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| Barsuk Records Official Website: http://www.barsuk.com About:
Members of This Busy Monster founded the label in 1994 to put out their own records. Barsuk (from the Russian word for "badger") is "named after a very friendly black lab/pit-bull mix who is loved by all who meet him." From it's inception the label has become a major supporter of indie pop, releasing records from a roster that includes Death Cab For Cutie, Nada Surf, Rilo Kiley, John Vanderslice and others.
Artists with releases on this label:
Death Cab For Cutie, John Vanderslice, Nada Surf, Rocky Votolato, Travis Morrison Hellfighters, Chris Walla, Menomena Recent ReviewsRecent NewsBen Barnett (ex-Kind of Like Spitting) to release solo album Ben Barnett, primary lyricist and songwriter of the now-defunct Kind of Like Spitting, revealed his plans to release a solo album via Barsuk Records in the coming months. Barnett released a tour-only demo titled Songs About Zombies and Trust Issues previously. Kind of Like Spitting last released a split with…Nada Surf plans vinyl box set Nada Surf have unveiled plans to follow up 2008's Lucky with a five-disc vinyl box set featuring all five of Nada Surf's studio records. Due out November 25, 2008 and limited to 1,000 numbered copies, the career-spanning box contains all five studio albums on vinyl, an exclusive repressing of the first 7" single, and full-color 24-page lyric and photo book. It will also include download codes for MP3 versions of The Weight Is A Gift, The Proximity…Menomena Menomena will be hitting the road this month in continued support of their acclaimed Barsuk full length, Friend and…Rocky Votolato Rocky Votolato is kicking off his summer tour today. The Seattle-based singer-songwriter is touring in support of his second Barsuk release, The Brag and…Mates of State: "Re-arrange Us" Mates Of State have launched a full album stream of their new record for Barsuk. The record is titled Re-Arrange Us and is due out May 20, 2008. It is the follow up to Bring It Back. You can check out the album…Mates of State set to release new album East Haven, Connecticut based husband and wife tag-team wrestling champions and/or popular musical ensemble Mates Of State have announced a May 20th release date for their fifth studio album, Re-Arrange Us. The record will be released via Barsuk Records and will feature a baby…Nada Surf: "Lucky" Brooklyn, NY's Nada Surf has made their new album, Lucky, available for streaming in its entirety on their MySpace page. The record is due for release on Feburary 5th via Barsuk Records. The band previously released The Weight Is A Gift on Barsuk in 2005.…Chris Walla: "St.Modesto" Though the album experienced some unusual hiccups, Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie has unveiled the first song from his upcoming solo record. It is titled Field Manual and is due out January 29, 2008. You can find "St.Modesto" on this page.…Nada Surf Nada Surf have announced March and April tour dates in support of their second album for Barsuk. The record is titled Lucky and is due out February 05, 2008. It is the follow-up to The Weight Is A Gift which was released in…Rocky Votolato (Europe) Rocky Votolato has posted the dates for his European tour in… |
