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M. McKenzie, J. Long, D. Crane, J. Goodman (Photo by J. Hollingsworth)

Boat, usually stylized as BOAT, is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington.[1][2] Their album Dress Like Your Idols was released in 2011 on Magic Marker Records[3][4] and has received favorable reviews and notable press from major media outlets including Pitchfork Media,[5] and AllMusic.[6]

The band's sound has been compared to Built to Spill, The New Pornographers, and Superchunk.[7] BOAT's sixth studio album, Tread Lightly, was released on May 1, 2020 by Magic Marker Records. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Life Is A Shipwreck, We Must Remember To Sing In The Lifeboats (2004)
  • After All (2004)
  • Songs That You Might Not Like (2006)
  • Let's Drag Our Feet (2007)
  • Setting the Paces (2009)
  • Dress Like Your Idols (2011)
  • Pretend To Be Brave (2013)
  • 50 Sweaty BOAT Fans Can't Be Wrong (Early Recordings Compilation) (2014)
  • Tread Lightly (2020)

EPs

  • Topps 7" (2008) [9]
  • (I'll Beat My Chest Like) King Kong" (2011) [10]

Personnel

Present

  • D. Crane, vocals and guitar
  • M. McKenzie, bass and guitar
  • J. Goodman, drums,[11] guitar, keys
  • J. Long, drums.[12][13]
  • J. Askew, keys

Past or touring members

  • Z. Duffy, guitar, keys (touring member)[14][15]
  • I. Bone, guitar (touring member)
  • P. Mayben, drums
  • J. Fell, drums (touring member)
  • R. Cancro, guitar, saxophone, keys (touring member)
  • B. Stewart, guitar, keys (touring member)[16]
  • J. Angle, drums

References

  1. ^ Hopkin, Kenyon (2006-10-13). "Boat". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  2. ^ "BOAT". Boat.ohnodisaster.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  3. ^ "Dress Like Your Idols: Boat: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  4. ^ Un. "BOAT | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  5. ^ "BOAT: Dress Like Your Idols | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  6. ^ Sendra, Tim (2011-03-22). "Dress Like Your Idols - Boat". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  7. ^ "BOAT - Dress Like Your Idols - Reviews - Articles - Indie Articles & Reviews". MadeLoud. 2011-12-14. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  8. ^ "Seattle's BOAT prep first album in 7 years, share "So Many Reasons Your Hair Turns Grey"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  9. ^ "BOAT - Topps". Discogs. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. ^ "BOAT - (I'll Beat My Chest Like) King Kong". Discogs. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. ^ Hopkin, Kenyon (2006-10-13). "Boat". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
  12. ^ Frizzelle, Christopher. "I'm on a Motherfucking BOAT". The Stranger. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  13. ^ Lannamann, Ned. "Boys to Men". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  14. ^ "BOAT played Union Hall & Bruar Falls (pics & videos)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  15. ^ "an interview w/ BOAT (and videos from Coney Island)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  16. ^ Caramanica, Jon (2010-05-24). "At NYC Popfest, Bands Offer Fun, Clean-Cut Stuff". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
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