Jessica Dobson (born 1984) is an

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. She has performed with several musicians and bands, including

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. Retrieved November 3, 2012.

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band

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, as well as being a solo artist. She is currently fronting and playing guitar for her own band,

Deep Sea Diver Deep Sea Diver is a pop rock band based in Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Jessica Dobson (vocals, guitar, keys), Peter Mansen (drums), Elliot Jackson (guitar, synthesizer) and Garrett Gue (bass). Biography In 2009, Dobson recorded and ...

Career

Born in

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, Dobson was signed to

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when she was 19 years old.Another Rainy Saturday » ARS interview: Deep Sea Diver’s Jessica Dobson on working with The Shins, Divine Fits and finding time for her own band
Retrieved November 3, 2012. She recorded two solo albums under her own name while on the label, but she was not satisfied with either of the finished products and Atlantic ultimately shelved both albums.

Deep Sea Diver

After leaving Atlantic, Dobson recorded an EP called ''New Caves'' under the name Deep Sea Diver. She later formed a band under the Deep Sea Diver name consisting of herself on guitar, John Raines on bass and Peter Mansen on drums.
Retrieved November 3, 2012. The band’s full-length debut album, ''History Speaks'', was

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in February 2012.Deep Sea Diver - History Speaks (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs
Retrieved November 3, 2012. In September 2019, she began touring with

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in support of Deep Sea Diver's forthcoming third full-length record.Songkick
Retrieved September 13, 2019.

The Shins

In August 2011, it was announced that Dobson would be performing with American indie rock band

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. Retrieved November 4, 2012. She toured with the band throughout October, and she became an official member of the band in February 2012.Girls Rock! Seattle's Jessica Dobson joins the Shins...but plays live for us first - - MyNorthwest.com
Retrieved November 4, 2012. Due to her desire to spend more time on writing and performing her own music, she departed from The Shins in 2013.

Beck

It was announced that Dobson would perform with indie/alternative musician Beck on his ''

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'' tour from 2008–2009.

Personal life

Dobson is married to Peter Mansen, who is the drummer of Deep Sea Diver. They met when he was working as a

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at the Lighthouse Roasters coffee house in

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. Dobson is a Christian and includes spiritual themes in her music.

Discography

With ''Deep Sea Diver''

*''New Caves EP'' (2009)Amazon.com: New Caves EP: Deep Sea Diver: MP3 Downloads
Retrieved November 4, 2012. *''History Speaks'' (2012) *''Always Waiting EP (2014) *''Secrets'' (2016) *''Impossible Weight'' (2020)

References

External links

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