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