Dead Oceans

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::summary American independent record label ::

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Field	Value
name	Dead Oceans, Inc.
image	DeadOceansRecords.gif
founded
founder	Chris Swanson
Ben Swanson
Darius Van Arman
Jonathan Cargill
Phil Waldorf
distributor	Secretly Distribution
genre	Various
country	United States
location	Bloomington, Indiana
website
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| name = Dead Oceans, Inc. | image = DeadOceansRecords.gif | founded = | founder = Chris Swanson Ben Swanson Darius Van Arman Jonathan Cargill Phil Waldorf | distributor = Secretly Distribution | genre = Various | country = United States | location = Bloomington, Indiana | website =

Dead Oceans, Inc., is an American independent record label founded in 2006 and based in Bloomington, Indiana.

History

On June 30, 2006, 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 was launched in 2007, and 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

References

References

1. (2006-06-30). "Dead Oceans, Inc.".
2. "Secretly Group".
3. "LIVE FROM THE BEEHIVE".
4. "About".
5. Shepler, Jack. (14 March 2007). "Record roundup of early 2007's Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar CDs".
6. Austin Powell, [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A551909 "Dead Oceans Making Waves"] ''[[Austin Chronicle]]'', October 19, 2007.
7. Dave Maher, [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/41249-secretly-canadian-jagjaguwar-birth-dead-oceans "Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar Birth Dead Oceans"] {{Webarchive. link. (2008-10-11 ''Pitchfork Media'', February 19, 2007.)
8. (2021-01-27). "Secretly Group".
9. "Slowdive return with new song after 22 years (were savvy in naming themselves "slow" dive)".
10. (2017-04-26). "Slowdive on Reuniting for the Band's First Album in 22 Years".
11. (10 April 2017). "Slowdive on Their First Album in 22 Years and Why Shoegaze Came Back".
12. (2018-12-31). "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018".

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