Here is a rather nice review/interview with Kyle from UWEEKLY about me and Winter Makes Sailors.  

"Local Gold
Sean Gardner

By Kyle Reisz

If you've ever gotten the impression that indie rockers are lazy, you've never met Sean Gardner. In addition to his own band, Winter Makes Sailors, he also plays in four other local bands, tours nationally and manages to hold down a daytime job. UWeekly caught up with Gardner moments before he went on stage with his fellow members of one of those other bands, Bookmobile, at a Columbus bar frequented by those with an ear for underground acts.

Gardner is no stranger to dedication, and the resilience it takes to be an artist of underground status. Although he has been performing under the name for about three years now, there is no solid lineup of members. He books as many gigs as his packed schedule will allow, and often performs solo when others of the rotating cast can't make the show. It is ironic that a project with such an unstable lineup was actually born from Gardner's own abandonment issues. Having been a member of a myriad of groups over the years, he became frustrated with the fact that just as a project began firing on all cylinders, one or several of the members would get married or start having kids and all of the sudden the dream was over.

This left him with a longing for control over his own destiny.

"Well, I can't quit my own band," he figured. Thus, Winter Makes Sailors was born.

The name came about on a cold evening after a show with a previous band. The members were huddled outside in heavy coats and hats, sporting beards while Gardner smoked his signature pipe when the drummer mused, "winter makes sailors, eh?" To Gardner, the phrase had a nice ring and it's followed him ever since.

Sailors have yet to release an album, but a formal debut is coming. His Web site predicts a 2010 album release and Gardner says he has already paid for the studio time to get the tracks laid down.

"Maybe in December I'll get in there and start really working on it," Gardner said. 

But just because his schedule and lineup may sound a little haphazard, it doesn't mean the music follows suit. His songs are not some low-fi mess that only the trendiest music snob would appreciate. Gardner's music is extremely accessible.

"I grew up on pop," he said with enthusiasm "I like it when a song has a hook."

In the demos available on his MySpace and Web site, pop sensibilities work in synergy with an unhurried delivery style that make his work an easy and refreshing listen. Gardner is fully capable of unleashing the catchiness of a Kings of Leon or Avett Brothers tune with an earthy grit and lulling character that his big name competitors just can't match.

Most of his tracks tend to wrap it up right around the three-minute mark and they are in no hurry to get there. Though his songs trend on the slower side, each chord and lyric is deliberate - always moving the plot of the song forward and taking the listener with it. While many indie acts tend to be melodramatic with a dulled, overinflated style, Sailor stays well grounded when crafting a song.

"I love spacey sounds that also keep it simple," Gardner said, and that is exactly what he delivers.

On "Lets Just Say Goodbye", Gardner's smooth but anxious vocals hum over metallic and cavernous guitar work. "Take Me West," a song about a hitchhiker Gardner once picked up, is a testament to his belief in sharp but dreamy pop music.

You can catch Gardner winning over audiences around Columbus fairly regularly, as Winter Makes Sailors or in one of his many other projects, Melty Melty, Kopaz, The Receiver and Bookmobile.

Gardner's band, Winter Makes Sailors, will play at 10:00 p.m. on Nov. 17 at The Treehouse, located at 887 Chambers Rd. Tickets are $5. For more information, visit Gardner's MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/wintermakessailors"