Odd Box Records
| Odd Box Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Trevor McCabe |
| Genre | Indie pop, indie rock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | Cardiff |
| Official website | http://oddboxrecords.com |
Odd Box Records is a British DIY indiepop record label started in London but now based in Cardiff, Wales, following relocation in 2016. It has been hailed as a "big presence on the indiepop scene."[1]
History
Odd Box was launched in 2009,[2] after the dissolution of earlier imprint Lost Music Records.[3][4] The label has issued a steady and wide-ranging series of albums, EPs and singles since that time including well-received releases by The Wolfhounds,[5][6] Pocketbooks,[7] Sarandon,[8] The Manhattan Love Suicides,[9] Martha,[10] Joanna Gruesome[11] The Blanche Hudson Weekend[12] and The Ethical Debating Society,[13] as well as other groups such as The Millipedes,[14] The Humms,[15] The Wednesday Club,[16] One Happy Island,[17] The Monorals,[18] The Smittens,[19] Ace Bushy Striptease,[20] Pale Man Made,[21] Tyrannosaurus Dead,[22] Wolf Girl[23] and Giant Burger.[24]
The label also operates as an events promoter as well as helping to organise annual festivals, including previously the Odd Box Weekender.[25] As such Odd Box is regarded as a lynchpin of the independent music scene, alongside other long-established DIY labels such as Fortuna Pop![26]
Odd Box album artists
- Ace Bushy Striptease
- Anguish Sandwich
- The Blanche Hudson Weekend
- City Yelps
- The Ethical Debating Society
- Frozy
- Giant Burger
- The Humms
- The Manhattan Love Suicides
- The Millipedes
- Nervous Twitch
- One Happy Island
- Pale Man Made
- Pocketbooks
- The Rosie Taylor Project
- Sarandon
- The Smittens
- T.O.Y.S.
- T-Shirt Weather
- Two White Cranes
- Tyrannosaurus Dead
- The Wednesday Club
- The Wendy Darlings
- Wolf Girl
- The Wolfhounds
- Year Of Birds
References
- ^ "The Blanche Hudson Weekend, Horowitz and others Oddbox Singles Club (Part 1)". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Tyrannosaurus Dead - Flying Ant Day". Norman Records. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/label-mates-iii-the-405-meets-odd-box-records-142
- ^ "Lostmusic Records". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Wolfhounds: Middle Aged Freaks - album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Album Review: The Wolfhounds - Middle Aged Freaks". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ A layer of chips. "A layer of chips". Alayerofchips.blogspot.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Sarandon – The Age of Reason (Odd Box)". God Is In The TV. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Russ. "Russell's Reviews". Russellsmusicreviews.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "LISTEN: Martha – Sycamore". Gold Sounds. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Joanna Gruesome - Tyrannosaurus Dead - Split (Odd Box) review on Collective Zine". Collective Zine. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "The Blanche Hudson Weekend, Horowitz and others Oddbox Singles Club (Part 1)". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ http://louderthanwar.com/the-ethical-debating-society-new-sense-album-review/
- ^ "The Millipedes Shake Your Bones". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "The Humms". Piccadillyrecords.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "The Wednesday Club Katapult". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "One Happy Island A Purpose of the Surface". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/singles/The_Monorals_Surf_4_Fuzz_EP.shtml
- ^ "The Smittens Dancing Shoes: The Smittens Remixed". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Ace Bushy Striptease Outside It's Cold Just Like The Inside Of Your Body And". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Pale Man Made Red Box Secrets". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Tyrannosaurus Dead – Flying Ant Day (Odd Box Records)". God Is In The TV. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ https://cambridgemusicreviews.net/2016/04/04/wolf-girl-we-tried-album-released-march-2016/
- ^ http://overblown.co.uk/giant-burger-band-tono-tono-overblown-video-premiere/
- ^ "Odd Box Records 5th Birthday Weekender". Kemptation. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "God Is In The TV". God Is In The TV. Retrieved 26 December 2014.