kˈɑːpɪɹˌaɪt ˈɪʃuːz ɪnvˈɑːlvɪŋ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ bˈænd ðə bˈiːz hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi fˈoːɹst ðə nˈæʃvɪl ɡɹˈuːp tʊ ˈæd "jˈuː.ˈɛs.," ɪn pɚɹˈɛnθəsˌiːz, tə ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv ðɛɹ nˈeɪm ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ðə bˈiːz ʌvðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ɑːɹ mˈɑːɹkɪɾᵻd æz ɐ bˈænd ʌv bˈiːz stˈeɪtsaɪd, sˌoʊ tʃˈiːp lˈʌləbˌaɪ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd tˈæʃiən ænd hɪz bˈændmeɪts tə kˈʌm ˌʌp wɪð ɐ nˈuː mˈɑːnɪkɚ, hˈɛns ðə sˈɪlvɚ sˈiːz.
Copyright issues involving the British band the Bees had already forced the Nashville group to add "U.S.," in parentheses, to the end of their name (even though the Bees of the UK are marketed as A Band of Bees stateside), so Cheap Lullaby encouraged Tashian and his bandmates to come up with a new moniker, hence the Silver Seas.