Dead Oceans

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Dead Oceans, Inc.
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FoundedJune 30, 2006;18 years ago (2006-06-30)
FounderChris Swanson
Ben Swanson
Darius Van Arman
Jonathan Cargill
Phil Waldorf
Distributor(s) Secretly Distribution
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
Location Bloomington, Indiana
Official website deadoceans.com

Dead Oceans, Inc., [1] is an American independent record label founded in 2006 and based in Bloomington, Indiana. [2]

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History

On June 30, 2006, [1] Phil Waldorf founded Dead Oceans with Chris Swanson. [3] Swanson suggested the name Dead Oceans, which came from the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (1963). [4] [5] Chris' brother Ben Swanson, Darius Van Arman, and Jonathan Cargill of Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar also helped to found the label. [6] [7] The label was launched in 2007, and is part of Secretly Group. [8] [3]

In 2017, the label released shoegaze band Slowdive's first album in 22 years. [9] [10] [11]

In 2018, Dead Oceans was listed as #7 on Paste magazine's top-10 record labels of 2018. [12]

Artists

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dead Oceans, Inc". OpenCorporates . June 30, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Secretly Group". secretlygroup.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "LIVE FROM THE BEEHIVE". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ "About". deadoceans.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ Shepler, Jack (March 14, 2007). "Record roundup of early 2007's Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar CDs". NUVO. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  6. ↑ Austin Powell, "Dead Oceans Making Waves" Austin Chronicle , October 19, 2007.
  7. ↑ Dave Maher, "Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar Birth Dead Oceans" Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Pitchfork Media, February 19, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Secretly Group". Music Business Worldwide. January 27, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Slowdive return with new song after 22 years (were savvy in naming themselves "slow" dive)". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Slowdive on Reuniting for the Band's First Album in 22 Years". Observer. April 26, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Slowdive on Their First Album in 22 Years and Why Shoegaze Came Back". Pitchfork. April 10, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  12. ↑ "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018". pastemagazine.com. December 31, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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