The Explorers Club are an American

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band originally from the coast of

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, United States. They feature a rotating cast of musicians led by Jason Brewer, whose debut album was released by Dead Oceans. The music of their first album is heavily influenced by the vocal harmony styles and production of

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. They are also influenced by classic

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arrangements as made popular by

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and

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. Their second album shows more influences of soft-pop artists of the early-1970s such as Burt Bacharach, Glen Campbell, etc. The band relocated to Nashville, Tenn. in 2014 and released their third studio album 'Together' on 24 June 2016. On 12 June 2020 they released the self-titled album 'The Explorers Club' and an album of covers titled 'To Sing and Be Born Again' on Goldstar Recordings.

History

The Explorers Club was formed in Charleston, South Carolina in 2005. The group signed with indie record label Dead Oceans in June 2007 and released their debut album in 2008. Their first single, "Do You Love Me?", was released in April of that year. The Explorers Club's music has been featured on TV shows such as ''

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'', '' How I Met Your Mother'', and '' Bored to Death''. Several members of The Explorers Club were previously in a band called 1984. To promote the February 2012 release of ''Grand Hotel'', the band released three free EPs called "suites", each containing a cover and two preliminary mixes of tracks set to appear on the album. The final mixes for the album were done by

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, who is known for his work with

. In 2014 and 2015, the band recorded their third studio album, ''Together,'' at Reel Recording in Nashville, Tenn. The album featured members of Brian Wilson's band,

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, Probyn Gregory, Scott Bennett, and

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, and was co-produced by Jason Brewer, Mark Galup, and Erik Thompson. ''Together'' was released on 24 June 2016.

Discography

Albums

* ''Freedom Wind'' -

Dead Oceans Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Dead Oceans is part of Secretly Group, which also ...

, 2008 * ''Grand Hotel'' - Rock Ridge Music, 2012 * ''TOGETHER'' - Goldstar Recordings, 2016 * ''The Explorers Club'' - Goldstar Recordings, 2020 * ''To Sing and Be Born Again'' - Goldstar Recordings, 2020 * ''Wattage'' - Goldstar Recordings, 2021

EPs

* ''The Explorers Club'' - ''self-released, iTunes'', 2006 * ''The Californian Suite'' - Rock Ridge Music, 2011 * ''The Carolinian Suite'' - Rock Ridge Music, 2011 * ''The New Yorker Suite'' - Rock Ridge Music, 2011 * ''All Aboard: Live at Patriots Point'', 2015

Singles

* ''Do You Love Me? / Carry Me'' -

, 2008 * In 2012 the band recorded a version of

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for a fund raising cd titled "Super Hits of the Seventies" for radio station

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. * ''No Good to Cry'', 2012 * ''Don't Waste Her Time'',

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, 2013 * ''Christmas Must Be Tonight'', 2013 * ''We've Only Just Begun'', 2014 * ''The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore'', 2019

Press

* Spin online: Artist of the Day 03.07.08 .

References

External links

Band Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Explorers Club American pop rock music groups Musical groups from South Carolina Musical groups established in 2005 Musicians from Charleston, South Carolina Dead Oceans artists