Dolour

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Dolour
Shane Tutmarc of Dolour
Origin	Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Years active	1997 – present
Genres	Indie Pop
Labels	Quince Records Made In Mexico Records
Members	Shane Tutmarc is the only constant presence in the band; the other members are a rotating cast of collaborators.

Dolour is the musical alias of songwriter/producer Shane Tutmarc who lives and records in Seattle, Washington. He has released 3 full-lengths, and a handful of independent EPs and 7"s since forming the band in 1997. In late 2005, A Matter of Time: 2000-2005, a collection of Dolour songs (including a couple rarities) was released by Japanese label Quince Records.

1 History
2 Future Releases
3 Discography
- 3.1 Studio Albums
4 Associated Bands
5 External links

[edit] History

Dolour first appeared in Seattle, Washington's independent music scene in 1997; by the time Waiting For A World War was released in April 2001 the name was being used purely as Shane's musical pseudonym. Freed from the constrants of a "collaborating band", Shane experimented with many different songwriting approaches and recorded over 100 demos before he entered the studio in the fall of 2001 to begin his second album, Suburbiac. Collaborating on the production with longtime friend, Aaron Sprinkle, these recordings ended up landing Dolour a deal with Seattle label Fugitive Records. The album was released on October 29th, 2002. As soon as Suburbiac was finished, Shane put together a home studio, and worked for a year and a half on various album projects, the fruits of these labors were showcased on New Old Friends (2004). While the guitars and drums were more upfront and agressive then ever before, the arrangements also showed a new level of maturity with their intricate layers of strings, horns, synthesizers, and vocal harmonies. It is the first album Shane took sole production credit for. Initially released independently in February 2004, it was eventually re-released on Damien Jurado's label, Made In Mexico Records in November 2004.

[edit] Future Releases

Since New OId Friends, at least three separate new albums have been talked about via the band's website, but nothing has been released yet. Shane has recently confirmed that there will be more Dolour on the way. The two "live-in-studio" albums, "Hell or Highwater" (2004) and "Storm & Stress" (2005) have finally been mixed and completed. No release date as been announced (as of October 2006).