BOAT
Boat, usually stylized as BOAT, is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. Their album Dress Like Your Idols was released in 2011 on Magic Marker Records and has received favorable reviews and notable press from major media outlets including Pitchfork Media, and AllMusic.
The band's sound has been compared to Built to Spill, The New Pornographers, and Superchunk. BOAT's sixth studio album, Tread Lightly, was released on May 1, 2020 by Magic Marker Records.
On March 19, 2020, D. Crane of BOAT began performing nightly on Instagram Live in response to the "Stay Home, Stay Health" order in Washington State. BOAT Song of the Night continued each weekday night through June 1, a run of 53 shows. The show features music from members of BOAT, fellow musicians such as Chris Ballew and Bob Nastanovich, author Lindy West and DJ Marco Collins. BSOTN resumed July 17, 2020 and continues sporadically.
On August 7, 2020, BOAT released the first singles from their quarantine collection, "Quartanteen Dreem." The band released singles on each Bandcamp Friday that followed throughout 2020 with proceeds going to charities chosen by guest artists and collaborators.
Tread Lightly
- 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z
Topps
- 2008-06-30T00:00:00.000000Z
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