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The newest entry into John Vanderslice’s deep and undeniably remarkable catalog is White Wilderness, and it’s a record like no other he’s made before. Here are nine new and wildly impressive JV songs captured live over three days in a unique collaboration with the Magik*Magik Orchestra, a collective of classically trained musicians in the Bay Area led by artistic director Minna Choi.
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.
Jun 19, 2013 · Following the tour for 2011's White Wilderness, John Vanderslice quit his former label, Dead Oceans, to take full control with his next releases, funded via Kickstarter: the original Dagger Beach ...
SCOWL SIGNS TO DEAD OCEANS DROP NEW SONG + VIDEO “SPECIAL”. Dead Oceans has been an independent record label since 2007. Its diverse make-up of artists pushes forth a modern re-imagining of the indie-rock canon – an expansion and re-definition of what the “indie” genre even is, and what it can be.
Sure Vanderslice is a great songwriter, great arranger and all that, but his sense of crisp pop production is phenomenal… he’s one of the best out there. Vanderslice’s new album Romanian Names — his first on Dead Oceans, after six on Barsuk — very well could be his best. It’s full of catchy melodies, swirling analog synths and ...
We've become used to hearing John Vanderslice driven by political frustration, writing his way through dark days under the Bush administration. Lyrically, 2007's Emerald City was angry and disenfranchised, but these emotions have all but evaporated on Romanian Names, and with them go much of Vanderslice's energy and passion. Forest Knolls ...
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John Vanderslice is bidding farewell to the folks at Barsuk and joining the ever-expanding ranks of Dead Oceans.The indie rock maestro and all-around nice guy made this announcement late Tuesday ...
