Record Labels
A look at the record labels behind some of alternative music's most important and innovative albums. From home-run presses to major-label boutiques, we chronicle the iconic names that've carved out their own aesthetic identities through the records they've released.
Record Label Profile: Merge
Chronicle of the surprising rise of North Carolina's long-running independent label Merge Records.
Chronicle of the surprising rise of North Carolina's long-running independent label Merge Records.
Record Label Profile: Matador
A traipse through the history of New York's venerable mega-indie, Matador Records.
A traipse through the history of New York's venerable mega-indie, Matador Records.
Record Label Profile: Hardly Art
Profile of Sub Pop's recently-minted 'sister' label Hardly Art.
Profile of Sub Pop's recently-minted 'sister' label Hardly Art.
Record Label Profile: Factory
Chronicle of the rise and fall of Manchester's legendary Factory Records, home to Joy Division, New Order, the Happy Mondays and more.
Chronicle of the rise and fall of Manchester's legendary Factory Records, home to Joy Division, New Order, the Happy Mondays and more.
Record Label Profile: Sub Pop
In-depth historical profile of the influential, (semi-)independent Seattle label.
In-depth historical profile of the influential, (semi-)independent Seattle label.