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Roll Call Records
Roll Call Records is an independent record label in Los Angeles, California. President and founder Rob Abelow started the label in 2012 to release albums by artists on the management roster. Shortly thereafter, Roll Call Records partnered with Warner Music's independent label group. In 2017, Roll Call Records entered a partnership with The Orchard and House Arrest/Fat Possum for distribution and services and opened its first international office in Brighton, UK. Typhoon's album ''White Lighter'', also released by Roll Call, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers charts and No. 98 on Billboard Top 200. In 2017, Roll Call also opened a singles label, Highland Park. Current artists * The Dig * El Ten Eleven * Estrons * Isbells * ON AN ON * Night Drive * Plastic Picnic (Highland Park) * River Whyless * Rubblebucket * Sego * Summer Camp * Tigercub * Typhoon * Valley Queen Former artists * Geographer * The Lighthouse and the Whaler * Royal Canoe * Wintersleep W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Orchard (company)
The Orchard is an American music and entertainment company, specializing in media distribution, marketing, and sales. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music, based in New York City. In 2019, the company sold off its film and television division, which was renamed 1091 Media. History Founding The company was founded in 1997 by Scott Cohen and Richard Gottehrer in New York City. Dimensional Associates Acquisition In early 2003, The Orchard was bought by Dimensional Associates. Danny Stein, the CEO of Dimensional Associates, was appointed Executive Chairman, and Greg Scholl left management consulting firm McKinsey & Company to become The Orchard's CEO, changing its strategy and operating model and building a new management team. In 2009, The Orchard was named the 66th-fastest growing company in North America for the five-year period from 2004 to 2009. In 2009, Scholl accepted a position as president, Local Integrated Media at NBCUniversal and Brad Navin was appointed CEO. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estrons
Estrons were a Wales, Welsh punk rock, alternative rock band from Cardiff, Wales. The band's final lineup featured Tali Källström (vocals), Rhodri Daniel (guitar), Steffan Pringle (bass), and Toby Murray (drums). They maintained a relentless touring schedule throughout their existence, alternating between their own headline tours and tours supporting bands such as Soft Play, Slaves, Honeyblood, The Amazons (band), The Amazons, Garbage (band), Garbage and Pussy Riot. Estrons's debut album ''You Say I'm Too Much, I Say You're Not Enough'' was released in October 2018 to critical acclaim and was nominated for the Welsh Music Prize in October 2019. The band officially disbanded on 20 February 2019. History Formation and beginnings (2013-2014) The band's roots traced back to 2013 when Welsh-Canadian lead singer, Tali Källström, met guitarist Rhodri Daniel in Aberystwyth. After meeting, the two began collaborating musically, with Daniels writing music and Källström writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wintersleep
Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.Heidi Ulrichsen"Wintersleep offers 'sneak peeks' of new album at Boreal" ''Sudbury Star'', June 30, 2014. The band's original lineup consisted of vocalist and guitarist Paul Murphy, guitarist and keyboardist Tim d'Eon, and drummer Loel Campbell. In 2002, Jud Haynes joined the band as bass guitarist until 2007. In 2005, Mike Bigelow joined on keyboards until 2006, after which he played bass, until 2016. Since 2006, Jon Samuel has served as a backing vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist, while Chris Bell has served as a backing vocalist and bass guitarist since 2016. Bigelow returned to the band in 2021. In 2005, Wintersleep opened for Pearl Jam for two shows in St. John's, Newfoundland at the Mile One Stadium. The band received a Juno Award in 2008. Ben Rayner"Wintersleep's hit echoes U.S. political tenor" ''Toronto Star'', November 29, 2016. page E1 To date, Wintersleep have released seven studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Canoe
Royal Canoe is a Canadian indie pop band from Winnipeg and Steinbach, Manitoba. History The band formed in 2010 from members of Manitoba bands The Waking Eyes, The Liptonians and TELE. They have toured with Alt-J and Bombay Bicycle Club. In 2014, Royal Canoe was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards. They also opened for Bombay Bicycle Club on their So Long, See You Tomorrow tour. On 2 February 2013 Royal Canoe performed Beck's Song Reader project in full at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival. (Beck released Song Reader on sheet music without a recorded version.) Solo projects In 2016, keyboardist Matthew Schellenberg composed, performed and produced songs for the soundtrack to the film '' Lovesick''. At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, he received a nomination for Best Original Song for "Draw Blood". Matt Peters along with Tom Keenan formed the Winnipeg Chamber-pop ensemble Heavy Bell. In January 2018 they released the album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lighthouse And The Whaler
The Lighthouse and the Whaler is an American band from Cleveland, Ohio. Originally a folk rock trio, they eventually became a rock quartet. The group's second album, ''This is an Adventure'', was produced by Ryan Hadlock and independently released in 2012 and received critical praise for its genre-bending melodic folk. History Early years and formation (2008–11) The Lighthouse and the Whaler was formed by vocalist and guitarist Michael LoPresti in 2008. The name was inspired by Chapter 14 of Herman Melville's Moby Dick. "The Field Song", the band's first song, was a result of spontaneous collaboration that took place between Lopresti and former band members Aaron Smith and Evan Storey in a field when they were first starting. Soon after "The Field Song" was selected for the acclaimed Paste Magazine Sampler CD in Issue 29. In November 2009, the band co-produced and self-released its debut album, ''The Lighthouse and the Whaler,'' working with producer and musician, Dave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographer (band)
