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{{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&ndash;16 March 2008<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1444452}}</ref>
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[Independent music|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 (Lisa Hannigan album)|Passenger]]
| next_year  = 2011
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Sea Sew
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Lille (song)|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>
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'''''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 (song)|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=[[Irish Music Rights Organisation|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 Award|Grammy]]-nominated [[California]]n 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 (song)|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 (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 [[Knitting|needle-work]] featured on the [[Record sleeve|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> &ndash; 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 (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 (band)|Jape]]'s third studio album, ''[[Ritual (Jape 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 [[2009 Meteor Awards|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)
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