Dead_Oceans

Dead Oceans

Dead Oceans

American independent record label

Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana.[1]

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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]

Some of the label's earliest releases include Phosphorescent's Pride, Dirty Projectors' Rise Above, and Akron/Family's Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free, ranging from folk to art punk to groove-y rock.[8] Dead Oceans has published Julianna Barwick, Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers, Japanese Breakfast, Ryley Walker, The Tallest Man on Earth, Kevin Morby, Marlon Williams, Shame, and many others.[9]

In 2017, the label released shoegaze band Slowdive's first album in 22 years.[10][11][12]

In 2018, Dead Oceans was listed as #7 on Paste magazine's top-10 record labels of 2018. Jagjaguwar was listed as #4 and Secretly Canadian was listed as #8.[13]

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References

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    Austin Powell, "Dead Oceans Making Waves" Austin Chronicle, October 19, 2007.
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    "Featured Label: Dead Oceans". Mood Media Blog. 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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    Fink, Matt. "Mitski – The Under the Radar Cover Story". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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    "Slowdive return with new song after 22 years (were savvy in naming themselves "slow" dive)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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    "Slowdive on Reuniting for the Band's First Album in 22 Years". Observer. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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    "Slowdive on Their First Album in 22 Years and Why Shoegaze Came Back". Pitchfork. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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    "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018". pastemagazine.com. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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