A Message from the Sea is a musicbox from a sunken ship, all hands lost. Texas-born violinist/vocalist Carpenter has toured as a violinist with the Eels, Spiritualized, Love w/Arthur Lee, and Listing Ship. She is joined here by Clint Heidorn, Roderick Cumming (Cat Hair Ensemble), Leah Harmon (Dorian Wood), Ari Desano (Syncopaths), Grant Lovelace (My Hawaii), and Dain Luscombe (Marjorie Fair). ... more