Saddle Creek Records is an American
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
based in
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by
Mike Mogis
Michael Riley Mogis (born May 16, 1974) is an American producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios (previously known as Dead Space Recording and, earlier, Whoopass Recor ...
and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over his role in the company to
Robb Nansel. The label is named after Saddle Creek Road, a major street that cuts through Midtown Omaha, and the beginnings of a scene whose members included Justin's brother
Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, the Faint (previously named Norman Bailer), Commander Venu ...
(then a solo artist, currently of
Bright Eyes,
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band is the name taken by Conor Oberst and his backing band. The band is composed of Nik Freitas (guitar), Taylor Hollingsworth (guitar), Macey Taylor (bass), Nate Walcott (keyboards/organ) and Jason Boesel (dru ...
,
Desaparecidos
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, and
Monsters of Folk
Monsters of Folk was an American supergroup, consisting of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, Will Johnson from Centro-matic and M. Ward, solo artist and half of She & Him. The band was formed in 2 ...
),
Tim Kasher
Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records.
Music Slowdo ...
(then of
Slowdown Virginia, currently of
Cursive
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and
The Good Life), and others. Collectively, they were known unofficially as the "Creekers". Saddle Creek first appeared in print on a show flyer, offering to "Spend an evening with Saddle Creek" (later to be the title of the label's DVD.)
[Spend an Evening With Saddle Creek. Dir. Jason Kulbel and Rob Walters. DVD. Plexifilm, 2005.] Saddle Creek became an incorporated entity as a result of a class project on entrepreneurship. Distribution is handled by
Redeye Distribution
Redeye Distribution, is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1996 by Tor Hansen, Kim Hansen, Glenn Dicker. The label focuses on independent music.
History
Redeye is represe ...
.
Saddle Creek Records continues to be the flagship label of a style of music called "The
Omaha Sound
Music in Omaha, Nebraska, has been a diverse and important influence in the culture of the city. Long a home to jazz, blues, funk and rock, today Omaha has dozens of subgenres represented, including Latin, alternative rock and hip hop. Omaha's his ...
", characterized by a slight country twang. This is increasingly inaccurate, though, with the rise of more electronic sounds such as those favored by
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom T ...
and
Broken Spindles
Broken Spindles was a band solely consisting of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska, who also played bass, guitar and keyboards in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-infl ...
. The eclectic sounds of Saddle Creek's disparate member bands is somewhat explained by their history; a number of the original members of the label attended grade school together. A "sister label", of sorts, to Saddle Creek is
Team Love
Team Love is an independent record label based in New Paltz, New York, founded by Conor Oberst and Nate Krenkel in 2003. It has released albums by several other recording artists. Team Love also released the documentary film by Roy Germano, Th ...
, started by
Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, the Faint (previously named Norman Bailer), Commander Venu ...
in 2004.
History
The label opened arms to their first bands not based in Omaha in 2001 with releases by
Now It's Overhead and
Sorry About Dresden
Sorry About Dresden was an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1997 and was signed to Saddle Creek Records.
Career
Combining elements of traditional alternative rock and punk rock, the band has drawn compariso ...
. Other non-Nebraskan artists followed, including Los Angeles's
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock.
The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings'' ...
,
Eric Bachmann
Eric Bachmann is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He rose to prominence as the frontman of Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers. Originally a saxophone major at Appalachian State University, Bachmann’s music is dist ...
(formerly leader of
Archers of Loaf
Archers of Loaf is an American indie rock band originally formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 1991. The group toured extensively and released four studio albums, one compilation, numerous singles and EPs, and a live album which was release ...
and
Crooked Fingers
Crooked Fingers was an American indie rock band, led by the former Archers of Loaf frontman Eric Bachmann. A vehicle for Bachmann's songwriting, the band's lineup changed between each record. Crooked Fingers released albums on WARM Records and Me ...
from
North Carolina
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),
Georgie James
Georgie James was an American indie pop/ rock group from Washington D.C. composed of John Davis (formerly of Q and Not U) and Laura Burhenn.
When Q and Not U disbanded in 2005 after releasing three albums, the band split into three different pr ...
