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Dead Oceans Records
Dead Oceans, Inc., is an American independent record label founded in 2006 and based in Bloomington, Indiana. History On June 30, 2006, Phil Waldorf founded Dead Oceans with Chris Swanson. Swanson suggested the name Dead Oceans, which came from the lyrics of Bob Dylan's " A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (1963). Chris' brother Ben Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Jonathan Cargill of Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar also helped to found the label.Dave Maher"Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar Birth Dead Oceans" ''Pitchfork Media'', February 19, 2007. The label was launched in 2007, and is part of Secretly Group. In 2017, the label released shoegaze band Slowdive's first album in 22 years. In 2018, Dead Oceans was listed as #7 on ''Paste'' magazine's top-10 record labels of 2018. Artists * A Place to Bury Strangers * Akron/Family * Alex Lahey * Bear in Heaven * Better Oblivion Community Center * Bill Fay * Bishop Allen * Bleached * Bowerbirds * Brazos * Bright Eyes * Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darius Van Arman
Secretly Group is a family of United States, American independent record labels based in Bloomington, Indiana. The group is made up of Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, and Dead Oceans. Secretly Canadian, the first of the labels, was formed in 1996 in music, 1996 by brothers Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic. Weddle later left to form label Family Vineyard; the remaining trio were joined by Darius Van Arman, as well as his label Jagjaguwar, in 1999. The two labels had worked closely before Jagjaguwar's offices moved to Bloomington to work alongside Secretly Canadian's.Secretly Canadian: Mythological Proportions Spacelab, August 8, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2008. In Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Lahey
Alexandra Lahey ( ) is an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has released three full length albums: '' I Love You Like a Brother'' (2017), '' The Best of Luck Club'' (2019) and ''The Answer Is Always Yes'' (2023). In addition to her solo work, Lahey has a reputation as a sought after collaborator, and has co-written and produced for artists including Maggie Lindemann, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Christian Lee Hutson, The Buoys, Gordi and more. Early life Alex Lahey was born and grew up in Albert Park, a suburb of Melbourne, where she lived with her parents and younger brother, Will. At 13 years old, she started taking saxophone lessons while teaching herself guitar. Following high school, she started university courses in both music and arts but dropped out of the music component to join local group, Animaux, on vocals and saxophone. In 2014, her question asking from how high a steak would need to be dropped to be cooked by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Projectors
Dirty Projectors is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002. The band is the project of singer-songwriter David Longstreth, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The band's current line-up consists of Longstreth, alongside Maia Friedman (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Felicia Douglass (vocals, percussion, keyboards) and Olga Bell (vocals, keyboards). Since its formation, Dirty Projectors has released eight full-length studio albums, with the project featuring major contributions from co-lead vocalist and guitarist Amber Coffman from 2006 to 2013. Following the release of '' Rise Above'' (2007), an album of Black Flag songs as re-imagined from memory, Dirty Projectors released their break-through album, '' Bitte Orca'' in 2009. Featuring lead vocals from Longstreth, Coffman, and Angel Deradoorian, the album received widespread critical acclaim and increased the band's exposure significantly. Its foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destroyer (band)
Destroyer is a Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver, formed in 1995. The band is fronted by founding member and lead vocalist Dan Bejar, with a collective of regular band members and collaborators joining him in the studio and during live performances. Alongside Bejar, Destroyer currently includes longtime producers John Collins (bass) and David Carswell (guitar), Nicolas Bragg (lead guitar), Ted Bois (keyboards), JP Carter (trumpet) and Joshua Wells (drums). The band's discography draws on a variety of musical influences, resulting in albums that can sound markedly distinct from one another; in Bejar's words, "That's kind of my goal: to start from scratch every time." Destroyer have released fourteen studio albums to date, with their most recent, ''Dan's Boogie'', released in March 2025. Career 1996–2001: ''We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge'', ''City of Daughters'', ''Thief,'' ''Streethawk: A Seduction'' ''We'll Build Them a Golden Bridge'', Destroyer's 1996 debut, is mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citay
Citay is an American, San Francisco-based band currently released on Dead Oceans. The band was formed in 2004 by Ezra Feinberg as a studio project with Tim Green from The Fucking Champs, and some help from others. There is now a live band including members of Tussle, The Dry Spells, Sean Smith, 3 Leafs, and Daevid Allen's University of Errors. Citay performed at the South by Southwest Music Festival in 2007 and 2008. Instrumentation The band uses acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass, keyboards, drums, and other percussions. The band's sound includes guitar harmonies, long instrumental sections, and Beach Boys-like vocals. The sound has been described as psychedelic pop-rock. Discography *''Citay'', 2006, Important Records (CD), Frenetic Records (LP) *''Little Kingdom'', 2007, Dead Oceans (CD), Important Records (LP) *''Remixes'', 2009, Dead Oceans Dead Oceans, Inc., is an American independent record label founded in 2006 and based in Bloomington, Indiana. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassandra Jenkins
Cassandra Jenkins is an American singer-songwriter from New York City. Early life and education Cassandra Jenkins was born into a musical New York family. Her parents played on cruise ships in the 1980s. She learned how to play the guitar and sing at a young age. Before the age of 12, she toured with her family band playing folk music at festivals. She is the older sister of Reid Jenkins in the band Morningsiders. Jenkins graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006, where she studied visual arts. For two years, she worked as an editorial assistant at ''The New Yorker''. Career Jenkins released her self-titled debut EP in April 2013, with an album titled ''Play Till You Win'' following in 2017 and receiving positive reviews. Her second album, '' An Overview on Phenomenal Nature'', was released to critical acclaim in February 2021, featuring production by multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman. Her 2024 album, '' My Light, My Destroyer'', was given a rating of 8.0 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Califone
