Secretly Canadian
Secretly Canadian | |
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Secretly Distribution | |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Bloomington, Indiana |
Official website | secretlycanadian |
Secretly Canadian is an American
History
Secretly Canadian was founded in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill while they attended Indiana University.[4] [5][6] Before Secretly Canadian was founded, Chris Swanson and Eric Weddle met in 1995 in Indiana University's campus radio station, WIUX.[7][8] Then Chris met Jonathan Cargill through a job at the Collins Living-Learning Center cafeteria on campus.[9] Soon after, Chris' younger brother Ben Swanson moved to Bloomington to earn his undergraduate degree[10] from the Jacobs School of Music in musicology.[11][12]
In 1996, Secretly Canadian was founded.
The early 2000s yielded reissues from Swell Maps, Nikki Sudden, and Danielson.[24] Damien Jurado, the Seattle singer-songwriter, made his way to Secretly Canadian in 2002.[citation needed] Two years later, Jens Lekman joined the label's roster.[25]
Secretly Canadian then signed The War on Drugs, the Philadelphia-based band whose third record,[31] Lost in the Dream, struck as both a critical and commercial success in 2014.[32] Secretly Canadian also began a partnership with Chimera Records in the form of Yoko Ono's reissues beginning in 2016,[33] and the debut release from William Eggleston, in 2017.[34] Secretly Canadian's roster also includes Cherry Glazerr, Whitney, Alex Cameron, Joey Dosik, Stella Donnelly, Faye Webster, and serpentwithfeet, among many others.
In 2007, the addition of Dead Oceans to Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar's partnership led to the formation of Secretly Group.[35] In 2015, Secretly Group began a partnership with The Numero Group as well.[36][37]
In 2018, Secretly Canadian was listed as #8 on Paste Magazine's top 10 record labels of 2018. Jagjaguwar was listed as #4 and Dead Oceans was listed as #7.[38]
Artists
- Alasdair Roberts
- Alex Cameron
- Anohni
- Antony and the Johnsons
- Ativin
- Ben Abraham
- BLK JKS
- Bobb Trimble
- Bodies of Water
- Catfish Haven
- Cayucas
- Cherry Glazerr
- Damien Jurado
- Danielson
- Dave Fischoff
- David Vandervelde
- Don Lennon
- Dungeonesse
- Early Day Miners
- Electric Youth
- Emily Angeles
- Faye Webster
- Foreign Born
- Frida Hyvonen
- Gardens & Villa
- Havergal
- The Horns of Happiness
- I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
- The Impossible Shapes
- Instruments of Science & Technology
- Intro to Airlift
- Jason Molina
- The Japonize Elephants
- Jens Lekman
- JJ
- Joey Dosik
- Jorma Whittaker
- June Panic
- Little Scream
- Luke Temple
- Magnolia Electric Co.
- Major Lazer
- Makeness
- Marmoset
- Molina and Johnson
- Music Go Music
- Nightlands
- Nikki Sudden & The Jacobites
- Nite Jewel
- Normanoak
- The Panoply Academy
- Porcelain Raft
- Porridge Radio
- Racebannon
- Richard Swift
- Scout Niblett
- serpentwithfeet
- She-Devils
- Shura
- Simon Joyner
- Songs: Ohia
- Stella Donnelly
- Steven A. Clark
- Suuns
- Suzanne Langille & Loren MazzaCane Connors
- Swearing at Motorists
- Swell Maps
- Taken By Trees
- Throw Me The Statue
- Tig Notaro
- Tomas Barfod
- Tren Brothers
- The War on Drugs
- Whitney
- Windsor for the Derby
- Woman's Hour
- Yeasayer
- Yoko Ono
- Zero Boys
Notable awards and honors
A2IM LIBERA AWARDS (US)
- 2015, Secretly Canadian, Label of the Year (finalist)[39]
- 2014, Secretly Canadian, Label of the Year (finalist)[40]
AIM INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS (UK)
- 2014, Secretly Group – Independent Label of the Year (nominated)
See also
References
- ^ "Secretly Canadian Artists Cover Each Other On CD". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ "Secretly Group". secretlygroup.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Secretly Publishing |". Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Info". Secretly Canadian. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ by (March 27, 2018). "Scratch Entrepreneur #23 - Secretly Canadian". Shine Insurance Agency. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 4, 1996.
- ^ [1]Secretly Canadian Info
- ^ "Secretly Canadian: A Local Success Story". WIUX. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Not so Secretly Canadian". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ admin (August 13, 2012). "An Interview with Ben Swanson, Partner/A&R Secretly Canadian". Seagate Blog. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Chris Swanson Interview | Co-Founder of Secretly Group & Music Supervisor of Wild Wild Country". Pop Disciple | Film Music & Music Supervision Interviews | Music in Media News. April 27, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Locke, Greg (June 4, 2008). "Long-term relationships and independent rock". NUVO. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ [2]Secretly Canadian Info
- ^ "Not so Secretly Canadian". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "June Panic". www.puremusic.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "A Jason Molina Primer". Vinyl Me Please. April 18, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. Has Died, Label Confirms". Spin. March 18, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "We're All Supposed To Try | Jason Molina & The Magnolia Electric Co". GoldFlakePaint. August 28, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Blau, Max (October 2, 2014). "Jason Molina's long dark blues". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Secretly Canadian – MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Locke, Greg (June 4, 2008). "Long-term relationships and independent rock". NUVO. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Jagjaguwar: the indie label roaring to success". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "'We need to believe what we're working on is making the world better'". [PIAS]. November 9, 2016. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Secretly Canadian – MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Jens Lekman Will See Himself Now". NPR.org. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Tracking Anohni's Avant-Garde Evolution on Stage". Pitchfork. May 16, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. September 24, 2005.
- ^ "Antony and the Johnsons: I Am a Bird Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | An Intimate Portal: Antony Hegarty Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "The War on Drugs: Future Weather EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "The War on Drugs sign to Atlantic Records". Consequence of Sound. June 12, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Yoko Ono Announces Reissue Project". Pitchfork. September 6, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "William Eggleston, Godfather of Color Photography, to Release First Music Album". Observer. September 1, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Secretly Group restructures A&R and publishing teams; adds new hires". Music Business Worldwide. December 6, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Numero Group Joins Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, Dead Oceans in Newly Formed 'Secretly Label Group' (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Numero, Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar and Secretly Canadian come together as Secretly Label Group". FACT Magazine: Transmissions from the underground. June 24, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2018". pastemagazine.com. December 31, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Houghton, Bruce (May 5, 2015). "A2IM Names Libera Indie Music Award Nominees". Hypebot.
- ^ Houghton, Bruce (June 11, 2014). "A2IM Names Libera 2014 Independent Music Nominees". Hypebot.
External links
Media related to Secretly Canadian at Wikimedia Commons