Offshore (album)

Offshore
Studio album by Early Day Miners
Released	August 22, 2006
Recorded	May 2005–December 2005
Studio	Grotto Home Studio in Bloomington, Indiana and Old Mt. Gilead Church in Mount Gilead, North Carolina
Genre	Ambient, alternative rock, slowcore, post-rock, shoegaze
Length	37:34
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	John McEntire
Early Day Miners chronology
All Harm Ends Here (2005) Offshore (2006) The Treatment (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	5.8 [2]
Spacelab	[3]

Offshore is the fifth full-length album by Early Day Miners, released in 2006 on Secretly Canadian Records. Offshore is a continuous six-song exploration of the musical and lyrical themes presented in the band's song "Offshore", from their 2002 album Let Us Garlands Bring .

Track listing

1. "Land of Pale Saints" – 9:11
2. "Deserter" – 4:07
3. "Sans Revival" – 4:29
4. "Return of the Native" – 3:39
5. "Silent Tents" – 7:05
6. "Hymn Beneath the Palisades" – 9:03

Personnel

• Dan Burton: vocals, guitar
• Joseph Brumley: guitar
• Darin Gray: prepared bass
• Matt Griffin: drums
• Dan Matz: guitar
• Jonathan Richardson: bass
• Jonathan Ford: bass
• Amber Webber: vocals on "Return of the Native"

References

1. Brown, Marisa. Offshore at AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
2. Currin, Grayson (February 2, 2007). "Early Day Miners: Offshore | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved January 30, 2012.
3. Miller, Jason. "Spacelab Music Review - Early Day Miners : Offshore". Spacelab. Retrieved January 30, 2012.