Personnel: April Guthrie, Aniela Perry (cello); Patrick Park (piano, keyboards); Peter Johansen (sampler); Brent Turner (guitar, drums, programming); Elliot Chenault (electric guitar); Jennifer Furches (violin); Tanya Haden (cello); Aaron Burrows, Dustin O'Halloran (keyboards); Byron Reynolds, Solon Bixler (drums, percussion); Scott McPherson (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jacquire King .

Recording information: Beer, Wine, Fish, Echo Park, CA; The Ship, Glassell Park.

California-based singer-songwriter Alex Brown Church is a delicate young man in the mold of Elliott Smith or the Shins' James Mercer, and the 10 songs on the artist's full-length debut as Sea Wolf have the same blend of whimsy and emotional lassitude suggested by that pairing. The simple but effective indie-rock backing, heavy on acoustic guitar and electric keyboards, leaves Church's lyrics at the forefront. Highlights include the title track and the Nick Drake-like "Black Dirt."