Geographer is an American synth-pop/indie rock band founded in 2007 by Mike Deni in San Francisco, California, United States. Deni has described his sound as being "soulful music from outer space"; using analog, electronic and acoustic elements to craft dense layers and unique sound textures. As Geographer, Deni has released multiple albums, including ''Innocent Ghosts'' in 2008, ''Myth'' in 2012, and ''Ghost Modern'' in 2015; along with two EPs, ''Animal Shapes'' in 2010, ''Endless Motion'' in 2015; and a number of 7-inch singles including, "Kites" in 2010. Early history Deni relocated to San Francisco from New Jersey in 2005. After finding a synthesizer on the street, he began to channel his experiences into the songs that would become ''Innocent Ghosts''. He began playing his songs locally in San Francisco at open mic nights—most notably the Hotel Utah, where he met cellist Nathan Blaz and drummer Brian Ostreicher. Blaz and Ostreicher originally met while attending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon (American Band)
Typhoon is an American indie rock band based in Portland, Oregon. Led by singer-songwriter Kyle Morton since its founding in 2005, the band is anchored by bassist Toby Tanabe, guitarist Dave Hall, drummer Alex Fitch, and violinist/vocalist Shannon Steele and has been noted for its large size, boasting up to fourteen members in its past. They have released five albums and two EPs, also contributing to a number of compilations. Their most recent album, ''Underground Complex No. 1'' was released on April 15, 2022. History Typhoon was formed in Portland in 2005 by high-school friends Kyle Morton, Toby Tanabe and Dave Hall who had relocated from Salem, Oregon. The band's name, originally a working title, references a dinner conversation Kyle, Toby and Dave shared in Japan as teenagers. Typhoon's self-titled debut album was recorded and self-released in 2005. Over the following five years, the band was active in the Portland house party scene and incorporated new members from the Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Camp (band)
Summer Camp were a British indie pop duo, formed in October 2009 by married couple multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Warmsley and vocalist Elizabeth Sankey. They are signed to the Moshi Moshi label on which they have released all four of their full-length albums, as well as three EPs and a film soundtrack. Summer Camp's musical style has been described as "21st-century alt.pop", but also is influenced by 1960s girl groups and 1980s synthpop. The lyrics, written by Sankey, are often quite dark and deal with failed relationships, conflicts, treasure and teenage obsessions. Along with the band's artwork and music videos they also draw heavily from American culture from the 1960s–1980s. They started after recording a cover version of I Only Have Eyes for You, a song which Elizabeth had included on a mixtape given to Jeremy. They uploaded their version to Myspace, and claimed to be a seven-piece from Sweden. Their first EP, Young, was released in 2010. In 2011, they released thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubblebucket
Rubblebucket is an American art-pop and indie-rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The primary members are musical couple (now separated) Annakalmia Traver and Alex Toth. Formation Alex Toth (trumpet, band leader) and Kalmia Traver (vocals, saxophone) first met at the University of Vermont where they were both enrolled as music majors. Upon graduating in 2006, they began touring the United States as members of different projects. The band began performing primarily in the Northeast, in major cities and college towns, earning a reputation for their raucous energy. Toth had been developing a dance band that merges psychedelic indie rock, upbeat dance, and left field arrangements. In June 2007, the pair met percussionist Craig Myers; the improvised music they made at a party was arranged and elaborated on to become the first contribution to the band's repertoire. Career In March 2008, Rubblebucket self-released their debut album, ''Rose's Dream'', under the name Rubblebucket Orchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Whyless
River Whyless is an American folk rock rock band from Asheville, North Carolina. History Daniel Shearin, Ryan O'Keefe, Halli Anderson, and Alex McWalters met as students at Appalachian State University. They all moved to Asheville after graduation. McWalters said that they considered moving to Austin, Nashville, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ..., or Los Angeles, but chose Asheville. O'Keefe, Anderson, and McWalters were already performing in a band when Shearin joined them in 2012. River Whyless released their first full-length album, titled ''A Stone, a Leaf, an Unfound Door'', in 2012. They followed that by releasing a self-titled EP in 2015. In 2016, the band released their second full-length album, titled ''We All the Light'', via Roll Call Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On An On
On An On (usually stylised as ON AN ON) is an American indie rock band, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band was formed by Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci and Ryne Estwing after the dissolution of their previous band, Scattered Trees, in 2012. On An On released their debut album ''Give In'' in 2013 and their second album ''And the Wave Has Two Sides'' was released in July 2015. The band went on hiatus in 2016. History ''Give In'' (2012–2013) On An On was formed by Scattered Trees members Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci and Ryne Estwing in March 2012. The threesome discussed the idea of reforming Scattered Trees, but decided to go with the risk and excitement of forming a new band. The trio utilised a previously-booked three-week block of studio time to work on new material with producer Dave Newfeld in Toronto. The three were tired of the more traditional songwriting and recording methods they had used in Scattered Trees and followed their desire to use electronic elements and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Ten Eleven
El Ten Eleven is an American, Los Angeles-based, post-rock duo, known for combining guitar/bass doubleneck or fretless bass, with heavy looping, or vamping, and the use of an effects pedal, over acoustic or electric drumming. They have released ten full-length albums, 2 EPs and a remix album, earning generally positive reviews. The band has earned some attention due to many of their songs being featured in the soundtracks of Gary Hustwit's design documentaries ''Helvetica'', '' Objectified'', and '' Urbanized''. The name El Ten Eleven is derived from the name of an airliner, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. Career 2002-2007 Bassist and composer Kristian Dunn and drummer Tim Fogarty formed El Ten Eleven in 2002 while living in the Silver Lake community of Los Angeles. They released their eponymous debut album, '' El Ten Eleven'' in 2004 on Fake Record Label, and through Bar/None Records on September 20, 2005. Many reviews of the album garnished the band with positive acclaim. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
