Dead Oceans
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| Dead Oceans, Inc. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | June 30, 2006 |
| Founder | Chris Swanson Ben Swanson Darius Van Arman Jonathan Cargill Phil Waldorf |
| Distributor(s) | Secretly Distribution |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Official website | deadoceans |
Dead Oceans, Inc.,[1] is an American independent record label founded in 2006 and based in Bloomington, Indiana.[2]
History
[edit]On June 30, 2006,[1] Phil Waldorf founded Dead Oceans with Chris Swanson.[3] Swanson suggested the name Dead Oceans, which came from the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (1963).[4][5] Chris' brother Ben Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Jonathan Cargill of Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar also helped to found the label.[6][7] The label was launched in 2007, and is part of Secretly Group.[8][3]
In 2017, the label released shoegaze band Slowdive's first album in 22 years.[9][10][11]
In 2018, Dead Oceans was listed as #7 on Paste magazine's top-10 record labels of 2018.[12]
Artists
[edit]- 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
- Califone
- Cassandra Jenkins
- Citay
- Destroyer
- Dirty Projectors
- Dub Thompson
- Durand Jones & The Indications
- Evangelicals
- Fenne Lily
- Frog Eyes
- Gauntlet Hair
- Greg Mendez
- Japanese Breakfast
- Jensen McRae
- John Vanderslice
- Julianna Barwick
- Kane Strang
- Kevin Morby
- Khruangbin
- Mark McGuire
- Marlon Williams
- Mitski
- Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
- Nurses
- On Fillmore
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Phosphorescent
- Ryley Walker
- Scowl
- Shame
- Sloppy Jane
- Slowdive
- Strand of Oaks
- Sun Airway
- The Donkeys
- The Explorers Club
- The Luyas
- The Tallest Man on Earth
- These Are Powers
- Tom Rogerson
- Toro y Moi
- Wednesday
- White Hinterland
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dead Oceans, Inc". OpenCorporates. June 30, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "Secretly Group". secretlygroup.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "LIVE FROM THE BEEHIVE". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "About". deadoceans.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Shepler, Jack (March 14, 2007). "Record roundup of early 2007's Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar CDs". NUVO. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Austin Powell, "Dead Oceans Making Waves" Austin Chronicle, October 19, 2007.
- ^ Dave Maher, "Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar Birth Dead Oceans" Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Pitchfork Media, February 19, 2007.
- ^ "Secretly Group". Music Business Worldwide. January 27, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Slowdive return with new song after 22 years (were savvy in naming themselves "slow" dive)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Slowdive on Reuniting for the Band's First Album in 22 Years". Observer. April 26, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Slowdive on Their First Album in 22 Years and Why Shoegaze Came Back". Pitchfork. April 10, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018". pastemagazine.com. December 31, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
