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Dead Oceans

American independent record label

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

Ben Swanson Darius Van Arman Jonathan Cargill Phil Waldorf

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

(2006-06-30). "Dead Oceans, Inc.".
"Secretly Group".
"LIVE FROM THE BEEHIVE".
"About".
Shepler, Jack. (14 March 2007). "Record roundup of early 2007's Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar CDs".
Austin Powell, [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A551909 "Dead Oceans Making Waves"] ''[[Austin Chronicle]]'', October 19, 2007.
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.)
(2021-01-27). "Secretly Group".
"Slowdive return with new song after 22 years (were savvy in naming themselves "slow" dive)".
(2017-04-26). "Slowdive on Reuniting for the Band's First Album in 22 Years".
(10 April 2017). "Slowdive on Their First Album in 22 Years and Why Shoegaze Came Back".
(2018-12-31). "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018".

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