Those Manic Seas

When you see three guys standing on the street with a robot, handing out CDs...you just have to stop and ask what in the world is going on.


I stopped and asked one of three guys what was with the robot and he said that the robot was their singer and that they were in a band.  

And when someone tells you that they have a robot as their singer for their band...you have to ask more questions.  Then you have to ask for a quick interview.  That's what I did and this is what I got.


The three-piece band with a robot as a singer is Those Manic Seas from Richmond, Virginia.  

Those Manic Seas include Daniel Medley on drums, Chris Westfall on bass, Curtis Park on guitar and their robot or machine or their lead vocalist that's not a real person.


I asked the fellas, why the robot?  They said they had issues finding a lead singer, so they built a singer.


How the robot/machine/not real person works is that Those Manic Seas have three singers sing their songs and the songs are pre-recorded for their lead vocalist to sing at their shows.  They have the robot on stage and their is a face that appears on the TV screen of the robot and the robot sings.  Simple as that.


The machine has been with them for about one and half years they told me, but they've been a band since September 2011.


This was their first time to SXSW and also their first time west of the Alabama state line.  After SXSW they plan to do more touring along the east coast.


Those Manic Seas described their sound as loud, energetic, rock and a fun light show at their concerts. 


Their influences are Mutemath, early U2 and Modest Mouse.

Those Manic Seas are definitely a band that are doing things in a different way, but doing things their way.  Keep an eye out for them.

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