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Thee More Shallows
Thee More Shallows
Origin	San Francisco, California, US
Genres	Indie rock, experimental rock
Years active	2001-present
Labels	Anticon, Monotreme, Turn, Megalon
Members	Dee Kesler; Chavo Fraser; Jason Gonzales;
Past members	Tadas Kisielius
Website	www.theemoreshallows.com

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Thee More Shallows is a three-piece experimental indie rock band based in San Francisco, California. It was formed in 2001. The band consists of Dee (ne David) Kesler, Chavo Fraser and Jason Gonzales.

History

The three musicians who would come to constitute Thee More Shallows met for the first time at a concert in 2001, where they were all playing with different groups. Songwriter Dee Kesler at the time was in a band called Shackleton along with Tadas Kisielius, and the two of them became the founding members of the group originally known as simply Thee Shallows. Tadas soon moved away, however, and so Kesler brought in Jason Gonzales of the Cubby Creatures and Chavo Fraser, both of whom were performing as drummers at the time.

It was in a basement room in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco that the band began work on their debut album, A History of Sport Fishing. It was both composed and recorded in a two-week period during which the band would work only in the early hours of the morning. The final product was released in 2002, originally under Thee Shallows until the band were forced to change their name after a call from an attorney. It showcased classical influences as well as laying down the foundation of the groups mellow, textured sound.^[1] The album was released on Megalon Records and received very little promotion in the United States, while it was given a big push by Monotreme Records in the United Kingdom, and this led to the band becoming more popular in Europe than in their home country.^[2]

The band returned from their promotional tour filled with determination, soon building their own studio in Oakland in order to set about recording the follow-up. But this was a task which would come to occupy them for the next two years as they painstakingly recorded each track to their own satisfaction. The final result of this lengthy process was More Deep Cuts which came out in 2004 in the UK once again on Monotreme Records. In 2005 the band decided to go with Turn Records for the US release after struggling to find a dedicated label for their music.^[2] The band also released a UK-only promotional EP for this album called Cuts Plus Two, which featured two songs from the album along with two unreleased tracks.

They followed this up with the Monkey vs. Shark EP in 2006. One of the tracks on this release was a remix of one of their earlier songs by members of the San Francisco-based Anticon label, who the band eventually decided to sign with for their third studio album, Book of Bad Breaks, which came out in April 2007. This album, like their previous efforts, was met with a favorable critical response.^[3]

Style

The key elements of their sound usually consist of soft, whispered introspective vocals against a backdrop of finger-picked guitar and synthesized elements, with influences ranging from classical to electronica.

Side projects

Kesler and Gonzales are also in Ral Partha Vogelbacher, while Fops is a collaboration between lyricist Chadwick Donald Bidwell of Ral Partha Vogelbacher and singer Dee Kesler. Kesler co-produced and played trumpet on "If Found" from Sinombre's debut album Curves of Sirens.

Discography

Studio albums

Date	Title	Record label
May 7, 2002	A History of Sport Fishing	Megalon Records Monotreme Records
September 20, 2004 (UK) July 12, 2005 (US)	More Deep Cuts	Monotreme Records Turn Records
April 27, 2007	Book of Bad Breaks	Anticon
May 28, 2021	Dad Jams	Monotreme Records

EPs

Date	Title	Record label
May 9, 2005	Cuts Plus Two	Monotreme Records
April 3, 2006	Monkey vs. Shark	Monotreme Records

References

^ "Anticon". Retrieved September 12, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Fecalface
^ "metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

External links

[1] "Anticon". Retrieved September 12, 2024.

[auto-2] Fecalface

[3] "metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved September 12, 2024.