(
Washington D.C.
)
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),
Two Gallants (
San Francisco
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), and most recently
Tokyo Police Club
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(
Toronto
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).
In 2005, ''
Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek
''Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek'' is a documentary focusing on the first ten years of the Saddle Creek scene in Omaha, Nebraska. It was released in 2005 by Plexifilm. It was directed by Jason Kulbel and Rob Walters.
Interviews for the film ...
'', a documentary detailing the first ten years of the record label's history, was released. The DVD features extensive interviews with the Saddle Creek bands, archival footage, and rare live performances.
On June 8, 2007, the label opened their own music venue named
Slowdown
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Slowdown
/ref> (after the group Slowdown Virginia), located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
.
The label's name was inspired partially by the A-side single of Polecat
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's 1994 -ismist Recordings release ''2500 Ft of Our Love'', "Saddle Creek."
Bands
* Art in Manila
* Azure Ray
* Beep Beep
* Big Thief
Big Thief is an American indie rock band with folk roots based in Brooklyn, New York. Its members are Adrianne Lenker (guitar, vocals), Buck Meek (guitar, backing vocals), Max Oleartchik (bass), and James Krivchenia (drums).
The band's debut ...
* Black Belt Eagle Scout
* Bright Eyes
* Criteria
* Cursive
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* Desaparecidos
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* Hop Along
Hop Along is an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formerly known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis.
History
Hop Along began as an acoustic freak folk solo project known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis in 2004, during Frances Qu ...
* The Good Life
* Icky Blossoms
Icky Blossoms is an electropop trio formed in Omaha, Nebraska in 2011, bringing together singer/synth player Sarah Bohling and singer/multi-instrumentalists Derek Pressnall and Nik Fackler. The three became acquainted through the Omaha arts scene ...
* Indigo De Souza
Indigo De Souza is an American singer-songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina. Her most recent album, '' Any Shape You Take'', was released in August 2021. She has been noted for creating "intimate, anxious indie rock songs hatwrangle with dis ...
* Ladyfinger (ne)
* Eastern Youth
Eastern Youth is a Japanese punk rock trio formed in 1989 in Hokkaidō. Their sound blends many different styles, and is especially complex for a three-piece band. Their lyrics express the helplessness of Japanese youths. Their influences includ ...
* Eric Bachmann
Eric Bachmann is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He rose to prominence as the frontman of Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers. Originally a saxophone major at Appalachian State University, Bachmann’s music is dist ...
* Land of Talk
Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is led by singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell.
History
Before becoming the front-person for Land of Talk, Elizabeth Powell began her career as a ...
* Maria Taylor
* Mayday
* Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (born October 30, 1982 in Oregon) is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter.
Biography
Miles was raised in Portland and Eugene. He spent much of his youth on the road traveling with his comedian/playwright father as ...
* The Mynabirds
The Mynabirds are an American indie pop band founded by singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn, who was previously one half of the Washington, D.C. indie duo Georgie James. Burhenn formed The Mynabirds in 2009, and shortly after signed t ...
* Neva Dinova
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* Now It's Overhead
* Old Canes
Old Canes is a rock band from Lawrence, Kansas currently composed of frontman Christopher Crisci (of The Appleseed Cast) and additional touring musicians. Because most of the band members, including Crisci, participate in other bands, Old Canes ...
* Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink is an American singer, musician, and writer. Perhaps best known as half of the duo Azure Ray, Fink is also a member of Art in Manila, O+S, Closeness, and High Up, and has played with or appeared as a guest on records by Bright Ey ...
* Palm
* The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005 in Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Nils Edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, Amy Cole (Robin Hatch between September 2016 and January 2018) on keyboards, bass, an ...
* Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Alexandre Grainger (born 11 April 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the alternative rock duo Death from Above and the singer and guitarist for his band Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains. H ...
* Sam Evian
Sam Griffin Owens, known professionally as Sam Evian, is an American songwriter, instrumentalist and producer based in New York. He has released three full-length albums and one 7" single.
History
In 2016, Sam Evian signed with Saddle Creek Re ...
