City Slang is an

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based in Berlin, Germany.

History

The label was founded in 1990 by former tour agent Christof Ellinghaus, exclusively to release The Flaming Lips' '' In A Priest Driven Ambulance (With Silver Sunshine Stares)''. With bands The Lemonheads,

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, and Yo La Tengo also looking for a label to release their 1990 albums, City Slang became, almost by chance, a home for US bands looking to bring their music to the European market. It was named after the song "City Slang" by Sonic's Rendezvous Band. Over the past 22 years, City Slang has played host to releases ranging from veteran acts to newcomers. Its focus on US- and Canada-based acts remains, maintaining its relationship with several key North American independent labels, such as

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and Arts & Crafts.

Artists

* Alexi Murdoch * Anna Von Hausswolff *

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Benjamin Gibbard Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's th ...

* Broken Social Scene * CocoRosie * Caribou *

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* Cortney Tidwell * Dan Mangan * Das Damen *

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* Eight Frozen Modules * EMA * Get Well Soon * Goldrush *

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* Herman Dune *

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* Jakuzi *

Junip Junip is a Swedish folk rock band. The band is made up of the duo of José González ( vocals, guitars) and Tobias Winterkorn ( organ, Moog synthesizer) with various accompanying musicians in recordings and in live gigs. Their songs "Far Away" ...

* Junior Boys *

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* King Hannah *

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* Lambchop *

Laura Gibson Laura Anne Gibson (born August 9, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She currently records for the U.S. independent label Barsuk Records, and the Berlin-based label City Slang. Gibson's most recent album ''Goners'' w ...

* Malajube * Menomena * Nada Surf *

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* O'Death * On An On * Pom Pom Squad * Port O'Brien * Roosevelt *

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* Sebadoh * Son Lux * Sophia * Stars * The Lemonheads * The Notwist * The Album Leaf * Tindersticks *

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* Unsane * White Denim *

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* Yo La Tengo

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