http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4427&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rssFormed after the breakup of noisemakers Bitch Magnet, Seam debuted in '92 with <I>Headsparks</I> (with drumming by Superchunk's Mac McCaughan). It immediately laid the blueprint for their sound, which has always been reliant upon droning guitars, subtle beauty, and loud, exacting crescendoes. Their '93 effort <I>The Problem With Me</I> is often considered their finest hour. It's full of tight, melodic moments that manage to evoke an emotional response from the music's dramatic intensity and subsequent release into a softer prettier world. Soo Young Park's vocals always lingered back in the mix like a whispered conversation at a more cacophonous party. The emphasis has never really been on songwriting, but more on lengthy guitar tensions and gliding hooks. Seam's latest release, <I>The Pace is Glacial</I> sees them continuing down their affecting, beauteous path. - Jon PruettIndie/Alternativeen720Wed, 6 Jan 2010 22:00:41 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4427&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Formed after the breakup of noisemakers Bitch Magnet, Seam debuted in '92 with <I>Headsparks</I> (with drumming by Superchunk's Mac McCaughan). It immediately laid the blueprint for their sound, which has always been reliant upon droning guitars, subtle beauty, and loud, exacting crescendoes. Their '93 effort <I>The Problem With Me</I> is often considered their finest hour. It's full of tight, melodic moments that manage to evoke an emotional response from the music's dramatic intensity and subsequent release into a softer prettier world. Soo Young Park's vocals always lingered back in the mix like a whispered conversation at a more cacophonous party. The emphasis has never really been on songwriting, but more on lengthy guitar tensions and gliding hooks. Seam's latest release, <I>The Pace is Glacial</I> sees them continuing down their affecting, beauteous path. - Jon Pruett http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230687&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230687 tra.1230687 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Problem With Me alb.217237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/0/3/953078_170x170.jpg 1993-09-20 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Road To Madrid tra.1230687 359000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230687&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230687&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230685&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230685 tra.1230685 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Petty Thievery tra.1230685 206000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230685&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230685&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230686&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230686 tra.1230686 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Problem With Me alb.217237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/0/3/953078_170x170.jpg 1993-09-20 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Rafael tra.1230686 143000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230686&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230686&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.325859&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 325859 tra.325859 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Pace Is Glacial alb.217238 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/0/4/194038_170x170.jpg 1998-09-29 00:00:00.0 1998-09-29 00:00:00.0 true Little Chang, Big City tra.325859 294000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.325859&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.325859&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230702&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230702 tra.1230702 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Pace Is Glacial alb.217238 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/0/4/194038_170x170.jpg 1998-09-29 00:00:00.0 1998-09-29 00:00:00.0 true Aloha Spirit tra.1230702 348000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230702&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230702&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230675&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230675 tra.1230675 Seam art.4427 0.99 Kernel alb.217235 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/9/1/1151940_170x170.jpg 1993-02-15 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Kernel tra.1230675 201000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230675&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230675&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.471225&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 471225 tra.471225 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Hey Latasha tra.471225 214000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.471225&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.471225&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230677&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230677 tra.1230677 Seam art.4427 0.99 Kernel alb.217235 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/9/1/1151940_170x170.jpg 1993-02-15 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Driving the Dynamite Truck tra.1230677 364000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230677&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230677&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230678&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230678 tra.1230678 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Port Of Charleston tra.1230678 359000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230678&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230678&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230679&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230679 tra.1230679 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Rainy Season tra.1230679 193000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230679&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230679&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230680&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230680 tra.1230680 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Two Is Enough tra.1230680 328000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230680&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230680&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230681&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230681 tra.1230681 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Haole Redux tra.1230681 176000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230681&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230681&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230682&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230682 tra.1230682 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Tuff Luck tra.1230682 320000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230682&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230682&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230683&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230683 tra.1230683 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Broken Bones tra.1230683 227000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230683&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230683&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230684&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230684 tra.1230684 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Sometimes I Forget tra.1230684 364000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230684&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230684&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.366970&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 366970 tra.366970 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Problem With Me alb.217237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/0/3/953078_170x170.jpg 1993-09-20 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Bunch tra.366970 206000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.366970&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.366970&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.366969&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 20 Jun 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 366969 tra.366969 Seam art.4427 0.99 Are You Driving Me Crazy? alb.217236 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/0/3/953082_170x170.jpg 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 1995-06-20 00:00:00.0 true Berlitz tra.366969 193000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.366969&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.366969&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.366968&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 366968 tra.366968 Seam art.4427 0.99 Kernel alb.217235 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/9/1/1151940_170x170.jpg 1993-02-15 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Sweet Pea tra.366968 214000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.366968&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.366968&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230688&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230688 tra.1230688 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Problem With Me alb.217237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/0/3/953078_170x170.jpg 1993-09-20 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Stage 2000 tra.1230688 208000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230688&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230688&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230689&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230689 tra.1230689 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Problem With Me alb.217237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/0/3/953078_170x170.jpg 1993-09-20 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Dust And Turpentine tra.1230689 249000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230689&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230689&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230690&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230690 tra.1230690 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Problem With Me alb.217237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/0/3/953078_170x170.jpg 1993-09-20 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Something's Burning tra.1230690 247000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230690&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230690&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230691&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230691 tra.1230691 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Problem With Me alb.217237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/0/3/953078_170x170.jpg 1993-09-20 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Wild Cat tra.1230691 324000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230691&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230691&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230692&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230692 tra.1230692 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Problem With Me alb.217237 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/0/3/953078_170x170.jpg 1993-09-20 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Autopilot tra.1230692 268000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230692&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230692&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230693&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230693 tra.1230693 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Pace Is Glacial alb.217238 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/0/4/194038_170x170.jpg 1998-09-29 00:00:00.0 1998-09-29 00:00:00.0 true Get Higher tra.1230693 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230693&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230693&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230694&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Seam on Rhapsody Online 1230694 tra.1230694 Seam art.4427 0.99 The Pace Is Glacial alb.217238 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/0/4/194038_170x170.jpg 1998-09-29 00:00:00.0 1998-09-29 00:00:00.0 true Wig tra.1230694 91000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230694&variant=play&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1230694&variant=data&rws=%2Fseam%2Ftop-tracks.rss