Slowdive release first song in 22 years, “Star Roving”
Last summer, shoegaze greats Slowdive revealed that they finished recording their new album and that it'd be due out in 2017. Now their first new single is here and they signed to Dead Oceans.
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Japanese Breakfast signs to Dead Oceans, shares “Jane Cum” video, on tour now with Mitski
Japanese Breakfast, the dream pop project of Michelle Zauner (also of Little Big League and Dog Island), released her very good new album Psychopomp earlier this year on Yellow K Records, and now she's announced that she's signed to the larger Dead Oceans...
Mitski signs to Dead Oceans, releasing new music in 2016
Mitski released her great album Bury Me At Makeout Creek in 2014 on Double Double Whammy, then repressed it this year with bonus tracks on Don Giovanni, and as a live performer she only gets better and bet...
Asthmatic Kitty, Secretly Group, Joyful Noise & other Indiana labels protest Religious Freedom Restoration Act
First Wilco cancelled an Indiana show in protest of the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (which could legalize discrimination against the LGBT community), and now a handful of record labels with offices in Indiana are protesting ...
Ryley Walker announces new LP on Dead Oceans (stream a track); BV-RBSS show w/ Hop Along & Beach Slang is soon
Folk singer and guitar great Ryley Walker has signed to Dead Oceans (Phosphorescent, Tallest Man on Earth) for the followup to 2014's All Kinds of You...
Strand of Oaks releasing LP on Dead Oceans (stream the song w/ J Mascis), playing NYC (win tix to private Pianos show!)
Strand of Oaks at Town Hall in 2012 (more by Chris La Putt)
Strand of Oaks, the project of Tim Showalter, already has a few albums of bare bones folk music under his belt (he recently toured and collaborated with The Tallest Man on Earth to get an idea), and he's now signed to Dead Oceans (also home to Tallest Man) for his next album, HEAL (due out 6/24), which sees him changing things up a bit...
Sun Airway played Glasslands (pics, setlist)
Bleached sign to Dead Oceans; labelmates APTBS, Bear in Heaven, Sun Airway & Night Beds have NYC shows soon
Los Angeles' punky, poppy Bleached (Jennifer and Jessica Clavin, formerly of Mika Miko) have just signed to Dead Oceans and the label will release the band's debut album sometime next year...
Night Beds releasing 7″ on Dead Oceans, playing shows; one with Ivan & Alyosha (dates, stream and live video)
Night Beds (not to be confused with Night Beats or Night Birds) aka Winston Yellin is the newest signee to Dead Oceans (A Place To Bury Strangers, Tallest Man on Earth, etc...
Bear in Heaven played Union Pool
"Man it's weird playing new songs," Jon Philpot admitted to a beyond-packed Union Pool last night. "But once you go and download that leaked record you're gonna be all, 'oh I like that one...