Dan Michaelson (born 13 December 1976 in
Northampton
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) is a British musician who originally found success as singer with
Absentee, before recording as Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards and as a solo artist.
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Biography
Michaelson began writing songs in his mid-20s.
Michaelson formed Absentee in 2003, the group releasing three albums between 2003 and 2008. In 2009 he began a side project, recording as
Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards, the initial release under this guise being the ''Saltwater'' album and "Bust" single, released by
Memphis Industries in 2009. A further album, ''Shakes'', followed in 2010. The band included Henry Spenner (drums - of
Fields
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), Laurie Earle (piano/guitar), Sanjay Mitra (bass guitar), and Horse (pedal steel/guitar).
[Rinaldis, Pasquale (2011)]
Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards
, ''Il Fatto Quotidiano
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'', 9 February 2011, retrieved 2012-01-28
In November 2011, he released the solo album ''Sudden Fiction'', inspired by time spent in
Marfa, Texas
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, drawing comparisons with
Bill Callahan.
[Nicholson, Rebecca (2011)]
Dan Michaelson: Sudden Fiction – review
, ''The Guardian
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'', 3 November 2011, retrieved 2012-01-28[Marszalek, Julian (2011)]
Dan Michaelson SUDDEN FICTION
, The Quietus
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Content
''The Quietu ...
, 17 November 2011, retrieved 2012-01-28[Lavery, Aaron (2011)]
Dan Michaelson ''Sudden Fiction''
", Drowned in Sound, 15 November 2011, retrieved 2012-01-28
''
Blindspot'' followed in 2013 and
Distance
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in 2014, released on The state51 Conspiracy. NME describe Distance as 'forlorn Americana to rival The National', awarding the album 8/10.
''
Memory
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'' was described by Michaelson as the final instalment in an album trilogy that commenced with 2013's Blindspot and continued with Distance in 2014.
Discography
Dan Michaelson
Albums
Singles
with Absentee
References
External links
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Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards myspace pageThe state51 Conspiracy official siteOfficial YouTube
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Living people
Musicians from Northampton
English rock musicians
1976 births
Memphis Industries artists