* Son, Ambulance
Son, Ambulance is an American band (music), band based in Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska. As of February 2015, they are again signed as "active" on the Saddle Creek website after being labeled "inactive" for an indefinite time.Saddle Creek b ...
* Sorry About Dresden
Sorry About Dresden was an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1997 and was signed to Saddle Creek Records.
Career
Combining elements of traditional alternative rock and punk rock, the band has drawn compariso ...
*The Spirit of the Beehive
''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (Spanish: ''El espíritu de la colmena'') is a 1973 Spanish drama film directed by Víctor Erice. The film was Erice's debut and is considered a masterpiece of Spanish cinema. The film focuses on a young girl named ...
* Stef Chura
Stef Chura is an American indie rock musician from Detroit, Michigan.
Biography
Chura was originally from Alpena, Michigan. She moved to the Ypsilanti area of Michigan in 2009, where she began playing shows. Chura moved to Detroit in 2012 and beg ...
* The Thermals
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* Tim Kasher
Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records.
Music Slowdo ...
* Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005, it consists of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook, and drummer Greg Alsop. The band found early success with the ...
* Tomberlin
* Young Jesus
Past bands
*Broken Spindles
Broken Spindles was a band solely consisting of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska, who also played bass, guitar and keyboards in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-infl ...
*Commander Venus
Commander Venus was an American emo band from Omaha, Nebraska. Fronted by Conor Oberst and Tim Kasher, the band also included Todd Fink and Matt Bowen of The Faint, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur and Robb Nansel, executive producer of the i ...
*The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom T ...
* Gabardine
*Georgie James
Georgie James was an American indie pop/ rock group from Washington D.C. composed of John Davis (formerly of Q and Not U) and Laura Burhenn.
When Q and Not U disbanded in 2005 after releasing three albums, the band split into three different pr ...
*Park Ave.
Park Ave. was an indie pop band which started in January 1996 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The band lasted only two and a half years, but still retains a substantial fanbase. During their short time together, Park Ave. (named after an actual street in ...
*Polecat
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*Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock.
The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings'' ...
* Slowdown Virginia
* Two Gallants
* We'd Rather Be Flying
Discography
*LBJ-034 Bright Eyes/Son, Ambulance
Son, Ambulance is an American band (music), band based in Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska. As of February 2015, they are again signed as "active" on the Saddle Creek website after being labeled "inactive" for an indefinite time.Saddle Creek b ...
- Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes CD/LP
*LBJ-035 Cursive - Burst and Bloom CD/LP
*LBJ-036 Son, Ambulance - Euphemystic CD/LP
*LBJ-037 The Faint - Danse Macabre
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The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification of ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-038 Now It's Overhead - Now It's Overhead CD/LP
*LBJ-039 Sorry About Dresden
Sorry About Dresden was an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1997 and was signed to Saddle Creek Records.
Career
Combining elements of traditional alternative rock and punk rock, the band has drawn compariso ...
- The Convenience of Indecision CD
*LBJ-040 Desaparecidos
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- The Happiest Place on Earth CD5
*LBJ-041 Azure Ray - November EP
''November EP'' is an EP by Azure Ray. It was released January 22, 2002 on Saddle Creek Records.
Track listing
# "November"
# "For the Sake of the Song" (Townes Van Zandt
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CD
*LBJ-042 Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak Spanish
''Read Music/Speak Spanish'' is the first studio album by American punk band Desaparecidos. Released in February 2002, the record is the forty-second release of Saddle Creek Records. Reviews were mostly positive upon release.
About
''Read Mus ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-043 The Good Life - Black Out CD/LP
*LJB-044 Mayday - Old Blood
''Old Blood'' is an album by Mayday, released May 14, 2002. The album was recorded in May and November 2001 at Presto! Recording Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mayday features the vocals and compositions of Lullaby for the Working Class frontman Te ...
CD
*LBJ-045 Bright Eyes - There Is No Beginning To The Story
''There Is No Beginning to the Story'' is the third EP by Bright Eyes. The songs on it are fairly varied, with "From a Balance Beam" and "Loose Leaves" having more electronic qualities, while "Messenger Bird's Song" and "We Are Free Men" are ...
