Unwed Sailor

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Seattle, United States (1998 – present)

Born in Seattle, Washington in 1998 at the tender age of intent, Unwed Sailor is helmed by Oklahoma-born songwriter Johnathon Ford. The basis for the instrumental project came into being while Ford was still writing with Seattle luminaries Roadside Monument. Pulling towards a bass guitar-oriented sound, the songs he had begun to craft did not fully feel right for Roadside Monument, thus the unbeknownst predestined forming of Unwed Sailor. Not aiming for Unwed Sailor to fall into the regular confines of a typical band, Ford’s ever evolving cast and crew has been tirelessly composed over the years of good friends and company. Throughout the past decade, Unwed Sailor has shared the stage with the likes of Pedro the Lion, Mary Timony, Low, The Danielson Famile, Sufjan Stevens, Early Day Miners, Minus the Bear, The Advantage, The Starlight Mints, Battles, Mates of State, and Beach House(just to name a few…). The band has since been relocated and based out of cities across the United States, including Chicago, Seattle, Washington D.C., Jackson MS, Little Rock, AR, and most recently Lawrence, KS. With numerous tours in the U.S. and Europe, the band has traveled almost as much as it has evolved.

From their 1998 debut ep release, Firecracker(featuring Dave Bazan from Pedro the Lion, and Casey Wescott from Fleet Foxes, The Vogue, & Seldom) to their 2001 full length release The Faithful Anchor(engineered by Dan Burton/Early Day Miners), the band strived to create side door studies into the pictures behind sound, while opening multiple avenues in the creation of reflective, legitimate, sometimes instrumental music.
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  • Guyinspace

    Wow they covered a sufjan stevens song!!! :D

    last month
  • zeravla134

    This guy is based in Lawrence, Ks? How did I not know this?

    December 2011
  • nathanaelkan

    The Faithful Anchor would be my favorite.

    November 2011
  • mjk89

    Excuse the spamming fellow post rockers, but I'd urge you to take the time and give a listen to my band at http://weownthesky.bandcamp.com/ thanks in advance for your time!

    September 2011
  • Psaurcacneosisa

    simtz has obviously never seen The Big Lebowski

    July 2011
  • irishtim

    Wonder if they're working on any new material?

    June 2011
  • spideralex90

    Just saw these guys. Awesome stuff.

    June 2011
  • jumpkenny

    damn fucking age restrictions. I'm missing the show because of such

    February 2011
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Unwed Sailor/Owl City Summer Tour Dates!

1 Mar 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/unwedsailor

Unwed Sailor will be touring the U.S. this summer with Owl City! Check out tour dates here on myspace or any one of our many online sites.see you this summer!LoveU.S.www.unwedsailor.net

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