Paw Tracks (formerly known as Soccer Stars until 2000, then Animal until 2003) was an
independent record label
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based in Washington, D.C.
At first only records by
Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is characteri ...
were released on the label, but since 2004 it has also released records by other artists; the first was ''The Doldrums'' by
Ariel Pink
Ariel Marcus Rosenberg ( ; born June 24, 1978), professionally known as Ariel Pink, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter whose work draws heavily from the popular music of the 1960s–1980s. His lo-fi aesthetic and home-recorded alb ...
in October 2004. Although originally exclusively run by the members of Animal Collective, Paw Tracks is now co-owned by members of
Carpark Records. A number of the artists on Paw Tracks were chosen by Animal Collective to perform at the
All Tomorrow's Parties
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Festival 2011.
ATP: All Tomorrow's Parties
/ref> The label's website features artwork by Abby Portner (sister of Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is characteri ...
's Avey Tare
David Michael Portner (born April 24, 1979), also known by his moniker Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter who co-founded the American experimental pop band Animal Collective. He has released three solo albums, as well as three collaborative a ...
and member of the Paw Tracks group Drawlings (formerly First Nation/Rings)).
Roster
* Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is characteri ...
* Ariel Pink
Ariel Marcus Rosenberg ( ; born June 24, 1978), professionally known as Ariel Pink, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter whose work draws heavily from the popular music of the 1960s–1980s. His lo-fi aesthetic and home-recorded alb ...
* Avey Tare
David Michael Portner (born April 24, 1979), also known by his moniker Avey Tare, is a musician and songwriter who co-founded the American experimental pop band Animal Collective. He has released three solo albums, as well as three collaborative a ...
* Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan
* Black Dice
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* Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
* Eric Copeland
* Excepter
Excepter is an experimental music group from Brooklyn, founded in 2002 by No-Neck Blues Band member John Fell Ryan. They have released their work on labels such as Load Records and Animal Collective's Paw Tracks, and are known for their improvi ...
* Jane
* Kría Brekkan
* Panda Bear
* The Peppermints
* Prince Rama
Prince Rama (previously Prince Rama of Ayodhya) was a two-piece "now age" psych-dance band based in Brooklyn, New York, founded by sisters Taraka Larson and Nimai Larson.
Discovered by Animal Collective's Avey Tare in a Texas dive bar in 20 ...
* Rings (formerly First Nation)
* Terrestrial Tones
* Tickley Feather
Soccer Stars discography
* Panda Bear – Panda Bear – 1999
Animal discography
* Avey Tare and Panda Bear – Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished
''Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished'' is the first collaborative studio album by Avey Tare (David Portner) and Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), released in August 2000. It was later retroactively classified as the debut album by Portner an ...
– 2000
Paw Tracks discography
* PAW1 – Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is characteri ...
– Here Comes the Indian – 2003
* PAW2 – Panda Bear – Young Prayer – 2004
* PAW3 – Black Dice
Black Dice is an American experimental noise music band based in Brooklyn, New York and consisting of brothers Bjorn and Eric Copeland along with Aaron Warren. Formed in 1997, the group was initially inspired by hardcore and noise rock, but su ...
/ Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is characteri ...
– Wastered – 2004
* PAW4 – Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
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– The Doldrums – 2004
* PAW5 – Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
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– Worn Copy
''Worn Copy'' is the seventh studio album by the American recording artist Ariel Pink
Ariel Marcus Rosenberg ( ; born June 24, 1978), professionally known as Ariel Pink, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter whose work draws heavily ...
– 2005
* PAW6 – Jane – Berserker
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– 2005
* PAW7 – The Peppermints – Jesüs Chryst – 2005
* PAW8 – Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
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– House Arrest
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– 2006
* PAW9 – Terrestrial Tones – Dead Drunk (album) – 2006
* PAW10 – First Nation – Coronation 7" – 2006
* PAW11 – First Nation – First Nation – 2006
* PAW12 – Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is characteri ...
– Hollinndagain (Reissue
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Reco ...
) – 2006
* PAW13 – Panda Bear & Excepter
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– Carrots/KKKKK 12" – 2007
* PAW14 – Panda Bear – Person Pitch
''Person Pitch'' is the third solo album by American recording artist Noah Lennox under his alias Panda Bear, released on March 20, 2007, by Paw Tracks. Departing stylistically from his prior work as both a member of Animal Collective and a solo ...
