Wichita Recordings
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| Wichita Recordings | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Mark Bowen Dick Green |
| Distributor(s) | V2/Cooperative Music |
| Genre | Indie rock Post-punk revival |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | London |
| Official Website | http://www.wichita-recordings.com/ |
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green.[1] Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Space Holiday, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John. The label signed the aforementioned Clap Your Hands Say Yeah for a UK distribution deal for the group's debut album. They have recently signed UK producers Simian Mobile Disco for the UK.
The label's first release was the Bright Eyes album Fevers and Mirrors, released in 2000[2].
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[edit] Current artists
- Best Coast
- Bloc Party
- The Bronx
- Canyon
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Cloud Nothings
- Conor Oberst
- The Cribs
- The Dodos
- Espers
- Euros Childs
- First Aid Kit (band)
- Frankie & The Heartstrings
- Gold Panda
- Greg Weeks
- Her Space Holiday
- Kele (Kele Okereke)
- Les Savy Fav
- Lissy Trullie
- Los Campesinos!
- Lovvers
- Meg Baird
- Peggy Sue
- Peter Bjorn and John
- Peter Morén
- Simian Mobile Disco
- Sky Larkin
- Spectrals
- Those Dancing Days
- Young Legionnaire
[edit] Former artists
- The Blood Brothers
- Brave Captain
- Bright Eyes
- The Bumblebeez
- Desaparecidos
- The Drips
- Elastica
- Giant Drag
- Kid606
- My Morning Jacket
- Northern State
- The Pattern
- Penfold Plum
- Ruby
- Saul Williams
- Wauvenfold
- Weevil
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Smooth operators. The Guardian.
- Wichita Recordings. Remix.
- Declarations of independents. Music Week.
