Sacred Bones Records

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Founded2007
FounderCaleb Braaten
Genre Experimental, rock, punk rock, electronic
Country of originUnited States
LocationBrooklyn, New York
Official website sacredbonesrecords.com

Sacred Bones Records is an American independent record label founded in 2007 and based in Brooklyn, New York. [1] The label has released recordings from artists including Zola Jesus, David Lynch, John Carpenter, Spellling, Blanck Mass, Crystal Stilts, Marissa Nadler, The Men, Caleb Landry Jones, Molchat Doma, DJ Muggs and The Soft Moon.

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In 2011, British music magazine The Wire described the label as "one of the best American labels in recent years", [2] and Billboard Magazine listed Sacred Bones among the 50 best indie labels in America. [3]

In 2022, the label began reissuing records by Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley on 8-track.

Label roster

Selected reissues

See also

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