Genre Indie rock Official website Official Site Distributor Secretly Canadian | Location Bloomington, IN Founded 2007 Country of origin United States of America | |
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Founders Ben Swanson, Chris Swanson, Darius Van Arman, Jonathan Cargill, Phil Waldorf Artists The Tallest Man on Earth, Ryley Walker, Kevin Morby, Mitski, Phosphorescent Albums Singing Saw, Puberty 2, Welcome the Worms, The Wild Hunt, Dark Bird Is Home Profiles | ||
Dead Oceans is an independent record label based jointly in Bloomington, Indiana and Austin, Texas. The label has a small but powerful roster of well-known acts including Akron/Family, John Vanderslice, Califone, Phosphorescent, Bishop Allen, Casey Dienel's band White Hinterland, Bowerbirds, Mitski, The Donkeys, and The Tallest Man on Earth.
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After nearly a decade managing Misra Records, Phil Waldorf jumped ship to form Dead Oceans in 2007. Run side by side with sister labels Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar, Dead Oceans is co-owned by the partners behind Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar (Ben Swanson, Chris Swanson, Darius Van Arman, Jonathan Cargill) with Phil Waldorf. Dead Oceans shares the Bloomington, Indiana work staff of its sister labels, but Waldorf acts as its A&R from his current location in Austin, Texas. Taken from their official website, the label "will focus on bold and timeless recordings, not emphasizing a particular genre or scene, but instead fostering a diverse stable of sound-creators".