EP CD/12"
*LBJ-046 Bright Eyes - CD/2xLP
*LBJ-047 Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock.
The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings'' ...
- The Execution of All Things
''The Execution of All Things'' is the second full-length album released by Los Angeles-based indie pop band Rilo Kiley. Expanding on their previous musical sound that mostly incorporated guitars, vocals, percussion and pianos, the album conta ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-048 Bright Eyes - A Christmas Album CD
*LBJ-049 Cursive - Art Is Hard
''The Ugly Organ'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cursive, released on March4, 2003, through Saddle Creek Records. It was released both on black and translucent green 180 gram vinyl.
Background and production
Following a b ...
CD
*LBJ-050 Various Artists - Saddle Creek 50
''Saddle Creek 50'' is a compilation by Saddle Creek Records in honor of being the label's 50th album release. It was released in 2003 and features one album track and one non-album track by each of the bands then recording for the label.
Track l ...
2xCD/LP
*LBJ-051 Cursive - The Ugly Organ
''The Ugly Organ'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cursive, released on March4, 2003, through Saddle Creek Records. It was released both on black and translucent green 180 gram vinyl.
Background and production
Following a b ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-052 Sorry About Dresden - Let It Rest CD
*LBJ-053 Bright Eyes - Vinyl Box Set 5xLP + 2x12" + box set
*LBJ-054 Azure Ray - Hold On Love CD/LP
*LBJ-055 Azure Ray - The Drinks We Drank Last Night CD
*SCE-056 Rilo Kiley - The Execution of All Things CD
*LBJ-057 Azure Ray - New Resolution CD
*LBJ-058 Now It's Overhead - Fall Back Open CD
*LBJ-059 Cursive - The Recluse CD
*SCE-060 Bright Eyes/Neva Dinova
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- One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels CD/LP
*LBJ-061 Broken Spindles
Broken Spindles was a band solely consisting of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska, who also played bass, guitar and keyboards in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-infl ...
- fulfilled/complete CD/LP
*LBJ-062 The Good Life - Lovers Need Lawyers CD/10"
*LBJ-063 Beep Beep - Business Casual
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CD/LP
*LBJ-064 The Good Life - Album of the Year CD/LP
*LBJ-065 Now It's Overhead - Wait in a Line CD
*LBJ-066 The Faint - I Disappear
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CD
*LBJ-067 The Faint - Wet From Birth
''Wet from Birth'' is the fourth studio album by the American band The Faint, released on September 14, 2004.
The U.S. release uses HDCD encoding, but the package is not labeled as HDCD.
Track listing
In popular culture
*The instrumental br ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-068 Bright Eyes - Lua
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* Latvia University of Agriculture
* Last universal ancestor, in evolution
Ethnicity and language
* Lua people, of Laos
* Lawa people, of Thailand sometimes referred t ...
CD
*LBJ-069 Bright Eyes - Take It Easy (Love Nothing)
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CD
*LBJ-070 Cursive - The Difference Between Houses and Homes
''The Difference Between Houses and Homes'' (2005) is a compilation by American indie band Cursive of some of their early material. It is subtitled ''Lost Songs and Loose Ends 1995-2001''. This compilation features songs from '' The Icebreaker' ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-071 Son, Ambulance - Key
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CD
*LBJ-072 Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
''I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning'' is the sixth studio album by American band Bright Eyes, released on January 25, 2005 by Saddle Creek Records (the same day as their seventh album, ''Digital Ash in a Digital Urn'').
The album will be reissued ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-073 Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
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CD/LP
*LBJ-074 Maria Taylor - 11:11 CD
*LBJ-075 Orenda Fink
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- Invisible Ones CD
*LBJ-076 Mayday - Bushido Karaoke
''Bushido Karaoke'' is the third full-length album by Nebraska's Mayday, full of songs of death, dismemberment, drugs, greed, and devotion. It was released on June 21, 2005.
The marketing for the album described it thus: "Like the teenage death b ...
