Current members:
Jeremy Yocum
Eric Elterman
Ryan Goolsby
Kevin Plessner
Ian Peksa
Former members:
Bradly Brown
Stephen Kimbrell
Sounds Like
"...their melodies chime like a lullaby for the indie rock set... perfect music for those who like blissed-out pop, sad-style folk, and just downright beautiful music."
"...a blend of spacey textures and raw, country-tinged songwriting... a lovely meeting between the New Year's Newness Ends and Pleasant Grove's Auscultation of the Heart."
Oceanographer is the current incarnation of Jeremy Yocum and Eric Elterman's fifteen-year collaboration. By 2002 the two had found enough musicians to build a solid five-member line-up. Based in Denton, Texas, this line-up produced two releases: 2003's Twenty String and 2005's On Leaping from Airplanes. The whole band had relocated to Brooklyn by the end of 2004, where they continued working and performing live. By 2006 Oceanographer had, for all intents and purposes, dissolved.
After dabbling with other projects and ideas, Yocum and Elterman decided to return to Oceanographer with original bassist Ryan Goolsby. Guitarist Kevin Plessner (of Monuments, Suzan Hurtuk, Missives) and drummer Ian Peksa (of The Autumn Leaves, Silver Tongue Diary, Jaane) replaced (respectively) Stephen Kimbrell and Bradly Brown, and the quintet will make their first appearance as a re-formed Oceanographer on October 11th at Manhattan venue National Underground. The group hopes to have a new recording ready for release sometime in 2009.
Everyone at indiecater records would like to wish you a happy summer and let you know that there is an indiepop song from the Very Most available to download FREE from our site!
So happy you guys are back! You made my entire year with this news. Saw the Union Pool show last night. Love love love. How to be sure to not miss your next one? New mailing list?
We've got Sideways Saloon on Sunday, The Travelling Band, The Kambourines from Norway/Liverpool, and Fence favourites The Bicycle Thieves up from London, get down there at 7pm!!
Hello there, the first Sideways Saloon is on 9th September at the Bay Horse, Thomas Street, Manchester. We've got The Travelling Band, Down the Tiny Steps and Aidan Smith, DJs, projections, merch table and a free Down the Tiny Steps/Adam P. Gorman CD if you get there early enough....
I'm truly sad to see Oceanographer go. You guys created two (one and a half?) of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard. Best wishes to all of you guys in your future work.
