Partisan Records

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Partisan Records
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Founded2007 (2007)
FounderTim Putnam
Ian Wheeler
Distributor(s) Virgin Music Group
Genre
Country of originU.S.
Location Brooklyn, New York
Official website www.partisanrecords.com

Partisan Records is an independent record label with offices in London, Berlin, and Los Angeles, as well as in New York City, where the company was co-founded in 2007 by Tim Putnam and Ian Wheeler. The label, initially run out of Putnam's South Brooklyn apartment, relocated in 2009 to Williamsburg. [1]

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History

Holy Sons (Decline of the West) was the first release on the label, and early success followed shortly thereafter with the signing of the band Deer Tick ( War Elephant ). [2]

In 2008, while working as the night manager for the Knitting Factory venue at their Leonard Street location in Manhattan, Putnam was approached by Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis to form a strategic partnership with Partisan. [3] Together, they reissued the Fela Kuti catalogue and revived their label, Knitting Factory Records, which also includes Grammy Award-nominated members of the Kuti family, Femi Kuti, and Seun Kuti. [4]

Partisan has since cultivated a wide variety of genres, prioritizing an artist-friendly philosophy, and achieving international acclaim. In 2019, they earned their first-ever Grammy nomination for Deran by Bombino [5] followed by three more nominations between 2020 and 2023, for A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C., Song for Our Daughter by Laura Marling, and I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey. [6] [7] In 2020, they achieved a #1 UK album for Ultra Mono by Idles, followed up by further #1 UK albums for Fontaines D.C.'s Skinty Fia and Idles's Tangk . [8] [9] [10] They also won their first Mercury Prize in 2023 for Ezra Collective's Where I'm Meant to Be . [11]

Music Week's International Woman of the Year award went to Partisan's managing director, Zena White, in 2019. [12]

Putnam now serves as President of Partisan, and Wheeler manages Talkhouse, a digital media outlet and online magazine which he founded in 2015 and shares an office with Partisan. [13]

Today, Partisan also releases music on behalf of sister labels Knitting Factory Records, Section1, and Desert Daze Sound, all of which operate under strategic partnerships with Partisan. [14] [15] [16]

