D+ is an
indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
band based in
Anacortes,
Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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. Formed in 1996 by singer/guitarist
Bret Lunsford
Bret Lunsford (born December 12, 1962) is an American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, and founding member of the influential band Beat Happening and D+. In addition to his own musical endeavors, Lunsford owns and operates Knw-Yr-Own Records, an ...
and singers/multi-instrumentalists
Karl Blau
Karl Blau is an American indie rock and country vocalist, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but originally from Anacortes, Washington. A member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective, he is know ...
and
Phil Elverum
Philip Whitman Elverum (; born May 23, 1978) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and visual artist, best known for his musical projects The Microphones and Mount Eerie. Based in Anacortes, Washington, in the mid-2000s he began ...
, the band is perhaps best known for Lunsford's droll vocals and witty wordplay, and a minimalist, ramshackle sound.
Discography
Full length LPs
*''
D+'' (Knw-Yr-Own /
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent music ...
1997)
*''
Dandelion Seeds
''Dandelion Seeds'' is the second studio album by Anacortes based indie rock band D+, released in 1998.
Track listing
# "Cut it Out" – 3:56
# "Green Party" – 4:31
# "Don't Worry About Me" – 5:06
# "Dandelion Wine" – 4:23
# "Profits ar ...
'' (Knw-Yr-Own / K Records 1998)
*''
Mistake'' (Knw-Yr-Own 2002)
*''Deception Pass'' (Knw-Yr-Own 2003)
*''No Mystery'' (
P.W. Elverum & Sun 2006)
*''On Purpose'' (Knw-Yr-Own 2008) ("hits, rarities, and live cuts")
*''What is Doubt For?'' (Knw-Yr-Own 2008)
*''Destroy Before Listening'' (Knw-Yr-Own 2018)
Singles
*"Book" b/w "Heatherwood" (
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent music ...
1996)
Compilation appearances
"Clever Knot" on "Yeti No. 500"
*"Pandora Balks" on ''Free The Bird: What the Heck Fest Sampler 2006'' (Kelp Monthly 2006)
*"Red White & Blue Lite" on ''Flotsam & Jetsam: What the Heck Fest Sampler 2005'' (Kelp Monthly 2005)
*"Why Oh Why Oh" on ''What the Heck Fest Sampler 2003'' (Knw-Yr-Own 2003)
*"Take You For Granted" on ''Shipwreck Day'' (Knw-Yr-Own 2002)
*"Up and Died" on ''Remote Wing'' (Knw-Yr-Own 2001)
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Beat Happening
Indie rock musical groups from Washington (state)
K Records artists
Musical groups established in 1996
Musical groups from Anacortes, Washington