Dead Oceans Explained

Dead Oceans
Founder:	Chris Swanson Ben Swanson Darius Van Arman Jonathan Cargill Phil Waldorf
Distributor:	Secretly Distribution
Genre:	Various
Country:	United States
Location:	Bloomington, Indiana

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
• 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
• 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

See also

• List of record labels
• Secretly Canadian
• Jagjaguwar

External links

• Dead Oceans official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Secretly Group. secretlygroup.com. 2019-11-08.
2. Web site: LIVE FROM THE BEEHIVE . 2019-11-11 . Indiana Daily Student.
3. Web site: About . 2019-11-11 . deadoceans.com.
4. Web site: Shepler . Jack . 14 March 2007 . Record roundup of early 2007's Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar CDs . 2019-11-11 . NUVO . en.
5. Austin Powell, "Dead Oceans Making Waves" Austin Chronicle, October 19, 2007.
6. Dave Maher, "Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar Birth Dead Oceans" Pitchfork Media, February 19, 2007.
7. Web site: 2021-01-27 . Secretly Group . 2023-08-01 . Music Business Worldwide . en-US.
8. Web site: Slowdive return with new song after 22 years (were savvy in naming themselves "slow" dive). Tiny Mix Tapes. en. 2019-11-11.
9. Web site: Slowdive on Reuniting for the Band's First Album in 22 Years. 2017-04-26. Observer. en. 2019-11-11.
10. Web site: Slowdive on Their First Album in 22 Years and Why Shoegaze Came Back. Pitchfork. 10 April 2017 . en. 2019-11-11.
11. Web site: The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018. 2018-12-31. pastemagazine.com. en. 2019-11-11.