Paper Bag Records
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| Paper Bag Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Distributing label | Universal / Fontana (Canada) Fontana (US) |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Official Website | http://www.paperbagrecords.com/ |
Paper Bag Records is a Canadian independent record label and artist-management company, founded in 2002 and based out of Toronto, Ontario.
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[edit] History
The label was created with the intention of focusing specifically on the Toronto-area indie rock music scene, including bands such as Broken Social Scene, Stars, controller.controller and Tokyo Police Club. With still a sizable focus on Toronto-area bands, the label has signed various acts such as Slim Twig, Woodhands, Rock Plaza Central, Laura Barrett, as well as the lo-fi inflected surf-rock of Little Girls.
However, having discovered a wealth of talent across North America, the label has since reached into the national and international markets to develop and give platform to their artists and their releases. Paper Bag Records has ventured across the country to sign a variety of Canadian talent including British Columbia's new wave punk darlings You Say Party! We Say Die!, Ottawa's indie folk-stars The Acorn, as well as Montreal's keyboard-oriented indie rock foursome Winter Gloves.
The label also features the European indie rock scene with the signing of Denmark's Under Byen and Figurines, as well as Swedish Italo disco singer Sally Shapiro.
The label released their first hip hop album, Two Fingers and their self-titled debut and instrumental counter part simply entitled "Instrumentals", a collaborative project between electronic music producers Amon Tobin and Joe "Doubleclick" Chapman featuring Sway (UK Mobo winning artist), as well, released "See You on the Moon!" compilation that featured indie rock artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Mark Kozelek, Great Lake Swimmers and Hot Chip performing songs for children.
Every year, Toronto's NOW Magazine publishes their critic's pick of what's 'Best in Toronto'. For two years in a row, Paper Bag Records has been given the title of 'Best Label' in each of NOW's 2008[1] and 2009[2] issues.
In the August 2007 issue of US publication XLR8R magazine, Paper Bag Records was voted #14 "Best Indie Label".[3] The list of 25 included larger indie labels such as XL Recordings, Domino Records and ANTI-/Epitaph Records.
Paper Bag Records launched their Paper Bag Digital online store in June 2008, which features their entire catalog for purchase and download in mp3 format.[4]
All Paper Bag Records vinyl releases are numbered pieces produced in limited quantities. To make the vinyl even more of a collector's item, they also typically include additional and/or previously unreleased tracks by the artist not featured on the original album copy.
[edit] Label Roster (past and present)
The Acorn · Andre Ethier · Broken Social Scene · Cities in Dust · CFCF · controller.controller · The Deadly Snakes · FemBots · Figurines · Josh Reichmann Oracle Band · Laura Barrett · Little Girls · Magneta Lane · Matthew Barber · Memphis · Montag · Plastikman · Rock Plaza Central · Sally Shapiro · Slim Twig · Stars · Tokyo Police Club · Two Fingers · Uncut · Under Byen · Winter Gloves · Woodhands · You Say Party! We Say Die! ·
[edit] Artist-Management Roster
Little Girls · You Say Party! We Say Die! ·
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Broken Social Scene You Forgot It in People | Alternative Album of the Year | Won |
| 2004 | Stars Heart | Alternative Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2008 | Tokyo Police Club Cheer It On | Video of the Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Deadly Snakes Porcella | Polaris Music Prize | Nominated |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tokyo Police Club Cheer It On | Best Independendent Video | Won |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Tokyo Police Club Nature of the Experiment | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Tokyo Police Club | New Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Sally Shapiro Disco Romance | Dance/Electronic Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Sally Shapiro | Female Artist of the Year | Nominated |
