Early Day Miners are a band from southern
Indiana
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, United States who released records on the
Bloomington,
Indiana
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based label
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Secretly Canadian is a label included in Secretly Group, which ...
. The band has released seven full-length records.
Their first CD ''
Placer Found'' was released April 2000 on
Western Vinyl
Western Vinyl is an independent record label founded in 1998 and based in Austin, Texas. The imprint was formed by Brian Sampson and Ryan Murphy originally to release their lo-fi indie rock projects as Win Foster and Havergal.
Artists
*Abram Sh ...
.
Recent activity
*In 2018 Early Day Miners embarked on two North American tours.
*In 2013 Early Day Miners' (EDM) song "Milking The Moon" from Night People was featured on Showtime series Shameless. Season 3, Episode 10.
*July 2011 saw the release of their seventh full-length album entitled
Night People.
*September 2009 Early Day Miners released their sixth full-length album on
Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Secretly Canadian is a label included in Secretly Group, which ...
entitled ''
The Treatment''.
*In 2006 Early Day Miners toured with band
Wilco
Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup changed frequently d ...
.
*Early Day Miners have toured extensively through
EU and United States.
Early Day Miners tour schedule.
Secretly Canadian, Accessed 2009-08-27.
*Early Day Miners' music was featured in the soundtrack to the NBC series ''Quarterlife
''Quarterlife'' (stylized as ''quarterlife'') is an American web series, also briefly an NBC television series in 2008, created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, the creators of '' Thirtysomething'' and ''Once and Again'', and producers of ...
''.
Discography
;Albums
* 2000: '' Placer Found'' (Western Vinyl)
* 2002: '' Let Us Garlands Bring'' (Secretly Canadian)
* 2003: '' Jefferson At Rest'' (Secretly Canadian)
* 2003: '' Sonograph EP'' (Acuarela)
* 2005: '' All Harm Ends Here'' (Secretly Canadian)
* 2006: '' Offshore'' (Secretly Canadian)
* 2009: '' The Treatment'' (Secretly Canadian)
* 2011: ''Night People'' (Western Vinyl)
;Singles and split releases
* 2001: '' Southern Myth''
* 2001: ''Last Snow''
* 2002: '' Stateless''
* 2003: '' Deep Harbor'' (Burnt Toast Vinyl)
* 2018: ''Night Suit (For Tarah Cards) / Sterling Provisions''
* 2019: ''The Ongoing Moment EP''
;Compilation appearances
''SC 100''''Pulse from Mid America''''Acuarela Songs 3''''For Jonathan''''Green UFOs''''Talitres is 5''
References
External links
Official site
Early Day Miners Blog
Secretly Canadian Early Day Miners site
Early Day Miners MySpace page
Early Day Miners Discogs Discography
Drowned In Sound Early Day Miners Discography History
Pitchfork Reviews
* AllMusic Guide Biography
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Alternative rock groups from Indiana
Indie rock musical groups from Indiana
Sadcore and slowcore groups
Western Vinyl artists
Secretly Canadian artists