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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Dolour | image = Shane Tutmarc of Dolour.JPG | caption = Shane Tutmarc of Dolour | image_size = 250 | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Seattle, WA , U.S.A. | genre = Indie pop | years_active = 1997& ndash;2007 | label = Quince Records Made In Mexico Records Fugitive Recordings Sonic Boom Recordings | associated_acts = United State of Electronica|U.S.E. Fleet Foxes The Divorce Vendetta Red | website = | current_members = Shane Tutmarc and a rotating cast of collaborators. | past_members = | notable_instruments = Dolour was a musical alias of songwriter/producer Shane Tutmarc of Seattle, Washington . The band's name means "sorrow" or "grief." http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dolour Musicians including Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes , members of The Divorce , United State of Electronica , The Lashes , and Vendetta Red contributed to the band.
History
Dolour was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1997, and released Waiting For A World War in April 2001 . Tutmarc recorded Suburbiac , released on Brandon Ebel 's Fugitive Records in 2002, with producer Aaron Sprinkle . The self-produced New Old Friends (2004) followed in 2004. Initially released independently, it was re-released on Damien Jurado 's Made In Mexico Records in November.In late 2005, A Matter of Time: 2000-2005 , a collection of album tracks and rarities was released by Japanese label Quince Records . Over the course of 2004-2006 Tutmarc produced two separate albums: Hell or Highwater and Storm & Stress , which were combined and released on Quince Records in Japan as The Years in the Wilderness in 2007.
Following his grandfather's death, Tutmarc became interested in American roots music., http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2003959934_nite19.html and in early 2007, started a new group with family members called Shane Tutmarc & The Traveling Mercies . On December 6, 2007, Tutmarc announced the end of Dolour as he focused his efforts on his new project. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php? t=282433 "Dolour calling it quits." Absolutepunk.net . December 6, 2007.
In July 2009, Tutmarc released his first solo album, "Shouting At A Silent Sky."
On November 16, 2010, " Storm & Stress " was released by the digital music distributor Oseao Media Group , who also released Hell or Highwater on May 10, 2011.
