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Founded by Face To Face manager Rich Egan in 1996, Vagrant Records is a true rags-to-riches story. From the label's humble beginnings with their Before You Were Punk compilations, to gold albums and MTV Video Music Awards, the independent label has been a dominant force in the indie scene for the past half a decade.
Launching themselves to the forefront of the collective indie consciousness with the 1999 release of the Get Up Kids' Something To Write Home About, Vagrant established themselves as a major player with subsequent big releases from bands like Saves The Day, Rocket From The Crypt, Alkaline Trio, Dashboard Confessional, and Face To Face. All this popularity earned Vagrant the attention of Interscope Records, who purchased a non-controlling part of the label early in the new millennium. Vagrant scored a coup in 2002 with the signing of former Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg, proving to all that their label's vision was not one-sided and earning plenty of artistic credibility in the process. While the label has been a haven for many side-projects over the years [such as the New Amsterdams, Reggie and the Full Effect, Grandpaboy, and Viva Death], Vagrant prides itself on having a strong, diverse, active roster which includes such bands as Hey Mercedes, Moneen, From Autumn To Ashes, No Motiv, and Audio Learning Center. Artists with releases on this label:
Alkaline Trio, Dashboard Confessional, No Motiv, Saves the Day, Boxer, Face To Face, Rocket From The Crypt, Get Up Kids, Hey Mercedes, Audio Learning Center, Hot Rod Circuit, Viva Death, Reggie and the Full Effect, Moneen, The New Amsterdams, From Autumn to Ashes, The Anniversary, Down To Earth Approach, Senses Fail, Emanuel, Paul Westerberg And His Only Friends Band, The Bled, Biology, Alexisonfire, The Lemonheads, The Futureheads, The Hold Steady, John Ralston, The Terrible Twos, The Comas, Thrice, Murder by Death, Eels, The Night Marchers Recent ReviewsRecent NewsMatt Pryor (Get Up Kids, New Amsterdams) plans solo debut Matt Pryor, former frontman of Get Up Kids and current lead behind The New Amsterdams has announced plans to release a solo album on Vagrant Records. The record is titled Confidence Man and is due out July 29, 2008. The album will be folk-tinged…Reggie and the Full Effect: "J Train" Kansas City, Missouri's Reggie and The Full Effect have posted a new track on their MySpace page. Titled "J Train," the song is the first offering from the upcoming full length…The Hold Steady detail 'Stay Positive' The Hold Steady recently spoke with Billboard about their forthcoming album and second for Vagrant Records. The record is titled Stay Positive and is due out July 15, 2008 The critically acclaimed band had this to say about the…The Anniversary plan 'Devil on Our Side: Rarities and B-Sides' The Anniversary have announced plans to release their rarities/b-sides compilation via Vagrant Records. The record is titled Devil on Our Side: Rarities and B-Sides and is due out June 24, 2008. The band's previous studio album was 2002's Your Majesty. The five-piece from Lawrence, Kansas formed in the late ‘90’s. Members went on to form The Only…From Autumn to Ashes detail live album From Autumn To Ashes have revealed the details for their forthcoming live album. The record was originally going to be a limited release, but the band changed their minds saying: At first we were only going to press a couple hundred copies for the people who were at the record store that night, but we are really proud of how good it came out and we would like to share it with everyone. Thats why this has been delayed for a while. It takes time to get it set up as a wide release. I don't know what the exact release date will be yet, but it…Thrice: "The Alchemy Index: Volumes III & IV: Earth & Air" Thrice have posted a full album stream for the ultimate installment of their four EP series. The record is titled The Alchemy Index: Volumes III & IV: Earth & Air and is due out April 15, 2008. It is the follow-up to The Alchemy Index: Volumes I & II: Fire & Water which was…Reggie and the Full Effect plan "Last Stop: Crappy Town" for June Reggie and The Full Effect will be releasing their new album this June. The record is titled Last Stop: Crappy Town. and is due out June 17, 2008. It is the follow-up to Songs Not To Get Married To which was released in 2005. The 12-track disc was produced by Sean Beavan (Marilyn Manson, NIN, Slayer) and was recorded over the summer of 2006 in both New York City and Los Angeles. James Dewees, the conservatory-trained keyboardist (for The Get Up Kids, New Found…Biology (2005-2008) Biology, the classic emo-styled side project featuring members of From Autumn to Ashes, Engine Down and producer Brian McTernan. Frontman Francis Mark explained: I have not been able to play with Biology in a long time. The people that I started it with are either very distant from me now or completely out of my life. In part it is a shame because we had some great times but I feel like we were always dividing our time between so many different things. We didn't put enough work…School Boy Humor joins Vagrant Vagrant has signed Little Rock, Arkansas-based School Boy Humor. The band formed in 2005 and self-released their first EP, To Make Hearts Reluctant, in 2006. The band’s music has received over 3 million plays on MySpace and their latest demos posted are exceeding 10,000 plays per day. You can check out some music on their myspace page.…Buzznet talks to Murder By Death, Used Buzznet has posted multi-segment video interviews with both The Used and Murder By Death. You can find the Used videos here while the Murder By Death videos are here. Murder By Death just released Red of Tooth and Claw on Vagrant… |
