Sean is best known as the lead singer for the Seattle band Harvey Danger, though he has also recorded and performed with many other artists, including Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Robyn Hitchcock, Nada Surf, and the Minus 5.He is the author of the 33 1/3 series book about Joni Mitchell's "Court and Spark," published by Continuum Books, and has contributed essays to Da Capo's "Best Music Writing 2008" and "Best Music Writing 2010.".Sean is co-owner of the Seattle independent label Barsuk Records.Sean is the great-grandson of actor/writer Frank Craven , star of Our Town (1940) and screenwriter of Sons of the Desert (1933).