CD
*LBJ-077 Bright Eyes - When the President Talks to God
"When the President Talks to God" is a protest song by Bright Eyes, with a very pointed political message directed towards George W. Bush and his policies. It was originally released as a free download on iTunes but has since been released as a ...
iTunes exclusive
*SCE-079 Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life CD/7"
*LBJ-080 Criteria - En Garde (reissue) CD
*LBJ-081 Criteria - When We Break CD/LP
*LBJ-082 Broken Spindles - inside/absent CD/LP
*LBJ-083 The Faint - Desperate Guys CD
*LBJ-084 Bright Eyes - Easy/Lucky/Free CD/2x7"
*LBJ-085 Criteria - Prevent the World CD
*LBJ-086 Orenda Fink - Bloodline iTunes single
*LBJ-087 Various Artists - Lagniappe
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*SCE-088 Bright Eyes - Motion Sickness: Live Recordings CD
*LBJ-089 Saddle Up and Love It - Saddle Creek/Lovitt Records Hot Topic Compilation CD
*LBJ-090 Two Gallants - Las Cruces Jail
"Las Cruces Jail" is the first single from the album, '' What the Toll Tells'' by Two Gallants. It was a limited, 7" single. The album was the 90th release of Saddle Creek Records.
The song's lyrics are about Billy the Kid's imprisonment near Las ...
7"
*LBJ-091 Two Gallants - What the Toll Tells
''What the Toll Tells'' is the second album recorded by Two Gallants released in February 2006 (see 2006 in music). It was recorded at Tiny Telephone Studios, San Francisco during July 2005. CD/LP
*SCE-092 Two Gallants - Steady Rollin'
"Steady Rollin" is an iTunes single released by the San Francisco band, Two Gallants, and was the first European 7" single from ''What the Toll Tells''.
This single is the 92nd release of Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an Ameri ...
iTunes Exclusive
*LBJ-093 Cursive - Dorothy at Forty
''Dorothy At Forty'' was the first single taken from the album Happy Hollow by Cursive. It was released as a teaser for Happy Hollow on July 11, 2006. The album track "Dorothy At Forty" is backed with the exclusive non-album tracks "The Bitte ...
CD/7"
*LBJ-094 Cursive - Happy Hollow CD/LP
*LBJ-095 Eric Bachmann
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- To The Races CD
*LBJ-096 Now It's Overhead - Dark Light Daybreak (Live in the Studio) iTunes Exclusive
*LBJ-097 Now It's Overhead - Dark Light Daybreak CD
*LBJ-098 Ladyfinger - Heavy Hands CD
*LBJ-099 Bright Eyes - Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005 CD, 2*LP
*LBJ-101 Bright Eyes - Four Winds CD/12"
*LBJ-102 Maria Taylor - Lynn Teeter Flower
''Lynn Teeter Flower'' is the second album by Maria Taylor and was released on March 6, 2007. This is the 102nd release of Saddle Creek Records. The album features a guest appearance and co-write from Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst on the track "The ...
CD
*LBJ-103 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga CD/2xLP
*SCE-104 Cursive - Big Bang digital single
*LBJ-105 Two Gallants - The Scenery of Farewell
''The Scenery of Farewell'' is the second EP by San Francisco indie band Two Gallants release on 4 June 2007 in the UK, and 19 June 2007 in the U.S. and Canada. According to the band, the five-track album is the result of the first of two 2007 ...
CD/12"
*LBJ-106 The Good Life - Heartbroke 7"/Digital Single
*LBJ-107 Art in Manila - Set the Woods on Fire CD
*LBJ-108 The Good Life- Help Wanted Nights CD/LP
*LBJ-109 Two Gallants - Two Gallants CD/LP
*LBJ-110 Georgie James
Georgie James was an American indie pop/ rock group from Washington D.C. composed of John Davis (formerly of Q and Not U) and Laura Burhenn.
When Q and Not U disbanded in 2005 after releasing three albums, the band split into three different pr ...
- Places CD/LP
*SCE-111 Two Gallants - Despite What You've Been Told Digital Single
*SCE-112 Georgie James - Need Your Needs Digital Single
*SCE-113 Richard Swift - Dressed Up for the Letdown
Dressing commonly refers to:
* Dressing (knot), the process of arranging a knot
* Dressing (medical), a medical covering for a wound, usually made of cloth
* Dressing, putting on clothing
Dressing may also refer to:
Food
* Salad dressing, a typ ...