Noteable Mentions
NOW Magazine named Slim Twig Toronto's Best 'Pop/Rock Artist' [10] and Laura Barrett as best 'Experimental Artist' in 2008's 'Best in Toronto' issue.[11]
In August and September of 2009, Pitchfork came out with P2K, a 'Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s' and 'Top 200 Albums of the 2000's' feature, that landed Sally Shapiro track #235 for I'll Be By Your Side, from the album Disco Romance (2006)[12] and Broken Social Scene landed at album #23 for 'You Forgot it in People' (2002).[13]
The longlist for the second annual Uncut Music Award was announced and The Acorn were included for their album Glory Hope Mountain. The award, which is spearheaded by the UK’s Uncut magazine, is given to the album with the “most inspiring and rewarding musical experience” of the past year, the Acorn were the only Canadian band on the 25 artists who made the list.[14] Shortly after that announcement, Uncut magazine released their '150 Albums of the Decade' list and landing at #147 was The Acorn's 'Glory Hope Mountain'.[15]
Exclaim!, aux.tv and CBC Radio 3 collectively named "You Say Party! We Say Die!" as the 'X3 Artist of the Month' in October 2009.[16]
[edit] Discography
| ARTIST | TITLE | FORMAT | CATALOGUE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Social Scene | You Forgot It in People | CD | PAPER001 | 2002 |
| Stars | Dead Child Stars | CD | PAPER002 | 2002 |
| Stars | Heart | CD | PAPER003 | 2003 |
| Matthew Barber | Means and Ends | CD | PAPER004 | 2003 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | CD | PAPER005 | 2003 |
| The FemBots | Small Town Murder Scene | CD | PAPER006 | 2003 |
| Plastikman | Closer | CD | PAPER007 | 2003 |
| Various Artists | Paper Bag Records Sampler 2004/06/07/08/09 | CD / Digital | PAPER008-2/3/4/5 | 200- |
| controller.controller | History | CD / LP | PAPER009 | 2004 |
| Uncut | Those Who Were Hung Hang Here | CD | PAPER010 | 2004 |
| The FemBots | Mucho Cuidado | CD | PAPER011 | 2004 |
| Jake Fairley | Touch Not The Cat | CD | PAPER012 | 2004 |
| Memphis | I Dreamed We Fell Apart | CD | PAPER013 | 2004 |
| Magneta Lane | The Constant Lover | CD | PAPER014 | 2005 |
| controller.controller | x-amounts | CD / LP | PAPER015 | 2005 |
| The FemBots | The City | CD | PAPER016 | 2005 |
| The Deadly Snakes | Porcella | CD | PAPER017 | 2005 |
| Various Artists | See You on the Moon! | CD | PAPER018 | 2005 |
| Magneta Lane | Dancing with Daggers | CD | PAPER019 | 2006 |
| Tokyo Police Club | A Lesson in Crime | CD / LP | PAPER020 / PAPER020LP | 2006 |
| Tokyo Police Club | The Soho Sessions (iTunes Exclusive) | Digital | PBRD1008 | 2006 |
| Cities in Dust | Night Creatures | CD | PAPER021 | 2006 |
| Andre Ethier | Secondathallam | CD | PAPER022 | 2006 |
| Andre Ethier | Live at The Verge | CD | PBRD1009 | 2006 |
| Uncut | Modern Currencies | CD | PAPER023 | 2006 |
| Under Byen | Samme stof som stof | CD | PAPER024 | 2006 |
| You Say Party! We Say Die! | Lose All Time | CD / LP (600 copies) | PAPER025 / PAPER025LP | 2006 |
| You Say Party! We Say Die! | Remik's Cube | CD | PBRD1022 | 2008 |
| The Acorn | Tin Fist | CD | PAPER026 | 2006 |
| The Acorn | Glory Hope Mountain | CD / 2xLP (300 copies) | PAPER027 / PAPER027LP | 2007 |
| The Acorn | Heron Act | CD | PBRD1020 | 2008 |
| Figurines | When the Deer Wore Blue | CD | PAPER028 | 2007 |
| Sally Shapiro | Disco Romance | CD | PAPER029 | 2007 |
| Tokyo Police Club | Smith EP | CD | PAPER030 | 2007 |
| Laura Barrett | Earth Sciences EP | CD | PAPER031 | 2007 |
| Under Byen | Siamesisk | CD | PAPER032 | 2007 |
| Slim Twig | Derelict Dialect EP | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER033 / PAPER038LP | 2008 |
| Sally Shapiro | Remix Romance Vol. 1 | CD | PAPER034 | 2008 |
