Birth name Timothy Showalter Years active 2003–present Also known as Strand of Oaks Labels Dead Oceans | Genres rock, folk rock Name Strand Oaks Occupation(s) singer, songwriter | |
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Role Music Producer · strandofoaks.net Albums Heal, Pope Killdragon, Leave Ruin, Dark Shores, Darker Shores Profiles | ||
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Strand of Oaks is the rock project by songwriter and producer Timothy Showalter. Originally from Indiana, he currently resides in Philadelphia. His music classifies with the genres rock and folk music, or folk rock.
Contents
- Strand of oaks npr music tiny desk concert
- Strand of oaks full performance live on kexp
- Early life
- Leave Ruin 2009
- Pope Killdragon 2010
- Dark Shores 2012
- HEAL 2014
- Hard Love 2017
- Awards nominations accomplishments
- Albums
- EPs
- Singles
- References
Strand of oaks full performance live on kexp
Early life
After high school, Showalter moved from Indiana to Pennsylvania. While Showalter was on tour, his wife had an affair. Escaping his detrimental relationship, he moved back to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 2003. A couple months later, he came home to find his house burned down. Showalter spent his nights in hotels and on park benches with a borrowed guitar while working at an orthodox Jewish day school. Despite the turmoil, he was able to find inspiration to continue writing music that would later be released.
Leave Ruin (2009)
Showalter's first album Leave Ruin was released in 2009 on the Pennsylvania label La Société Expéditionnaire while touring and collaborating with Lou Rogai (Lewis & Clarke).
Pope Killdragon (2010)
Pope Killdragon is a self-released album by Showalter. The album was produced by audio engineer, Ben Vehorn. While holding onto Strand of Oak's folky sound, Vehorn added in synthesizers and effects pedals to create an album with a sound that was unexplored territory for Showalter. In between tours, Showalter wrote music for what would become Dark Shores. He recorded this album with John Vanderslice who produced the songs.
Dark Shores (2012)
"Dark Shores" is the 2nd album self-released by Showalter.
HEAL (2014)
Once Showalter returned from tour, he got to work recording about 30 demos in three weeks. He wrote and recorded songs in his home studio which led to the album, HEAL. This was the first album Showalter released on Dead Oceans.
On Christmas Day in 2013, Showalter and Sue were driving back to Philadelphia from Indiana when they hit a patch of ice and crashed into two semi trucks. Showalter suffered a concussion and broke every rib on his right side. The near-death experience gave Showalter a boldness during mixing sessions while creating HEAL with John Congleton, just days after the crash.
Since being released, "HEAL" has received much acclaim being named one of the best albums released in 2014. Showalter has toured extensively in support of the album and opened for Jason Isbell, Iron and Wine, and Ryan Adams. Strand of Oaks made their television debut in 2014 appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Hard Love (2017)
On December 1st, 2016, Timothy Showalter announced the upcoming fifth album from Strand of Oaks called Hard Love which was released on February 17th, 2017. He also released the first single off of the album called "Radio Kids". Strand of Oaks appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly, live at the Troubadour in L.A., first broadcast 5/17/2017.