– 2007
* PAW15 – Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan – Pullhair Rubeye
''Pullhair Rubeye'' is a collaborative studio album released by Animal Collective member Avey Tare (David Portner) and his then-wife Kría Brekkan (Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, formerly of múm). The album was released April 24, 2007 in CD, L ...
– 2007
* PAW16 – Black Dice
Black Dice is an American experimental noise music band based in Brooklyn, New York and consisting of brothers Bjorn and Eric Copeland along with Aaron Warren. Formed in 1997, the group was initially inspired by hardcore and noise rock, but su ...
– Roll Up / Drool 12" – 2007
* PAW17 – Panda Bear – Take Pills – 2007
* PAW17 2? – Eric Copeland – Hermaphrodite – 2007
* PAW18 – Black Dice
Black Dice is an American experimental noise music band based in Brooklyn, New York and consisting of brothers Bjorn and Eric Copeland along with Aaron Warren. Formed in 1997, the group was initially inspired by hardcore and noise rock, but su ...
– Load Blown
''Load Blown'' is the fourth studio album by American experimental noise band Black Dice. It was released on 23 October 2007 on Paw Tracks Records
Paw Tracks (formerly known as Soccer Stars until 2000, then Animal until 2003) was an independen ...
– 2007
* PAW19 – Excepter
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– Burgers / The Punjab 12" – 2007
* PAW20 – Rings – Black Habit – 2008
* PAW21 – Excepter
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– Debt Dept. – 2008
* PAW22 – Tickley Feather – Tickley Feather – 2008
* PAW23 – Eric Copeland – Alien In a Garbage Dump 12" – 2008
* PAW24 – Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele – The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele – 2009
* PAW25 – Reverend Green / Drawlings – Be Good To Earth This Season / Wolfie's Christmas 7" – 2008
* PAW26 – Black Dice
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– REPO
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– 2009
* PAW27 – Eric Copeland – Alien In a Garbage Dump – 2009
* PAW28 – Excepter
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– Black Beach – 2009
* PAW29 – Tickley Feather – Hors D'Oeuvres – 2009
* PAW30 – Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is characteri ...
– Campfire Songs (Reissue
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New audio formats
Reco ...
) – 2010
* PAW31 – Kría Brekkan – Uterus Water 7" – 2010
* PAW32 – Excepter
Excepter is an experimental music group from Brooklyn, founded in 2002 by No-Neck Blues Band member John Fell Ryan. They have released their work on labels such as Load Records and Animal Collective's Paw Tracks, and are known for their improvi ...
– Presidence – 2010
* PAW33 – Panda Bear – Tomboy / Slow Motion 7" – 2010
* PAW34 – Prince Rama
Prince Rama (previously Prince Rama of Ayodhya) was a two-piece "now age" psych-dance band based in Brooklyn, New York, founded by sisters Taraka Larson and Nimai Larson.
Discovered by Animal Collective's Avey Tare in a Texas dive bar in 20 ...
– Shadow Temple – 2010
* PAW35 – Avey Tare
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– Down There – 2010
* PAW36 – Panda Bear – Tomboy
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– 2011
* PAW37 – Prince Rama
Prince Rama (previously Prince Rama of Ayodhya) was a two-piece "now age" psych-dance band based in Brooklyn, New York, founded by sisters Taraka Larson and Nimai Larson.
Discovered by Animal Collective's Avey Tare in a Texas dive bar in 20 ...
– Trust Now – 2011
* PAW38 – Dent May – Fun – 2011
* PAW39 – Panda Bear – Tomboy ''Tomboy Expanded'' – 2011
* PAW40 – Dent May – Do Things – 2012
* PAW41 – Prince Rama
Prince Rama (previously Prince Rama of Ayodhya) was a two-piece "now age" psych-dance band based in Brooklyn, New York, founded by sisters Taraka Larson and Nimai Larson.
Discovered by Animal Collective's Avey Tare in a Texas dive bar in 20 ...
– ''Top Ten Hits of the End of the World'' – 2012
* PAW42 – Dent May – Warm Blanket – 2013
Digital Releases
*PAW Digital 1 – Panda Bear – Live at ZDB, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2004 – 2007
*PAW Digital 2 – Panda Bear – You Can Count On Me / Alsatian Darn – 2010
*PAW Digital 3 – Panda Bear – Last Night at the Jetty / Drone – 2010
*PAW Digital 4 – Panda Bear – Surfers Hymn / Actress Remix – 2011
See also
* List of record labels
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References
External links
Paw Tracks Official Website
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American independent record labels
Alternative rock record labels
Music companies based in Washington, D.C.
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