Califone is an experimental rock band from Chicago. The band is named after Califone International, an audio equipment manufacturer. Their work has been critically acclaimed. Roots & Crowns review AllMusic Califone has released an album and feature film, both of which are titled '' All My Friends Are Funeral Singers''. The album was released October 6, 2009 on Dead Oceans. The feature film was made available in 2010, and the band toured as a live soundtrack to the film. ''All My Friends Are Funeral Singers'' is the follow-up album to 2006's '' Roots & Crowns'', which ''The New York Times'' called "enthralling." In 2011, a feature-length tour documentary about Califone, called "Made a Machine by Describing the Landscape", was released by IndiePix. The film was directed by Solan Jensen and Joshua Marie Wilkinson, and presents an intimate portrait of the band on tour in Europe and the US after the release of " Heron King Blues". History After the breakup of his former band Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Eyes (band)
Bright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded in Omaha, Nebraska by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. It consists of Oberst, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, producer Mike Mogis, arranger, composer and trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott, and a rotating line-up of collaborators drawn primarily from Music of Omaha#Indie rock music, Omaha's indie music scene. Between 1998 and 2011, the band's albums were released through Saddle Creek Records, a Nebraska-based label founded by Justin Oberst (Conor's brother) and Mogis. In January 2020, the band announced their return, having signed with Dead Oceans. Their most recent album, ''Five Dice, All Threes'', was released in September 2024. History 1995–1998: ''A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997'' After being a founding member of Commander Venus – which disbanded in 1997 – guitarist/vocalist Conor Oberst turned to focus on his new project, Bright Eyes. In 1998, he released 20 of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazos (band)
Brazos is the moniker of Martin McNulty Crane. Originally from Austin, Texas, Brazos gained recognition in 2009 with the self-released debut album, "Phosphorescent Blues". He and the band are currently based in Brooklyn, New York.Dead Oceans"Brazos::Dead Oceans"/ref> Overview Brazos began as the solo recording project of songwriter Martin Crane, who debuted the band late 2007 with the EPs ''Feeding Frenzy'' and ''A City Just as Tall''. Brazos, in its original incarnation, went on to open for Grizzly Bear, Shearwater, Vampire Weekend, The National, Iron & Wine, Wye Oak and Bowerbirds, as well as a national tour with local pals, White Denim. ''Phosphorescent Blues'' was self released in 2009 to positive reviews but after touring took its toll, Crane "packed everything he owned into a 1990 Honda Civic station wagon that he'd had since he was 15 and moved to New York." and signed to Dead Oceans. With new bandmates Spencer Zahn (bass) (who moonlights in Empress Of's band) and Ian C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowerbirds (band)
Bowerbirds is an American folk band formed in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, in 2006. The group comprises Philip Moore (vocals, guitar), Beth Tacular (accordion, vocals) and Mark Paulson (violin, vocals). Allmusic writer Stewart Mason places their sound on "the dividing line between the freak folk contingent led by Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom and the more straightforward sunshine pop of Lavender Diamond." Their debut album, ''Hymns for a Dark Horse'', released under Burly Time Records in 2007, received favorable reviews from publications such as Pitchfork, Time Out New York and Prefix Magazine. Bowerbirds have toured in support of The Mountain Goats, with John Darnielle referring to the band as his "favorite new band in forever". Their second album, ''Upper Air'', was released July 7, 2009. The band released ''The Clearing'' on March 6, 2012. Their most recent offering was 2021's "becalmyounglovers," which was released on April 30. Discography Studio albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleached
Bleached is an American pop band consisting of sisters Jennifer and Jessica Clavin, formerly of Mika Miko. The band plays a style of rock, pop, rock and roll, and indie rock. Bleached was established in Los Angeles in 2011. The group has released three studio albums, '' Ride Your Heart'' (2013), '' Welcome the Worms'' (2016) and '' Don't You Think You've Had Enough?'' (2019), all with Dead Oceans, and have charted on the ''Billboard'' charts. History They formed in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California during 2011, with Mika Miko front woman Jennifer Clavin and guitarist Jessica Clavin. Micayla Grace joined in 2014 as a live member and drummer Nick Pillot in 2016. The band released three singles, ''Francis'', ''Carter'', and "Searching Through the Past" / "Electric Chair", soon after their formation. Their subsequent release, a studio album, ''Ride Your Heart'', was released on April 2, 2013, by Dead Oceans. This album charted on the ''Billboard'' magazine Heatseekers Albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Allen
Bishop Allen is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band's core members are Justin Rice and Christian Rudder, who are supported both on stage and in the studio by a rotating cast of musical collaborators. The band was formed in 2003 and grew out of Rice and Rudder's friendship; it takes its name from Bishop Allen Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where the two lived together after attending Harvard University. Bishop Allen has released four albums and 12 EPs; their second album, '' The Broken String'', was released in July 2007, '' Grrr...'', was released in March 2009, and after a five-year hiatus they released their most recent album ''Lights Out'' in August 2014. History Pre-Bishop Allen Rice and Rudder attended Harvard University, where they were DJs on WHRB's punk/indie program, Record Hospital. While enrolled in the same English course, they struck up a conversation in class after seeing each other at a Jawbreaker show. The two f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
