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dan michaelson and the coastguards

About Me

DAN MICHAELSON IS THE SINGER OF ABSENTEE.THE COASTGUARDS IS HIS NEW PROJECT AND FEATURES GUEST APPEARANCES FROM SOME OF THE UK'S MOST WONDERFUL MUSICIAN TYPE PEOPLE. THE DEBUT ALBUM "SALTWATER" IS AVAILABLE NOW FROM MOST RECORD SHOPS, ONLINE FACILITIES AND ILLEGAL DOWNLOAD HUBS . WORK CONTINUES...

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Vinyl
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Debut album 'Saltwater' out now! Click on link below to order your copy...

Screen Prints We also have these slightly derranged, very limited edition handmade screen prints that we're willing to send to you for a measely £5 + p&p. Send a message to us to get hold of one whilst stocks last.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/10/2007
Band Members: DAN MICHAELSON, HENRY FIELDS, ARNULF LINDNER, TOM AND HENRY RUMBLESTRIP, LAURIE EARLE, ROMEO STODART, STEVEN ADAMS, GREG HALL, VALGEIR SIGURDSSON,SANJAY MITRA AND HORSE.
Influences: LEONARD COHEN, TOM WAITS, SERGE GAINSBOURG, CARLA THOMAS, GLEN CAMPBELL & ETTA JAMES.
Sounds Like: "your ears naturally tune into Michaelson's skill at putting words to the parts of relationships that usually stay silent. The cruel asymmetry of romance is addressed exquisitely, recalling the resigned grandeur of the Go-Betweens' Robert Forster " **** The Times "impressive - comes on like Smog fronting the songs of Ed Harcourt" Uncut "an intensely felt and sparsely drawn study of the beginnings and ends of relationships" **** Time Out Spellbinding, genuinely heartbreaking songs.. The Quietus "a set of frighteningly good songs **** The Stool Pigeon "a voice deeper and darker than most extended overdrafts - Michaelson is on endearingly poetic form" NME "A perfect confection"**** Epoch Times "an outstanding collection of quirky and bare to the bones songs" 8/10 Rocksound "nothing short of brilliant. An unbridled, unadulterated Gem" London Tour dates "Michaelso gets as close to a prodidy of Leonard Cohen as is tastefully possible. Im spellbound" Plan B "A complete killer" Artrocker.
Record Label: MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

THE LOCAL PRESENTS DAN MICHAELSON AND THE COASTGUARDS @KINGS HEAD, CROUCH END.

HORRAY WE CRY IN UNISON, COASTGUARDS WILL BE PLAYING A FULL SET OF MUSIC SONGS AT THE KINGS HEAD IN CROUCH END THIS FRIDAY 17TH APRIL. WHY? WE'RE CELEBRATING. WHAT? CELEBRATING THAT WE'RE STILL YOUNG ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:44:00 GMT

GIG AT LUMINAIRE KILBURN

HELLO PEOPLE, WE'RE SUPPORTING THE LEISURE SOCIETY THIS THURSDAY AT THE LUMINAIRE. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO ENJOY OURSELVES.YOU CAN WATCH THAT HAPPEN LIVE BY BUYING A TICKET HERE: www.wegottickets.com/e...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:06:00 GMT

SALTWATER RELEASED TODAY!!

ear friends and all that have now become strangers, This Monday the 9th of March sees the release of Dan Michaelson's first record with the Coastguard collective.DAN MICHAELSON & THE COASTUARDS SALTW...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:33:00 GMT

***FREE COASTGUARDS SONG: BUST***

***FREE COASTGUARDS SONG: BUST***DEAR FRIENDS, LAST WEEK ON THE JONATHON ROSS SHOW STEPHEN FRY ANOUNCED THAT DEEP NOISES ARE VERY HARD TO LOCATE... HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AN ENDANGERED BIRD SPECIES LI...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:05:00 GMT

POST TOUR BLUES

having been on tour, visiting some of the less pastoral parts of the uk for the the last two weeks with a fine gentleman who goes by the name of duke special, it comes as a strange suprise to find mys...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:42:00 GMT

COASTGUARDS GO ON HOLIDAY WITH DUKE SPECIAL

good evening. coastguards will be playing in a variety of stripped down positions in support of duke special over the next two weeks. what i mean by this is that we'll be playing stripped (striped?) d...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:51:00 GMT

THE SOUTH BANK WITH MR TED BARNES

HELLO DEARS, COASTGUARDS WILL BE PLAYING A FEW SONGS TO KICK OFF AN EVENING AT THE PURCELL ROOMS ON THE SOUTHBANK THIS SATUDAY THE 27TH SEPTEMBER. WE'LL BE DOING 4 OR 5 SONGS IN A CALM AND RESPONSIBLE...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:47:00 GMT

Showtime with The Cave Singers

In the past month or so The Coastguards and myself  have performed two shows with close friends in an "unannounced" capacity. By this, I mean that we were asked to play a couple of weeks after th...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:45:00 GMT