Freelance Whales was an American indie rock band which formed in Queens, New York, United States, in 2008.

[3] The band's debut album, Weathervanes, was largely composed by frontman Judah Dadone, the lyrics based on a combination of childhood memories and dream journaling.

[5] The band began to gain traction in October 2009 as they honed their sound on subway platforms around New York City.

Toward the latter part of 2009, they self-released Weathervanes,[6] and on April 27, 2010, the album was re-released under the band's record labels, Frenchkiss and Mom + Pop.

[7] In September 2010, Twitter selected Freelance Whales' music as the background for a video[8] introducing a major rework of the service's user experience.

[19] In November and December 2009, Freelance Whales took on their first U.S./Canada tour, opening for London-based indie pop band, Fanfarlo.

"[29] Many liken Dadone's vocals to those of Ben Gibbard of the electronic indie pop band The Postal Service or of American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens.