The Sea of Memories is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock band Bush, released on 13 September 2011 through Zuma Rock Records, eOne Music and earMUSIC. It is the band's first studio album in ten years, following 2001's Golden State, and the first to be recorded with Chris Traynor and Corey Britz on lead guitar and bass, respectively. It is also the first Bush album released on E1 Records, marking their first venture away from Interscope (or Atlantic), who handled all of their previous releases. The album's title comes from a line in the song "Baby Come Home". The cover art is by Los Angeles-based street artist, RETNA. Background and production Originally intended for an autumn 2010 release, the working title for this album was Everything Always Now. The Sea of Memories was produced by Bob Rock. The album took more than a year to materialise with pre-production beginning in June 2010 and recording sessions wrapping up a year later. Promotion In an exclusive partnership with Electronic Arts, the band announced that they were offering a free download of "All My Life", which was made available on the video games' website. Another song by the band was set to be featured on the soundtrack to NHL 12; it was released on 25 July 2011 as another exclusive free download, "The Sound of Winter", but was also made available for download from the US iTunes. The band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 21 July, performing "The Sound of Winter" to promote the album. The band also performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on 22 September and Discovery Channel's American Chopper Live on 6 December 2011. Their Chopper appearance marked the series' second highest rated episode to date. Many of the songs from The Sea of Memories are on the soundtrack for Ski Channel film tour film Winter, starring Ted Ligety, Simon Dumont, Sean Pettit, Sarah Burke and numerous other action sport stars. "The Sound of Winter" is the title track for the film, which was directed by the founder of the Tennis Channel Steve Bellamy. In January 2012 the band released the album's third single, "Baby Come Home". To promote the single the band appeared again on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to perform the song on 2 February 2012. Release and reception Commercial performance The album's lead single, "The Afterlife", originally released