Dead Oceans

American independent record label

Record label

Dead Oceans

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.deadoceans.com

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

## History

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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

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* 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
* White Hinterland

## See also

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* List of record labels
* Secretly Canadian
* Jagjaguwar

## References

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1. ^ "Secretly Group". secretlygroup.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
2. ^ "LIVE FROM THE BEEHIVE". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
3. ^ "About". deadoceans.com. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
4. ^ Shepler, Jack (14 March 2007). "Record roundup of early 2007's Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar CDs". NUVO. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
5. ^ Austin Powell, "Dead Oceans Making Waves" Austin Chronicle, October 19, 2007.
6. ^ Dave Maher, "Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar Birth Dead Oceans" Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Pitchfork Media, February 19, 2007.
7. ^ "Secretly Group". Music Business Worldwide. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
8. ^ "Slowdive return with new song after 22 years (were savvy in naming themselves "slow" dive)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
9. ^ "Slowdive on Reuniting for the Band's First Album in 22 Years". Observer. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
10. ^ "Slowdive on Their First Album in 22 Years and Why Shoegaze Came Back". Pitchfork. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
11. ^ "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018". pastemagazine.com. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2019-11-11.

## External links

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* Dead Oceans official website

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