23 | title4 = Splishy Splashy | length4 = 3:16 | title5 = I Don't Know | length5 = 4:56 | title6 = Keep It All | length6 = 4:11 | title7 = Courting Blues | length7 = 4:06 | title8 = Pistachio | length8 = 3:25 | title9 = Teeth | length9 = 4:08 | title10 = Lille | length10 = 4:06 }}
==Recording and production== The album was recorded in a cold barn in the Irish countryside and produced in the studio of one of Hannigan's friends over the course of a fortnight. Jason Boshoff produced, recorded and mixed the whole album.<ref name="Lisa Hannigan interview for her album 'See Sew'">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5286183/Lisa-Hannigan-interview-for-her-album-See-Sew.html|title=Lisa Hannigan interview for her album 'See Sew'|date=2009-05-08|accessdate=2009-05-15|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | first=Matthew | last=Magee}}</ref>
Prior to its release in Ireland, Hannigan previewed tracks "Lille", "Pistachio", "Some Surprise" and "Sea Song" on her MySpace page.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/4533972.html|title=WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Hannigan Irish tour of small towns announced|date=2008-04-30|accessdate=2009-02-02|magazine=Hot Press}}</ref> The album also features musical personnel such as Donagh Molloy, Tom Osander, Shane Fitzsimons, Lucy Wilkins, Vyvienne Long and Gavin Glass,<ref name="HP Hannigan Confirms Album Track-List"/> whilst Cathy Davey and Rhob Cunningham provided backing vocals on some of the songs.<ref name="HP Hannigan Confirms Album Track-List"/>
===Personnel=== *Lisa Hannigan - vocals, guitar, harmonium *Tom Osander - drums, xylophone *Shane Fitzsimmons - bass *Donagh Malloy - trumpet, melodica, glockenspiel *Lucy Wilkins - violin *Vyvienne Long - cello *Gavin Glass - piano, harmonium *Justin Carroll - hammond organ *Cathy Davey - vocals *Rhob Cunningham - vocals
===Artwork=== Hannigan knitted the needle-work featured on the sleeve herself along with her mother, Frances.<ref name="Lisa Hannigan interview for her album 'See Sew'"/><ref name="HP Hannigan Confirms Album Track-List">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/Lisa-Hannigan-Sea-Sew/release/1774642|title=Lisa Hannigan line_up at discogs|last=|first=|date=2008-08-09|website=|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref><ref name="Lisa Hannigan's DEBUT Album 'Sea Sew' Shortlisted For Barclaycard Mercury Prize"/> US television host Stephen Colbert quizzed Hannigan on this when she appeared on his show ''The Colbert Report'', asking if she had sewn the instruments as well<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/221065/march-09-2009/lisa-hannigan-pt--1|title=Lisa Hannigan|date=2009-03-09|accessdate=2013-03-01|publisher=ColbertNation.com}}</ref> – Hannigan is reported to be sewing Colbert a note of thanks for asking her to perform on his show.<ref name="Hannigan shenanigans">{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2009/0502/1224245447978.html|title=Hannigan shenanigans|date=2009-05-02|accessdate=2009-05-06|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref>
===Title=== Hannigan chose to call the album ''Sea Sew'' because of the number of references to the sea in the lyrics.<ref name="Lisa Hannigan's DEBUT Album 'Sea Sew' Shortlisted For Barclaycard Mercury Prize">{{cite web|url=http://top40-charts.com/news/Pop-Rock/Lisa-Hannigans-DEBUT-Album-Sea-Sew-Shortlisted-For-Barclaycard-Mercury-Prize/50385.html|title=Lisa Hannigan's DEBUT Album 'Sea Sew' Shortlisted For Barclaycard Mercury Prize|date=2009-07-22|accessdate=2009-07-26|publisher=Top40-Charts}}</ref>
==Chart performance== ''Sea Sew'' entered the UK Albums Chart at number 58 after an appearance on ''Later... with Jools Holland'' in May 2009.<ref name="Lisa Hannigan moves up the UK charts">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5450590.html|title=Lisa Hannigan moves up the UK charts|date=2009-05-20|accessdate=2009-05-22|magazine=Hot Press}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"|Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position ! scope="col"| Certification |- !scope="row"| Irish Albums Chart |align=center|3 |Platinum<ref>[http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/platinum08.htm Irish Certification]</ref> |- !scope="row"| UK Albums Chart |align=center|58<ref>[http://acharts.us/album/37793 UK charting]</ref> | |- {{album chart|Billboard200|135|artist=Lisa Hannigan|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 27, 2020}} | |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|3|artist=Lisa Hannigan|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 27, 2020}} | |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|19|artist=Lisa Hannigan|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 27, 2020}} | |- |}
