Murderecords is an

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that releases the music of the

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band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including

Eric's Trip Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s. The band had a minor hit in alternative ...

The Hardship Post The Hardship Post was a Canadian alternative rock band, that formed in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1992 and moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the Halifax Pop Explosion of the early 1990s. The band originally consisted of vocalist and guita ...

Al Tuck Al Tuck (born December 23, 1966), is a Canadian songwriter and folksinger from Prince Edward Island who has spent much of his career based in Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Early life Tuck was born in Summerside, Prince Ed ...

, Stinkin' Rich,

Hip Club Groove Hip Club Groove was a Canadian hip hop band, active in the 1990s. Originally from Truro, Nova Scotia and later based in Halifax, the band consisted of rappers Derek "MC" Mackenzie and Cory "Cheklove Shakil" Bowles, and DJ Brian "DJ Moves" Higgi ...

The Inbreds The Inbreds were a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1992. Originally from Kingston, Ontario,"Kingston's Inbreds don't need guitars". ''Toronto Star'', July 8, 1993. the band relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1996 and remained based ther ...

Thrush Hermit Thrush Hermit was a Canadian alternative rock band active in the 1990s, known for their "highly energetic, humorous, and unpredictable performances," as quoted by Vice News. History Thrush Hermit was formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1992 by Jo ...

, and

The Super Friendz The Super Friendz are a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. They were initially active between 1994 and 1997, before reforming in 2003. Contemporaries of Sloan, their early work was on Sloan's Murderecords label. Career The Su ...

, and was Canada's best-known indie label in the 1990s. Later, the roster was stripped bare, and released Sloan albums exclusively for nearly a decade. In 2008, however, albums by

Will Currie and the Country French Will Currie & The Country French is a Canadian indie rock music group formed in 2006 in Waterloo. The band consists of singer and pianist Will Currie, guitarist Dan Beacock, drummer Aaron Mariash, and bassist Daniel MacPherson. Biography Will ...

and

Pony Da Look Pony Da Look was an indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band members were Temple Bates (composer/keyboards/vocals), Amy Bowles (lyrics/vocals/keyboards), Catherine Stockhausen (keyboards/vocals), and Rob Gordon (drums). Former membe ...

were released by the label.

Releases and artists

mur001 Sloan – Peppermint EP (cd/cass) mur002

– Peter EP (cd/cass) mur003 Hardship Post – Hack EP (cd/cass) mur004

– Smart Bomb EP (cd/cass) mur005 Eric's Trip/Sloan – Stove/Smother (split 7-inch vinyl) mur006 Al Tuck and No Action – Arhoolie (cass only) mur007 Hardship Post – Why Don't You and I Smooth Things Over (7-inch vinyl) mur008 Al Tuck and No Action – Brave Last Days EP (cd/cass) mur009 Stinkin' Rich – Stolen Bass (7-inch vinyl) mur010 Hip Club Groove – Trailer Park Hip Hop EP (cd/cass) mur011 Sloan –

Twice Removed ''Twice Removed'' is the second album by Canadian rock band Sloan, released on Geffen Records in 1994. The album took seven weeks and cost $120,000 to record. More melodic than their previous album, ''Smeared'', Geffen gave the record little p ...

(full length 12-inch vinyl only) mur012

– By Request (7-inch vinyl) mur013

Local Rabbits Local Rabbits were a Canadian alternative rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, active in the 1990s and early 2000s. The band consisted of vocalists and guitarists Peter Elkas and Ben Gunning, bassist Ryan Myshrall and drummer Jay Tustin. Backgro ...

- Put On Your Snowsuit You're Going To Hell (7-inch vinyl) mur014 Sloan – Stood Up / Same Old Flame (7-inch vinyl) mur015 Stinkin’ Rich - Game Tight cassette only mur016 Thrush Hermit – The Great Pacific Ocean (CD/cass/vinyl) mur017 The Super Friendz –

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(CD) mur018 Jale - Closed (CD/cass/12") mur019 Edgefest Murderecords EP - The Super Friendz - One Day the Warner /Jale - Frightened of / Thrush Hermit -West Island Rockers / Stinkin Rich (Buck 65) - By Design (7-inch vinyl) mur020 Zumpano – The Only Reason Under The Sun (7-inch vinyl) mur021 Local Rabbits – You Can't Touch This (CD/cass) mur022 Richard Davies - There's Never Been A Crowd Like This (CD/cass) mur023 Sloan –

One Chord to Another ''One Chord to Another'' is the third studio album by the Canadian rock band Sloan. The album was released in Canada through Murderecords in 1996 and in the United States through The Enclave in 1997. Like their previous album, ''One Chord to ...

