Sanders Bohlke

Sanders Bohlke (born February 28, 1984) is an American songwriter and recording artist born in Sardis, Mississippi. His music has been variously described as experimental folk and indie alternative. He released his self-titled debut album in 2006 and has since put out a second studio album, Ghost Boy, in 2012, the EP The Night in 2015, as well as numerous singles, most recently "Never Wake", in July 2018.

Bohlke grew up in the Mississippi Delta and attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford. This is where his first album, Sanders Bohlke, was recorded in 2006. He released his sophomore album Ghost Boy in 2012.The album was produced by Jeffrey Cain of Remy Zero and features engineering and mixing work by Darrell Thorp (Nate Ruess, Beck, Foster the People).

In 2016, Bohlke formed the duo Rookie Season with drummer Brad Odum.The project has a distinctly R&B flavour, unlike Bohlke's solo material.

Bohlke's other musical activities include a collaboration with Olga Bell (Dirty Projectors), and an electro-soul project called Svibes with German EDM producer Chris Deluca (Funkstörung, Wu-Tang Clan, Björk).

Bohlke composed the music for the short films Jack's Apocalypse (2015), Red Folder (2016), Passage (2017), and Washed Away (2019). He has also worked on the short film Ricochet, in which he got co-directing, production, and soundtrack credits.

Bohlke's music has appeared on various TV shows including The Vampire Diaries, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, Suits, Revenge, and the films Love and Honor and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

Solo

Studio albums

• Sanders Bohlke (2006)
• Ghost Boy (2012)

EPs

• The Night (2015)

Soundtracks

• Jack's Apocalypse (2015)
• Red Folder (2016)
• Passage (2017)
• Washed Away (2019)
• Ricochet (2019)

Singles

• "The Weight of Us" (2009)
• "Somewhere the War" (2009)
• "Search and Destroy" (2009)
• "Misdirection" (2010)
• "I'm Gonna Make It" (2010)
• "Quiet Ye Voices" (2010)
• "Nearly Summer" (2012)
• "Elevate" (2012)
• "Soldier" (2014)
• "Never Wake" (2018)

Appearances

• "He Will Not Cry Out" He Will Not Cry Out (Bifrost Arts, 2013)
• "I Can't Love You" Killers (Funkstörung, 2015)

Rookie Season

• The Collide (2017)

Svibes

• "Back & Forth" (2019)
• "Don't Let Go" (2019)
• "Quicksand" (2019)
• "Dreaming of the Pause" (2019)
• "Heathen" (2018)
• "What You Need" (2018)
• "The Ra Ra Ra" (2018)
• "Colored Walls/Fly Low" (2018)