The High Water Marks is an indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band associated with the Elephant 6 collective. The band has two lead creative members, Hilarie Sidney

Hilarie Sidney

Hilarie Sidney is a musician most famously recognized as the longtime drummer for The Apples in Stereo. She was previously married to Apples in Stereo frontman and Elephant 6 co-founder Robert Schneider. Their divorce became publicly acknowledged in 2004...

 and Per Ole Bratset, who co-write the band's music.

Band history

Hilarie Sidney, drummer for The Apples in Stereo

The Apples in Stereo

The Apples in Stereo, styled The Apples in stereo, is an American indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control. The band is largely a product of lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider, who writes the...

 and Per Ole Bratset of the band Palermo met during an Apples in Stereo performance in Oslo

Oslo

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, Norway

Norway

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. The two became friends and began recording songs together through the mail before deciding to record together in the United States. During this time, the band's debut album Songs About the Ocean

Songs About the Ocean

-Track listing:All tracks written by Hilarie Sidney and Per Ole Bratset.#"Good I Feel Bad" – 2:36#"Slowhand" – 2:48#"Have Another Dream" – 2:25#"Queen of Verlaine" – 3:27#"Suicide" – 2:47#"Sixth of July" – 3:36#"About The Ocean" – 2:52#"Five Thousand" – 2:53...

was recorded with Sidney and Bratset performing all of the instruments themselves.

Sidney and Bratset, now married, were joined by Jim Lindsay (former Oranger

Oranger

-Band history:Mike Drake, Matt Harris and Jim Lindsay knew each other from playing together in previous bands Overwhelming Colorfast and Stick Figures. They formed Oranger in 1997 with Chad Dyer of American Sensei on bass, Mike Drake providing vocals and guitar, Jim Lindsay on drums and Matt Harris...

 member and Preston School of Industry

Preston School of Industry (band)

Preston School of Industry is an indie rock band formed by Scott Kannberg in 1999, following the dissolution of his previous band, Pavement. Its name is taken from the famous US reform school of the same name....

 contributor) and Mike Snowden (known for his work in Von Hemmling

Von Hemmling

Von Hemmling is the solo project of Jim McIntyre and one of many experimental music projects associated with The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Though Jim McIntyre is the band's primary performer, Hilarie Sidney and John Hill have both been members of Von Hemmling before becoming members of The...

 and Real Numbers) to play drums and bass, respectively. With this four member lineup, The High Water Marks recorded the album Polar

Polar (album)

Polar is the second album by The High Water Marks. It was released in 2007 on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records.-Track listing:All tracks written by Hilarie Sidney and Per Ole Bratset except where noted.# "Polar" – 5:09# "The Leaves" – 4:08...

, which was released September 2007.

Band members

• Per Ole Bratset – lead guitar, lead vocals
• Hilarie Sidney
  Hilarie Sidney
  Hilarie Sidney is a musician most famously recognized as the longtime drummer for The Apples in Stereo. She was previously married to Apples in Stereo frontman and Elephant 6 co-founder Robert Schneider. Their divorce became publicly acknowledged in 2004...
  
   – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Jim Lindsay – drums

Discography

• Songs About the Ocean
  Songs About the Ocean
  -Track listing:All tracks written by Hilarie Sidney and Per Ole Bratset.#"Good I Feel Bad" – 2:36#"Slowhand" – 2:48#"Have Another Dream" – 2:25#"Queen of Verlaine" – 3:27#"Suicide" – 2:47#"Sixth of July" – 3:36#"About The Ocean" – 2:52#"Five Thousand" – 2:53...
  
  (2004), Eenie Meenie Records
  Eenie Meenie Records
  Eenie Meenie Records is an independent record label that specializes in signing indie pop, indie rock and electronica artists, such as The Faraway Places, From Bubblegum to Sky, Seksu Roba and Troubled Hubble...
  
   CD/12" (US) and Racing Junior (Europe)
• Polar
  Polar (album)
  Polar is the second album by The High Water Marks. It was released in 2007 on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records.-Track listing:All tracks written by Hilarie Sidney and Per Ole Bratset except where noted.# "Polar" – 5:09# "The Leaves" – 4:08...
  
  (2007), Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
  Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records
  Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records is an American independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, whose catalogue is rather heavily weighted towards twee indie pop music, with several of its bands being related to or influenced by The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
  
   CD
• Arivar Sullimer (2009), The Fox Pop Recording co. Cassette

External links

• The High Water Marks at MySpace
  MySpace
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• Hilarie Sidney interview at Optical Atlas