Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana.[1]
History
In 2007, Phil Waldorf founded Dead Oceans with Chris Swanson.[2] Swanson suggested the name Dead Oceans, which came from the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (1963).[3][4] Chris' brother Ben Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Jonathan Cargill of Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar also helped to found the label.[5][6] The label is part of Secretly Group.[7]
In 2017, the label released shoegaze band Slowdive's first album in 22 years.[8][9][10]
In 2018, Dead Oceans was listed as #7 on Paste magazine's top-10 record labels of 2018.[11]
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
- 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
References
- ^ "Secretly Group". secretlygroup.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "LIVE FROM THE BEEHIVE". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "About". deadoceans.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ Shepler, Jack (14 March 2007). "Record roundup of early 2007's Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar CDs". NUVO. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ 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. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Slowdive return with new song after 22 years (were savvy in naming themselves "slow" dive)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Slowdive on Reuniting for the Band's First Album in 22 Years". Observer. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Slowdive on Their First Album in 22 Years and Why Shoegaze Came Back". Pitchfork. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018". pastemagazine.com. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
