Sunken Seas are a four piece Shoegaze rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in late 2011 previously signed to Muzai Records.
Their debut album Null Hour was released to positive reviews in June 2012 via Muzai Records in New Zealand and Internationally via Australian label Tenzenmen.
The album was nominated for the 2013 Taite Music Prize.
Following two Australian International tours in 2013 and festival appearances at the Chronophonium Festival and Camp A Low Hum the band recorded an EP ‘Cataclysm’ with New Zealand recording engineer Nick Roughan of The Skeptics in July 2013 and released the debut single from the EP shortly afterwards to favourable reviews most notably from Everett True
A short film entitled 'Cataclysm' concerning Existentialism was produced and released by the band on the release of the EP.
Sunken Seas have toured with The Black Angels, Wooden Shjips, Bailterspace & John Cooper Clarke.
In August 2015 the band announced they were to self-release a second album entitled Glass to be released in September 2015, and would be touring New Zealand. The album made the New Zealand Top 20 charts, garnered favorable reviews, and was nominated for the 2016 Taite Music Prize.
Discography Albums Year Title Details Peak chartpositions NZ 2015 Glass Released: 25 September 2015 Formats: Digital download Label: Self-Released 12 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Year Title Details Peak chartpositions NZ 2012 Null Hour Released: 28 June 2012 Formats: CD/Digital download Label: Muzai Records - "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
EPs Year Title Details Peak chartpositions NZ 2013 Catalclysm Released: 6 September 2013 Formats: Digital download Label: Muzai Records — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Music videos Year Music video Director(s) 2011 "High Rise" Sunken Seas 2012 "Paid Your Price" Sunken Seas 2014 "Cataclysm" Ryan Harte and Alexander Hoyles 2015 "Clear" Sunken Seas 2015 "Mirage" Jac Wilson
Awards and nominations Year Organisation Nominated work Award Result2013Independent Music New ZealandNull HourTaite Music Prize2016Independent Music New ZealandGlassTaite Music Prize
References
External links Sunken Seas Bandcamp Sunken Seas on Muzai Records Sunken Seas on Tenzenmen