The Explorers Club are an American

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band originally from the coast of

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, United States. They feature a rotating cast of musicians led by Jason Brewer, whose debut album was released by Dead Oceans. The music of their first album is heavily influenced by the vocal harmony styles and production of

the Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their f ...

. They are also influenced by classic

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arrangements as made popular by

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Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and de ...

Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter who is best known for pioneering recording practices in the 1960s, followed by his trials and conviction for murder in the 2000s. S ...

the Zombies The Zombies are an English Rock music, rock band formed in St Albans in 1961. Led by keyboardist/vocalist Rod Argent and lead vocalist Colin Blunstone, the group had their first British and American hit in 1964 with "She's Not There". In the U ...

the Monkees The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. The band consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones (musician), Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. Spurred by the success of ''The Monkees (TV series), Th ...

and

the Byrds The Byrds () were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964. The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn (known as Jim McGuinn until mid-1967) being the so ...

. Their second album shows more influences of soft-pop artists of the early-1970s such as Burt Bacharach, Glen Campbell, etc. The band relocated to Nashville, Tenn. in 2014 and released their third studio album 'Together' on 24 June 2016. On 12 June 2020 they released the self-titled album 'The Explorers Club' and an album of covers titled 'To Sing and Be Born Again' on Goldstar Recordings.

History

The Explorers Club was formed in

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in 2005. The group signed with indie record label Dead Oceans in June 2007 and released their debut album in 2008. Their first single, "Do You Love Me?", was released in April of that year. The Explorers Club's music has been featured on TV shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Several members of The Explorers Club were previously in a band called Nineteen Eighty-Four. To promote the February 2012 release of ''Grand Hotel'', the band released three free EPs called "suites", each containing a cover and two preliminary mixes of tracks set to appear on the album. The final mixes for the album were done by

Mark Linett Mark Linett is an American record producer and audio engineer who is best known for his remixing and remastering of the Beach Boys' catalog. Since 1988, he has been the engineer for Brian Wilson's recordings. He has also worked with Red Hot C ...

, who is known for his work with

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. In 2014 and 2015, the band recorded their third studio album, ''Together,'' at Reel Recording in Nashville, Tenn. The album featured members of

Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025) was an American musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often Brian Wilson is a genius, called a genius for his novel approaches to pop compositio ...

's band, Nelson Bragg, Probyn Gregory, Scott Bennett, and

Darian Sahanaja Darian Sahanaja (born May 20, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, keyboardist, and arranger who is best known for co-founding Wondermints in 1992 and having played with Brian Wilson's supporting band since 1999. He has also performed alongs ...

, and was co-produced by Jason Brewer, Mark Galup, and Erik Thompson. ''Together'' was released on 24 June 2016.

Discography

Albums

* ''Freedom Wind'' -

Dead Oceans 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 fro ...

, 2008 * ''Grand Hotel'' -

Rock Ridge Music Rock Ridge Music is an independent record label and artist management company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2004, it has signed, managed, and/or promoted artists including Reel Big Fish, Sister Hazel, Rachel Platten, Matthew Perryma ...

, 2012 * ''TOGETHER'' - Goldstar Recordings, 2016 * ''The Explorers Club'' - Goldstar Recordings, 2020 * ''To Sing and Be Born Again'' - Goldstar Recordings, 2020 * ''Wattage'' - Goldstar Recordings, 2021

EPs

* ''The Explorers Club'' - ''self-released, iTunes'', 2006 * ''The Californian Suite'' -

, 2011 * ''The Carolinian Suite'' -

, 2011 * ''The New Yorker Suite'' -

, 2011 * ''All Aboard: Live at Patriots Point'', 2015

Singles

* ''Do You Love Me? / Carry Me'' -

, 2008 * In 2012 the band recorded a version of

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for a fund raising cd titled "Super Hits of the Seventies" for radio station

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. * ''No Good to Cry'', 2012 * ''Don't Waste Her Time'',

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, 2013 * ''Christmas Must Be Tonight'', 2013 * ''We've Only Just Begun'', 2014 * ''The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore'', 2019

Press

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online: Artist of the Day 03.07.08 .

References

External links

Band Website
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