CD
*LBJ-114 Cursive - Rhapsody Original EP Digital
*LBJ-115 Cursive - Bad Sects 12"
*LBJ-116 Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005, it consists of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook, and drummer Greg Alsop. The band found early success with the ...
- Elephant Shell
''Elephant Shell'' is the first LP to be released by Tokyo Police Club. It was released in the United States, Canada and Australia on April 22, 2008 on Saddle Creek Records, and in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe on May 5, 2008. "In a ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-117 Neva Dinova
The Neva (russian: Нева́, ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it is ...
- You May Already Be Dreaming CD/LP
*LBJ-118 Georgie James - Cake Parade 7"/Digital
*LBJ-119 Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell (Remixes) Digital
*LBJ-120 Son, Ambulance - Someone Else's Deja Vu CD/LP
*LBJ-121 Tokyo Police Club - Tessellate 7"
*SCE-122 Two Gallants - Miss Meri Digital Single
*LBJ-123 Beep Beep - Enchanted Islands CD
*LBJ-124 Neva Dinova - Neva Dinova (2009 Reissue) Digital
*LBJ-125 O+S - O+S CD/LP
*LBJ-126 Land of Talk
Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is led by singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell.
History
Before becoming the front-person for Land of Talk, Elizabeth Powell began her career as a ...
- Some Are Lakes CD/LP
*LBJ-127 Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Alexandre Grainger (born 11 April 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the alternative rock duo Death from Above and the singer and guitarist for his band Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains. H ...
- American Names 7"/Digital EP
*LBJ-128 Sebastien Grainger - Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains CD/LP
*LBJ-129 Ladyfinger (ne) - Dusk CD
*LBJ-130 Tokyo Police Club - FNMTV Live (Rhapsody Exclusive)
*LBJ-131 Tokyo Police Club - Live Session iTunes Exclusive EP
*LBJ-132 Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
''Mama, I'm Swollen'' is the sixth studio album by the American indie rock band Cursive, on Saddle Creek Records. It was released on March 1, 2009 digitally, March 10 on CD, and was released on LP on May 19, 2009. The entire album was played th ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-133 Cursive/Ladyfinger (ne) - Record Store Day Picture 10"
*LBJ-134 Sebastien Grainger - Who Do We Care For Digital Single
*LBJ-135 Tokyo Police Club - Baskervilles Remix Digital Single
*SCE-136 Dag för Dag - Shooting from the Shadows CD EP
*LBJ-137 UUVVWWZ - UUVVWWZ CD
*LBJ-138 The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005 in Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Nils Edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, Amy Cole (Robin Hatch between September 2016 and January 2018) on keyboards, bass, an ...
- Hometowns
''Hometowns'' is the debut album by Canadian indie rock band The Rural Alberta Advantage. Originally released independently in early 2008, the album gained international exposure when the band was selected as eMusic's featured artist of the mont ...
CD/LP
*LBJ-139 Orenda Fink
Orenda Fink is an American singer, musician, and writer. Perhaps best known as half of the duo Azure Ray, Fink is also a member of Art in Manila, O+S, Closeness, and High Up, and has played with or appeared as a guest on records by Bright Ey ...
- Ask The Night CD/LP
*LBJ-140 Old Canes
Old Canes is a rock band from Lawrence, Kansas currently composed of frontman Christopher Crisci (of The Appleseed Cast) and additional touring musicians. Because most of the band members, including Crisci, participate in other bands, Old Canes ...
- Feral Harmonic CD/LP
*LBJ-141 O+S - We Do What We Want to Digital
*LBJ-142 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (born October 30, 1982 in Oregon) is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter.
Biography
Miles was raised in Portland and Eugene. He spent much of his youth on the road traveling with his comedian/playwright father as ...
- Summer of Fear CD/LP/Digital
*LBJ-143 Land of Talk
Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is led by singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell.
History
Before becoming the front-person for Land of Talk, Elizabeth Powell began her career as a ...
