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Sharks Keep Moving
12+ albums
math rockpost-rockindieindie rockinstrumental
about
Sharks Keep Moving were a short-lived Seattle rock band that formed in 1998. The band’s original lineup consisted of Jake Snider (guitar / vocals), Jeff DeGolier (bass), Nathan Turpin (guitar), and Dan Dean (drums). Their music was often described as a mixture of Karate and Don Caballero – a melodic, often soft, brand of rock with odd time signatures and an almost freeform jazz influence. Snider, Turpin, and DeGolier had all previously played in the respected Seattle indie band State Route 522, and had released material with Seattle’s Excursion Records under that name. State Route 522 broke up in 1997, following the release of their Samson Is Apollo EP for Excursion. Within the next year, Snider, Turpin, and DeGolier found themselves playing together again, but this time leaving behind the post-hardcore sound of their previous band in favor of a much more melodic, but no less technical approach to their music. The band recruited Dan Dean (former drummer of nineironspitfire, another Seattle hardcore band) to round out the lineup. Snider has been quoted as saying that he chose the name Sharks Keep Moving after seeing the term used as a headline for a magazine article. Sharks Keep Moving picked up quickly in the independent rock scene, partially due to the fact that State Route 522 had found more of fanbase after their demise then they had during their existence. The first recorded output for Sharks Keep Moving came in the form of a split 7” with fellow Seattle natives The Ken
