Dead Oceans, Inc.,
is an American
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...
founded in 2006 and based in
Bloomington, Indiana
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.
History
On June 30, 2006,
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
Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with dream pop) is a subgenre of indie rock, indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion (music), distortion and effects, a ...
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
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A Place to Bury Strangers
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Akron/Family
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Alex Lahey
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Bear in Heaven
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Better Oblivion Community Center
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Bill Fay
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Bishop Allen
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Bleached
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Bowerbirds
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Brazos
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Bright Eyes
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Califone
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Cassandra Jenkins
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Citay
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Destroyer
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larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i ...
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Dirty Projectors
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Dub Thompson
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Durand Jones & The Indications
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Evangelicals
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Fenne Lily
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Frog Eyes
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Gauntlet Hair
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Greg Mendez
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Japanese Breakfast
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Jensen McRae
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John Vanderslice
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Julianna Barwick
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Kane Strang
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Kevin Morby
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Khruangbin
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Mark McGuire
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Marlon Williams
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Mitski
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Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
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Nurses
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On Fillmore
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Phoebe Bridgers
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Phosphorescent
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Ryley Walker
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Scowl
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Shame
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Definition
Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...
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Sloppy Jane
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Slowdive
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Strand of Oaks
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Sun Airway
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The Donkeys
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The Explorers Club
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The Luyas
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The Tallest Man on Earth
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These Are Powers
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Tom Rogerson
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Toro y Moi
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Wednesday
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In English, the name is derived from Old English and Middle English , 'day of Woden', reflecting ...
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White Hinterland
See also
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List of record labels
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Secretly Canadian
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Jagjaguwar
References
External links
Dead Oceans official website
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American independent record labels
Indie rock record labels
Alternative rock record labels
Record labels established in 2007
Indie pop record labels
2007 establishments in Indiana