| Dead Oceans | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2007 (2007) |
| 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 | www |
Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana.
History
In 2007, 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. The label 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
- 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.