Dolour

Dolour
Shane Tutmarc of Dolour
Background information
Origin	Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	1997–2007
Labels	Quince Records Made In Mexico Records Fugitive Recordings Sonic Boom Recordings
Associated acts	U.S.E. Fleet Foxes The Divorce Vendetta Red
Members
Shane Tutmarc and a rotating cast of collaborators.

Dolour was a musical alias of songwriter/producer Shane Tutmarc of Seattle, Washington. The band's name means "sorrow" or "grief."^[1] Musicians including Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, members of The Divorce, United State of Electronica, The Lashes, and Vendetta Red contributed to the band.

History

Dolour was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1997, and released Waiting For A World War in April 2001. Tutmarc recorded Suburbiac, released on Brandon Ebel's Fugitive Records in 2002, with producer Aaron Sprinkle. The self-produced New Old Friends (2004) followed in 2004. Initially released independently, it was re-released on Damien Jurado's Made In Mexico Records in November.In late 2005, A Matter of Time: 2000-2005, a collection of album tracks and rarities was released by Japanese label Quince Records. Over the course of 2004-2006 Tutmarc produced two separate albums: Hell or Highwater and Storm & Stress, which were combined and released on Quince Records in Japan as The Years in the Wilderness in 2007.

Following his grandfather's death, Tutmarc became interested in American roots music.,^[2] and in early 2007, started a new group with family members called Shane Tutmarc & The Traveling Mercies. On December 6, 2007, Tutmarc announced the end of Dolour as he focused his efforts on his new project.^[3]

In July 2009, Tutmarc released his first solo album, "Shouting At A Silent Sky."

On November 16, 2010, "Storm & Stress" was released by the digital music distributor Oseao Media Group, who also released Hell or Highwater on May 10, 2011.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Waiting For A World War (2001)
• Suburbiac (2002)
• New Old Friends (2004)
• Storm & Stress (2010)
• Hell or Highwater (2011)

7"

• Iceland 7" (2001)

EPs

• CPR (2003)

Collections

• A Matter of Time: 2000-2005 (2005) Japanese only
• The Years in the Wilderness [Combining "Hell or Highwater" and "Storm & Stress"] (2007) Japanese only

Compilations

• Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson (2002)
• In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer (2004)
• Various Artists - We Make Our Own Mistakes, Volume One (2005)
• One Voice for Home: A Collection of Music by Artists Against Violence (2007)

References

1. ^ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dolour
2. ^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2003959934_nite19.html
3. ^ "Dolour calling it quits." Absolutepunk.net. December 6, 2007.

External links

• Official band website
• Dolour's Myspace page
• Allmusic biography

Interviews

• ALLALOM Music Shane Tutmarc Interview, by Samuel Aaron
• ALLALOM Music Shane Tutmarc Interview by Samuel Aaron