==Awards== ''Sea Sew'' was nominated for both the Choice Music Prize<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribune.ie/arts/music/article/2009/jan/18/the-choicest-cuts-or-are-they/ |title=The Choicest cuts ...or are they? |date=2009-01-18 |accessdate=2009-01-23 |newspaper=Sunday Tribune |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225175851/http://www.tribune.ie/arts/music/article/2009/jan/18/the-choicest-cuts-or-are-they/ |archivedate=2009-02-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/columnists/loaded-16012009-1604070.html|title=Loaded: 16 January 2009|date=2009-01-16|accessdate=2009-01-23|newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref> and Best Irish Album at the Meteor Music Awards<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5230224.html|title=Meteor Awards 2009 - Presenter & Nominees Revealed|date=2009-01-28|accessdate=2009-01-28|magazine=Hot Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0129/meteors.html|title=Meteor Music Awards nominees revealed|date=2009-01-29|accessdate=2009-01-30|publisher=RTÉ}}</ref> in January 2009, with Hannigan's artistic prowess leading to her recently obtaining tax-free status from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/tax-break-gives-cecelia-more-cash-to-play-with-1598257.html|title=Tax break gives Cecelia more cash to play with|date=2009-01-11|accessdate=2009-01-23|newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref>
===Choice Music Prize=== ''Sea Sew'' was nominated for the Choice Music Prize in 2009. It lost to Jape's third studio album, ''Ritual''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0305/1224242305828.html|title=Jape the surprise choice as Ritual takes the plaudits|date=2009-03-05|accessdate=2009-03-05|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.ie/breaking/entertainment/eyaukfeygbql/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306232026/http://www.examiner.ie/breaking/entertainment/eyaukfeygbql/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2009|title=Dublin musician Jape wins Choice Music Prize|date=2009-03-05|accessdate=2009-03-05|newspaper=Irish Examiner}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0305/choicemusicprize.html|title=Jape album wins Choice Music Prize|date=2009-03-05|accessdate=2009-03-05|publisher=RTÉ}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/entertainment/dublin-musician-jape-wins-choice-music-prize-1661980.html|title=Dublin musician Jape wins Choice Music Prize|date=2009-03-05|accessdate=2009-03-05|newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/jolly-jape-admits-hes-surprised-to-scoop-choice-gong-1661637.html|title=Jolly Jape admits he's surprised to scoop Choice gong|date=2009-03-05|accessdate=2009-03-05|newspaper=Irish Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0305/breaking9.htm|title=Dublin band Jape wins overall prize at Choice Music awards|date=2009-03-05|accessdate=2009-03-05|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5293910.html|title=UPDATED: Jape wins 2009 Choice Music Price|date=2009-03-05|accessdate=2009-03-05|magazine=Hot Press}}</ref>
{{awards table}} |- | 2009 || ''Sea Sew'' || Irish Album of the Year 2008 || {{nom}} {{end}}
===Meteor Music Awards=== ''Sea Sew'' led to Hannigan receiving two nominations in the Best Irish Female and Best Irish Album categories at the Meteor Music Awards in 2009.
{{awards table}} |- | 2009 || ''Sea Sew'' || Best Irish Album || {{nom}} |- | 2009 || Lisa Hannigan || Best Irish Female || {{nom}} |- {{end}}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lisa-Hannigan-Sea-Sew/release/1842882|title = Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew (2009, Vinyl)| website=Discogs | date=3 February 2009 }}</ref>
== External links == * [http://www.lisahannigan.ie Official site] * [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/5286183/Lisa-Hannigan-interview-for-her-album-See-Sew.html Interview] with ''The Daily Telegraph'' (features video of Hannigan explaining the song meanings) {{Lisa Hannigan}}
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