| Sally Shapiro | Remix Romance Vol. 2 | Digital | PAPER035 | 2008 |
| Woodhands | Heart Attack | CD / 2xLP (300 copies) | PAPER036 / PAPER036LP | 2008 |
| Woodhands | I Wasn't Made For Fighting EP | Digital | PBRD1021 | 2008 |
| Woodhands | Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)- EP | Digital | PBRD1026 | 2009 |
| Woodhands | Dancer EP | Digital | PBRD1028 | 2009 |
| Montag | Hibernation | Digital | PBRD1027 | 2009 |
| Winter Gloves | Let Me Drive EP | Digital | PBRD1024 | 2008 |
| Winter Gloves | About a Girl | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER037 / PAPER37LP | 2008 |
| Winter Gloves | A Way to Celebrate | CD (1000 copies) | PBRD1040 | 2009 |
| Slim Twig | Vernacular Violence | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER038 / PAPER038LP | 2008 |
| Laura Barrett | Victory Garden | CD | PAPER039 | 2008 |
| Two Fingers | Two Fingers | CD | PAPER040 | 2009 |
| Two Fingers | What You Know (single) | Digital | PBRD1029 | 2009 |
| Two Fingers | That Girl (single) | Digital | PBRD1030 | 2009 |
| Two Fingers | Bad Girl (single) | Digital | PBRD1038 | 2009 |
| Josh Reichmann Oracle Band | Life is Legal EP | CD / LP (300 copies) | PBRD1025 / PBRD1025LP | 2009 |
| Josh Reichmann Oracle Band | Crazy Power | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER041 / PAPER041LP | 2009 |
| Josh Reichmann Oracle Band | Shivering Black EP | Digital | PBRD1031 | 2009 |
| Monogrenade | La Saveur des Fruits EP | Digital | PBRD1034 | 2009 |
| Slim Twig | Contempt! | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER042 / PAPER042LP | 2009 |
| Sally Shapiro | Miracle (single) | Digital | PBRD1032 | 2009 |
| Sally Shapiro | Love in July (single) | Digital | PBRD1035 | 2009 |
| Sally Shapiro | My Guilty Pleasure | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER043 / PAPER043LP | 2009 |
| Rock Plaza Central | ...at the moment of our most needing | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER044 / PAPER044LP | 2009 |
| Rock Plaza Central | Are We Not Horses | LP (300 copies) | PAPER044LP2 | 2009 |
| You Say Party! We Say Die! | XXXX | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER045 / PAPER045LP | 2009 |
| Woodhands | Remorsecapade | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER046 / PAPER046LP | 2010 |
| Little Girls | Tambourine EP | Digital | PBRD1033 | 2009 |
| Little Girls | Concepts | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER047 / PAPER047LP | 2009 |
| Two Fingers | Instrumentals | CD | PAPER048 | 2009 |
| CFCF | Panesian Nights | Digital | PBRD1023 | 2009 |
| CFCF | The Explorers EP (feat. Sally Shapiro) | Digital | PBRD1037 | 2009 |
| CFCF | Continent | CD / 2xLP (500 copies) | PAPER049 / PAPER049LP | 2009 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=165801 NOW | October 29-November 5, 2008 | VOL 28 NO 9
- ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=172090 NOW | October 28-November 4, 2009 | VOL 29 NO 9
- ^ http://www.xlr8r.com/magazine/109 XLR8R | August 2007 | Issue 109
- ^ http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/7/L-Communication-Only-Available-In-Digital-Format | CBC Radio 3
- ^ http://www.junoawards.ca/PDF/2008nominees.pdf
- ^ http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/2006/
- ^ http://www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva07/nominees/index.aspx
- ^ http://www.plugawards.com/award_nominees_2007.php
- ^ http://www.plugawards.com/award_nominees_2008.php
- ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/guides/readerspoll/2008/story.cfm?content=165753
- ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=165756
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7685-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-500-201/6/
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7709-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-50-21/3/
- ^ http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/uncut_music_award/news/13650
- ^ http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/uncut/special_features/13805
- ^ http://www.aux.tv/x3/oct09.html
