For the E. Annie Proulx novel, and the film based on it, see The Shipping News.

Shipping News is an American indie rock band. The group formed in the fall of 1996 when members Jason Noble and Jeff Mueller, who were both in Rodan, collaborated to create music for the Chicago-based syndicated National Public Radio program This American Life. Kyle Crabtree was recruited as drummer, rounding out the group. The group's sound is similar to those of earlier Louisville, Kentucky indie rock bands such as Slint^{[citation needed]} and Rodan as well as Mueller's former band June of 44. The Shipping News is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by E. Annie Proulx which was published in 1993, and a film of the same name, released in 2001, set on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Rodan was an American math/indie rock band in the early to mid 1990s. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... “NPR” redirects here. ... This American Life (TAL) is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio. ... “Louisville” redirects here. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Slint was a rock band consisting of Brian McMahan (guitar and vocals), David Pajo (guitar), Britt Walford (drums), Todd Brashear (bass on Spiderland) and Ethan Buckler (bass on Tweez). ... June of 44 was an American rock band which was formed in 1994 from ex-members of Rodan, Lungfish, Codeine, Rex, Crownhate Ruin and Hoover. ...

Shipping News' first album, Save Everything, garned strong critical praise, including an 8.8/10 from Pitchfork Media^[1]. Their following albums, however, have received mixed reception. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ...

Shipping News takes its name from the 1993 novel The Shipping News, by E. Annie Proulx. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Shipping News is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by E. Annie Proulx which was published in 1993, and a film of the same name, released in 2001, set on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. ... Edna Annie Proulx (pronounced ) (born August 22, 1935) is an American journalist and author. ...

Discography

• Save Everything (1997) - Quarterstick Records
• Shipping News and The Metroschifter split release (1998) - Initial Records
• Very Soon, and in Pleasant Company (2001) - Quarterstick Records
• RMSN EP Series
• Three-Four (2003) - Quarterstick Records
• Flies the Fields (2005) - Quarterstick Records

Quarterstick Records is a sublabel of Touch and Go Records. ... Initial Records was a punk and hardcore based label in Louisville, Kentucky, founded by Andy Rich. ... Quarterstick Records is a sublabel of Touch and Go Records. ... Quarterstick Records is a sublabel of Touch and Go Records. ... Quarterstick Records is a sublabel of Touch and Go Records. ...

External links

• Shipping News page at Southern Records site
• Footage of a Shipping News performance and interview at the 25th anniversary of Touch and Go Records