(CD/cass/vinyl) mur024 The Super Friendz – Play the Game, Not Games (10-inch vinyl) mur025 The Super Friendz – Slide Show (CD/vinyl) mur026 Sloan - Rhodes Jam (7-inch vinyl) mur026 Thrush Hermit – Giddy With The Drugs / The Ugly Details (7-inch vinyl) mur028 Neco Litteris Mando Excerpta 97–98 (CD sampler of The Super Friendz, Local Rabbits,

and Sloan) mur029

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Kombinator ''Kombinator'' is an independently released studio album by Canadian alternative rock duo The Inbreds in 1994, produced by Dave Clark of Rheostatics. ''Kombinator'' reached number one on the Canadian national campus radio charts and was nomin ...

(CD) mur030 The Inbreds -

It's Sydney or the Bush ''It's Sydney or the Bush'' is the third studio album by Canadian alternative rock duo The Inbreds, released in 1997 on PF Records in Canada and TAG Recordings in the United States. Produced by Lincoln Fong, the album represented an expansion of ...

(CD) mur031 The Inbreds - Moustache/Reason Why I'm Shy (7-inch vinyl) mur032 The Vees - S/T ep (CD) mur033(a) & mur033(b)

(a) British Knights Coalition: Consolidation & Strike (Stomp Your BK's Down) (b) Pops & Company (Disco Version) (7-inch vinyl) mur034 The Inbreds –

Winning Hearts ''Winning Hearts'' is the fourth and final studio album from Canadian alternative band The Inbreds, released on Murderecords in 1998. The album was noted for paring back from the expanded "full band" sound the band explored on ''It's Sydney or th ...

(CD) mur035 Local Rabbits –

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(CD) mur036 Sloan – Navy Blues (CD/cass/vinyl) mur037 Sloan -

Smeared ''Smeared'' is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released in Canada on October 1, 1992, and in the United States in January, 1993, on Geffen Records. The album was recorded at a low cost of $1,200. The album is ranked ...

(CD) mur038

Elevator Through Rick White (born 5 December 1970) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, he was a member of indie (music), indie bands Eric's Trip, Elevator, Perplexus, and The Unintended. White first played music, in a ba ...

- Original Music From the Motion Picture "The Such" (CD) mur039 Sloan –

4 Nights at the Palais Royale ''4 Nights at the Palais Royale'' is a live album released by the Canadian rock band Sloan in 1999. It was mostly recorded from four live shows performed at the Palais Royale in Toronto, Ontario in 1998, although some of the songs were taken fr ...

(2×CD/3x vinyl) mur040 Sloan - Between the Bridges (CD/cass/vinyl) mur041 Sloan - Second Hand Views (VHS) mur042 Sloan –

Pretty Together ''Pretty Together'' is the sixth studio album by the Canadian rock group Sloan. While the album still has the 1960s and 1970s influences of Sloan's previous albums, it is more melancholy with fewer of the upbeat songs found on previous albums. " ...

(CD/vinyl) mur043 Sloan –

Never Hear The End Of It ''Never Hear the End of It'' is the eighth album by Canadian rock band Sloan (band), Sloan. The record's first single was "Who Taught You to Live Like That?", while "Ill Placed Trust" was launched as a second single in November. The album debuted ...

(vinyl) mur044 Sloan - Keepin' The Tour Alive: US Action Pact Tour 2004 (vinyl) mur045 Pony Da Look - Shattered Dimensions mur046 Will Currie & The Country French - A Great Stage mur047 Sloan -

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(CD/vinyl) mur048 Sloan - Hit & Run ep (Digital) mur049 Sloan - B-Sides Win Compilation (digital) mur050 Sloan –

The Double Cross ''The Double Cross'' is the tenth studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. The title of the album is a nod to their 20th (or XX) anniversary. At a length of 34 minutes, it is Sloan's shortest album to date. It is also the band's first album to b ...

(CD/vinyl) mur051 Sloan – Is That All I Get? (vinyl) mur052 Sloan - Australia 1999 (vinyl) mur053 Sloan - Hardcore 7-inch/Hardcore Covers (7-inch vinyl & digital) mur054 Sloan -

(Vinyl Box/Digital) mur055 Murderecords 7-inch Singles 1993-1998 (7-inch vinyl, book and digital) mur056 The Super Friendz -

(vinyl) mur057 Sloan - Japan 2002 (Vinyl/digital) mur058 Sloan -

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(CD/vinyl/digital) mur059 Sloan - 4 extra songs EP mur060 Sloan -

(Vinyl Box/Digital) mur061 Sloan - Kids Come Back Again at Christmas/December 25 7” mur062 Sloan - 12 LP mur063 Sloan - Navy Blues reissue box set mur064

Matthew Grimson Matthew George Grimson (March 9, 1968 – June 19, 2018) was a Canadian musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia.Brad Wheeler"Joel Plaskett and Sloan singer-bassist Chris Murphy bring songs of late Halifax musician Matthew Grimson back to life" ''The Gl ...

, ''Prize for Writing'' mur065 Cola Wars - s/t 12-inch vinyl EP

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