Nul Records is an

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set up by the

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The Futureheads The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland, formed in 2000. The band consists of Ross Millard (vocals and guitar), David "Jaff" Craig (vocals and bass guitar) and brothers Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar) and Dave Hyde (drums). ...

. The label is run by the four members of the Futureheads:

Ross Millard Ross Millard (born 22 July 1982) is an English musician and graphic designer, best known as guitarist and vocalist in The Futureheads. The band released their self-titled debut album in September 2004; their second album '' News & Tributes'' fo ...

, Dave Hyde, Barry Hyde, David "Jaff" Craig, as well as their two managers.

Overview

set up this record label some time after they split with their former

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, in late 2006, apparently disliking the direction 679 Recordings was taking them. Other sources, however, say that they were dropped by their record label because of poor sales. Millard, band guitarist and vocalist, also pointed out several shortcomings as the reason they left their label: With the record label they set up between 2006 and 2008, they started on writing songs and recording them, then finally releasing their third studio album, '' This Is Not The World'', on 26 May 2008 in

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. All subsequent Futureheads albums were released on Nul Records.

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