- Fun & Laughter EP CD/Digital
*LBJ-144 The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005 in Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Nils Edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, Amy Cole (Robin Hatch between September 2016 and January 2018) on keyboards, bass, an ...
- Drain the Blood 7"/Digital
*LBJ-145 Bright Eyes / Neva Dinova
The Neva (russian: Нева́, ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it is ...
- One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels CD/LP/Digital (2010 Reissue)
*LBJ-146 The Mynabirds
The Mynabirds are an American indie pop band founded by singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn, who was previously one half of the Washington, D.C. indie duo Georgie James. Burhenn formed The Mynabirds in 2009, and shortly after signed t ...
- What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood CD/LP/Digital
*LBJ-148 Cursive
Cursive (also known as script, among other names) is any style of penmanship in which characters are written joined in a flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster, in contrast to block letters. It varies in functionalit ...
- Discovering America Digital Single
*LBJ-149 Land of Talk
Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is led by singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell.
History
Before becoming the front-person for Land of Talk, Elizabeth Powell began her career as a ...
- Cloak and Cipher CD/LP/Digital
*LBJ-150 Land of Talk
Land of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is led by singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell.
History
Before becoming the front-person for Land of Talk, Elizabeth Powell began her career as a ...
- Swift Coin 7"/Digital
*LBJ-151 Tim Kasher
Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records.
Music Slowdo ...
- Cold Love 7"/Digital
*LBJ-152 Tim Kasher
Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records.
Music Slowdo ...
- The Game of Monogamy CD/LP/Digital
*LBJ-153 Adam Haworth Stephens - We Live on Cliffs
''We Live on Cliffs'' is the debut studio album by singer/songwriter Adam Stephens, vocalist and guitar player for San Francisco, California's folk rock guitar/drum duo Two Gallants. ''We Live on Cliffs'' was released on September 28, 2010, on Sa ...
CD/LP/Digital
*LBJ-154 Azure Ray - Don't Leave My Mind Digital Single
*LBJ-155 Tim Kasher
Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records.
Music Slowdo ...
- Delirium Tantrums 7" (online-store exclusive)
*LBJ-156 The Mynabirds
The Mynabirds are an American indie pop band founded by singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn, who was previously one half of the Washington, D.C. indie duo Georgie James. Burhenn formed The Mynabirds in 2009, and shortly after signed t ...
- All I Want is Truth (for Christmas) 7"/Digital
*LBJ-157 The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005 in Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Nils Edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, Amy Cole (Robin Hatch between September 2016 and January 2018) on keyboards, bass, an ...
- Departing CD/LP/Digital
*LBJ-158 Bright Eyes - The People's Key CD/LP/Digital
*LBJ-159 Bright Eyes - Singularity Digital
*LBJ-160 Azure Ray (feat. Sparklehorse) - Silverlake Digital
Compilations
*''Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler
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*''Saddle Creek 50
''Saddle Creek 50'' is a compilation by Saddle Creek Records in honor of being the label's 50th album release. It was released in 2003 and features one album track and one non-album track by each of the bands then recording for the label.
Track l ...
'' (2002)
*''Lagniappe
A lagniappe ( , ) is "a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase" (such as a 13th doughnut on purchase of a dozen), or more broadly, "something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure." It can be u ...
: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina'' (2005)
See also
*List of record labels
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Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ...
*Team Love Records
Team Love is an independent record label based in New Paltz, New York, founded by Conor Oberst and Nate Krenkel in 2003. It has released albums by several other recording artists. Team Love also released the documentary film by Roy Germano, Th ...
*Range Life Records
Range Life Records is an independent record label originally based in Lawrence, Kansas, but now based in San Francisco. It was founded in 2005 by Zach Hangauer. The label name was inspired by the Pavement song " Range Life". The design director ...
* Slumber Party Records
* Lightspeed Champion
References
External links
Saddle Creek Records official website
with Robb Nansel
Lazy-i Interview: September 2004
with Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock.
The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings'' ...
Lazy-i Interview: March 2005
with Robb Nansel and Jason Kulbel
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over his ...
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Record labels established in 1993
American independent record labels
Companies based in Omaha, Nebraska
Music of Omaha, Nebraska
Indie rock record labels