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+{{Short description|American indie rock band}}
-'''Thee More Shallows''' are a [[San Francisco]] based band formed in 2001. The band consists of song-writer Dee Kesler, Chavo Fraser, Jason Gonzales. Their debut album, [[A History of Sport Fishing]] achieved a level of critical success and, after touring the [[United States|US]] and [[United Kingdom|UK]] to promote the album, they returned to the studio and spent two solid years working on their follow up, [[More Deep Cuts]], which was released in 2004 in the UK and 2005 in the US.  A UK-only EP called ''Cuts Plus Two'' followed in 2005, and the ''Monkey vs. Shark'' E.P. in 2006.
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+{{Infobox musical artist
+| name                = Thee More Shallows
+| image               =
+| caption             =
+| background          = group_or_band
+| origin              = [[San Francisco, California]], US
+| genre               = [[Indie rock]], [[experimental rock]]
+| years_active        = 2001-present
+| label               = [[Anticon]], Monotreme, [[Turn Records|Turn]], Megalon
+| associated_acts     =
+| website             = {{URL|www.theemoreshallows.com}}
+| current_members     =
+* Dee Kesler
+* Chavo Fraser
+* Jason Gonzales
+| past_members        = Tadas Kisielius
+}}
+'''Thee More Shallows''' is a three-piece [[Experimental rock|experimental]] [[indie rock]] band based in [[San Francisco, California]]. It was formed in 2001. The band consists of Dee (ne David) Kesler, Chavo Fraser and Jason Gonzales.
+==History==
-In 2007 they signed to the [[anticon.]] [[record label|label]], and in April they released their third studio album, [[Book of Bad Breaks]].
+The three musicians who would come to constitute Thee More Shallows met for the first time at a concert in 2001, where they were all playing with different groups. Songwriter Dee Kesler at the time was in a band called Shackleton along with Tadas Kisielius, and the two of them became the founding members of the group originally known as simply Thee Shallows. Tadas soon moved away, however, and so Kesler brought in Jason Gonzales of [[the Cubby Creatures]] and Chavo Fraser, both of whom were performing as drummers at the time.
+It was in a basement room in the [[Tenderloin, San Francisco|Tenderloin District]] of San Francisco that the band began work on their debut album, ''[[A History of Sport Fishing]]''. It was both composed and recorded in a two-week period during which the band would work only in the early hours of the morning. The final product was released in 2002, originally under Thee Shallows until the band were forced to change their name after a call from an attorney. It showcased classical influences as well as laying down the foundation of the groups mellow, textured sound.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anticon.com/index.php?section=artist&target=Thee%20More%20Shallows&js=yes|title=Anticon|accessdate=September 12, 2024}}</ref> The album was released on Megalon Records and received very little promotion in the United States, while it was given a big push by Monotreme Records in the United Kingdom, and this led to the band becoming more popular in Europe than in their home country.<ref name="auto">[http://www.fecalface.com/SF/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=100 Fecalface]</ref>
-Kesler and Gonzales are also in [[Ral Partha Vogelbacher]]. Kesler co-produced and played trumpet on "If Found" from [[Sinombre]]'s debut album [[Curves of Sirens]].
+The band returned from their promotional tour filled with determination, soon building their own studio in [[Oakland]] in order to set about recording the follow-up. But this was a task which would come to occupy them for the next two years as they painstakingly recorded each track to their own satisfaction. The final result of this lengthy process was ''[[More Deep Cuts]]'' which came out in 2004 in the UK once again on Monotreme Records. In 2005 the band decided to go with [[Turn Records]] for the US release after struggling to find a dedicated label for their music.<ref name="auto"/> The band also released a UK-only promotional EP for this album called ''Cuts Plus Two'', which featured two songs from the album along with two unreleased tracks.
+They followed this up with the ''[[Monkey vs. Shark]]'' EP in 2006. One of the tracks on this release was a remix of one of their earlier songs by members of the San Francisco-based [[Anticon]] label, who the band eventually decided to sign with for their third studio album, ''[[Book of Bad Breaks]]'', which came out in April 2007. This album, like their previous efforts, was met with a favorable critical response.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/theemoreshallows/bookofbadbreaks?q=thee%20more%20shallows|title=metacritic|website=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=September 12, 2024}}</ref>
+==Style==
+The key elements of their sound usually consist of soft, whispered introspective vocals against a backdrop of [[fingerpicking|finger-picked]] guitar and synthesized elements, with influences ranging from [[Classical music|classical]] to [[electronica]].
+==Side projects==
+Kesler and Gonzales are also in Ral Partha Vogelbacher, while [[Fops]] is a collaboration between lyricist Chadwick Donald Bidwell of Ral Partha Vogelbacher and singer Dee Kesler. Kesler co-produced and played trumpet on "If Found" from Sinombre's debut album ''Curves of Sirens''.
 ==Discography==
-*''[[A History of Sport Fishing]]'', ([[Megalon Records]]/[[Monotreme Records]], 2002)
+===Studio albums===
-*''[[More Deep Cuts]]'', ([[Turn Records]]/[[Monotreme Records]], 2005)
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
-*''Cuts Plus Two'' (EP), ([[Monotreme Records]], 2004)
+|-
-*''Monkey vs. Shark'' (EP), ([[Turn Records]]/[[Monotreme Records]], 2006)
+!| Date
-*''[[Book of Bad Breaks]]'', ([[anticon.]], 2007)
+!| Title
+!| Record label
+|-
+| May 7, 2002
+| ''[[A History of Sport Fishing]]''
+| [[Megalon Records]]<br>[[Monotreme Records]]
+|-
+| September 20, 2004 (UK)<br>July 12, 2005 (US)
+| ''[[More Deep Cuts]]''
+| Monotreme Records<br>[[Turn Records]]
+|-
+| April 27, 2007
+| ''[[Book of Bad Breaks]]''
+| [[Anticon]]
+|-
+| May 28, 2021
+| ''[[Dad Jams]]''
+| [[Monotreme Records]]
+|}
+===EPs===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
+|-
+!| Date
+!| Title
+!| Record label
+|-
+| May 9, 2005
+| ''Cuts Plus Two''
+| Monotreme Records
+|-
+| April 3, 2006
+| ''[[Monkey vs. Shark]]''
+| Monotreme Records
+|-
+|}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.theemoreshallows.com/ Thee More Shallows' website]
+*[http://www.theemoreshallows.com/ Official website]
 *[http://www.fecalface.com/SF/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=100 Interview with Dee Kesler]
-*[http://www.turnrecords.com/turn015.html Turn Records profile]
+*[http://www.turnrecords.com/thee_more_shallows.html Turn Records profile]
-*[http://www.monotremerecords.com/shallows/shallows.html Monotreme Records profile]
+*[http://monotremerecords.limitedrun.com/bands/thee-more-shallows Monotreme Records profile]
-*[http://www.tobloggle.co.uk/2007/05/03/thee-more-shallows-and-the-chap-gig-review/ Thee More Shallows' live review and videos]
+{{Thee More Shallows}}
-{{US-indie-rock-band-stub}}
+{{Authority control}}
-[[Category:Indie rock groups]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:More Shallows}}
+[[Category:Anticon]]
+[[Category:Indie rock musical groups from California]]
+[[Category:Musical groups established in 2001]]
+[[Category:Musical groups from San Francisco]]

v t e Thee More Shallows
Dee Kesler Chavo Fraser Jason Gonzales Tadas Kisielius
Studio albums	A History of Sport Fishing More Deep Cuts Book of Bad Breaks Dad Jams
EPs	Cuts Plus Two Monkey vs. Shark
Related articles	The Cubby Creatures

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