Roster

Current

Alumni

Discography

YearArtistReleaseNotes
2008 Deer Tick War Elephant
Holy Sons Decline of the West
Deer Tick Born on Flag Day
2010Deer Tick The Black Dirt Sessions
Mountain Man Made The Harbor
Holy SonsSurvivalists Tales!
PaleoA View of the Sky
Deer Tick / Johnny Corndawg Water Friends For
2011 Dolorean The Unfazed
Ages and Ages Alright, You Restless
Warm Ghost Uncut Diamond (EP)
Bobby Bobby
Lumerians Transmalinnia
Middle Brother Middle Brother
Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside Dirty Radio
PaleoFruit of the Spirit
Warm GhostNarrows
Virgin Forest Joy Atrophy
Deer Tick Divine Providence
2012 Virgin Forest Easy Way Out
Heartless Bastards Arrow
Deer TickTim (EP)
Emily Wells Mama
Diamond Rugs Diamond Rugs
FreemanMarvelous Clouds
The Amazing Gentle Stream
Field Report Field Report
Callers Reviver
LumeriansHorizon Structures
2013Sallie Ford and the Sound OutsideUntamed Beast
John Grant Pale Green Ghosts
Emily Wells Mama Acoustic Recordings
Treetop Flyers The Mountain Moves
Pure Bathing Culture Moon Tides
Lumerians The High Frontier
Deer Tick Negativity
The Dismemberment Plan Uncanney Valley
Sallie Ford & The Sound OutsideSummer (EP)
2014EagullsEagulls
Ages and AgesDivisionary
Sylvan Esso Sylvan Esso
PhoxPhox
Freeman Freeman
Christopher DennyIf the Roses Don't Kill Us
The Wytches Annabel Dream Reader
Field Report Marigolden
The Dismemberment Plan Uncanney Valley
2015The AmazingPicture You
Torres Sprinter
Heartless Bastards Restless Ones
Sylvan EssoH.S.K.T.
Craig FinnFaith In The Future
Dilly Dally Sore
John Grant Grey Tickles, Black Pressure
Pure Bathing Culture Pray for Rain
Made of OakPenumbra
Sylvan Esso / Flock of Dimes Split single
Holy SonsDecline Of The West Vol I.& II. (Deluxe Reissue)
Nico YaryanJust Tell Me
2016LontaliusI'll Forget 17
Bombino Azel
Baby In VainFor the Kids
John GrantQueen of Denmark
Eagulls Ullages
Nico YaryanWhat a Tease
The Amazing Ambulance
Ages and AgesSomething to Ruin
Flock of Dimes If You See Me, Say Yes
Dilly Dally FKKT (EP)
Holy Sons In the Garden
TenderEP III
2017 Idles Brutalism
Emel Ensen
Craig Finn We All Want the Same Things
The Black Angels Death Song
Violents & Monica Martin Awake and Pretty Much Sober
Cigarettes After Sex Cigarettes After Sex
Baby In VainMore Nothing
TenderModern Addiction
Deer TickDeer Tick Vol. 1
Deer TickDeer Tick Vol. 2
2018EmelEnsenity
Erika WennerstromSweet Unknown
The AmazingIn Transit
Bombino Deran
GoonDusk of Punk - Happy Omen
Idles Joy as an Act of Resistance
Dilly Dally Heaven
John GrantLove Is Magic
Idles with Heavy Lungs Split 7" Single
Cigarettes After Sex Crush 7"
2019 Deer Tick Mayonnaise
Tender Fear of Falling Asleep
Mercury Rev Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted
Craig Finn I Need a New War
John GrantRemixes Are Also Magic
Fontaines D.C. Dogrel
Body TypeBody Type EP & EP2
PotteryNo.1 EP
GoonHeaven is Humming
IdlesMercedes Marxist 7 inch
Spike Fuck Smackwave EP
Molly SarléKaraoke Angel
Emel MathlouthiEverywhere We Looked Was Burning
Cigarettes After Sex Cry
IdlesA Beautiful Thing: Idles Live at Le Bataclan
2020 Ultraísta Sister
Laura Marling Song for Our Daughter
WestermanYour Hero is Not Dead
PotteryWelcome to Bobby's Motel
Fontaines D.C. A Hero's Death
Craig Finn All These Perfect Crosses
Idles Ultra Mono UK #1
Emel The Tunis Diaries
UltraìstaOrdinary Boy - The Remixes
Chubby and The GangSpeed Kills
Bombino Live in Amsterdam
2021 Femi Kuti & Made KutiLegacy +
Aerial EastTry Harder
UltraìstaSister - The Remixes
John Grant Boy from Michigan
Maple GliderTo Enjoy Is the Only Thing
Lump Animal
Chubby and the GangThe Mutt's Nuts
2022 Fontaines D.C. Skinty Fia IE #1; [17] UK #1 [17]
Just Mustard Heart Under
NoSo Stay Proud of Me
Léa SenYou of Now Pt. 1
The Black Angels Wilderness of Mirrors
Beth Orton Weather Alive
Aoife Nessa Frances Protector
Ezra Collective Where I'm Meant to Be Mercury Prize
IdlesFive Years of Brutalism
Cymande Cymande (Reissue)
2023 Blondshell Blondshell
Skinny PelembeHardly the Same Snake
WestermanAn Inbuilt Fault
Witch Zango
Léa SenYou of Now Pt.2
Geese 3D Country
Grian Chatten Chaos for the Fly
PJ Harvey I Inside the Old Year Dying GRAMMY-Nominated
Sam BurtonDear Departed
Sun's Signature Sun's Signature (Extended)
Bombino Sahel
Maple Glider I Get Into Trouble
Geese 4D Country
HONESTYWHERE R U (EP)
DJ Rashad Double Cup (Reissue)
Cymande Second Time Round (Reissue)
2024 Idles Tangk UK #1

GRAMMY-Nominated

Ezra Collective Where I'm Meant to Be (Deluxe)
HONESTYBox(Mixtape)
Lip Critic Hex Dealer
Cymande Promised Heights (Reissue)
Angélica Garcia Gemelo
Cigarettes After Sex X's
Body MeatStarchris
Fela Kuti Alagbon Close (Reissue)
Ezra Collective Dance, No One's Watching Brit Award-Winning
Laura Marling Patterns In Repeat
Cameron WinterHeavy Metal
2025HONESTYU R HERE

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References

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  2. Brooklyn Vegan: Deer Tick Album Re-Release
  3. WMG News: Renowned Indie Labels Partisan and Knitting Factory Records Partner With ADA
  4. Music Business Worldwide: Zena White Named MD of Partisan Records + KFR
  5. Billboard: Bombino Reacts to Grammy Nomination
  6. "2021 Grammy Award Nominations: The Full List".
  7. "2024 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  8. "Idles Blast to Big Lead on Midweek U.K. Chart".
  9. "Fontaines D.C. celebrate their first-ever UK Number 1 album with Skinty Fia: "We're touched by everyone's response"". Official Charts. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  10. "Idles secure second Number 1 album with TANGK". Official Charts. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  11. "Mercury Prize 2023 winner announced as Ezra Collective". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  12. Music Week: Partisan Records - The Music Week Interview
  13. Talkhouse: Ian Wheeler
  14. Alternative Distribution Alliance (2013-08-29). "Renowned Indie Labels Partisan and Knitting Factory Records Partner With Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA)". Warner Music Group. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  15. Stassen, Murray (2021-03-04). "Partisan Records launches new joint venture label section1". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  16. Pearis, Bill Pearis. "Zamrock legends W.I.T.C.H. announce first album in 39 years, share "Avalanche of Love" ft. Sampa the Great". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  17. 1 2 "Fontaines D.C. score first No.1 album in UK and Ireland". RTÉ.
  18. "Partisan Records". Partisan Records. Retrieved 2024-05-29.