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Secretly Canadian | |
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Founded | 1996 |
Founder | Chris Swanson Ben Swanson Eric Weddle Jonathan Cargill |
Distributor(s) | Secretly Distribution |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Bloomington, Indiana |
Official website | secretlycanadian |
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, [1] part of the Secretly Group. [2] The Secretly Group includes record labels Dead Oceans and Jagjaguwar as well as a music publisher known as Secretly Publishing, representing artists, writers, film makers, producers, and comedians. [3]
Secretly Canadian was founded in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill while they attended Indiana University. [4] [5] [6] Before Secretly Canadian was founded, Chris Swanson and Eric Weddle met in 1995 in Indiana University's campus radio station, WIUX. [7] [8] Then Chris met Jonathan Cargill through a job at the Collins Living-Learning Center cafeteria on campus. [9] Soon after, Chris' younger brother Ben Swanson moved to Bloomington to earn his undergraduate degree [10] from the Jacobs School of Music in musicology. [11] [12]
In 1996, Secretly Canadian was founded. [13] [14] The label's first official release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic from Grand Forks, North Dakota; the Glory Hole CD. [15] The second release in 1997 was Jason Molina's, under the Songs: Ohia moniker, often referred to as "The Black Album". [16] After the Swanson brothers tracked down Molina's email address and drove hours to Molina's in-store gig at Adult Crash in New York. [17] [18] After signing Molina, the record label became more popular in the indie music scene. [19] Secretly Canadian then signed Marmoset and Swearing At Motorists. [20] Weddle soon left to form label Family Vineyard – and later followed by Cargill as well. [21] After that, Chris Swanson and Darius Van Arman became friends in 1999 and Secretly Canadian joined forces with Van Arman's Jagjaguwar. [22] [23]
The early 2000s yielded reissues from Swell Maps, Nikki Sudden, and Danielson. [24] Damien Jurado, the Seattle singer-songwriter, made his way to Secretly Canadian in 2002.[ citation needed ] Two years later, Jens Lekman joined the label's roster. [25]
Anohni also signed to the label in the 2000s. [26] [27] Formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons earlier in her career, the Swanson brothers became enamored with Antony and the Johnsons’ self-titled debut from 2000. Antony and the Johnsons’ first record with Secretly Canadian, I Am a Bird Now, released in 2005, sold 100,000 copies in the first two months. [28] [29] [30]
Secretly Canadian then signed The War on Drugs, the Philadelphia-based band whose third record, [31] Lost in the Dream, struck as both a critical and commercial success in 2014. [32] Secretly Canadian also began a partnership with Chimera Records in the form of Yoko Ono's reissues beginning in 2016, [33] and the debut release from William Eggleston, in 2017. [34] Secretly Canadian's roster also includes Cherry Glazerr, Whitney, Alex Cameron, Joey Dosik, Stella Donnelly, Faye Webster, and serpentwithfeet, among many others.
In 2007, the addition of Dead Oceans to Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar's partnership led to the formation of Secretly Group. [35] In 2015, Secretly Group began a partnership with The Numero Group as well. [36] [37]
In 2018, Secretly Canadian was listed as #8 on Paste Magazine 's top 10 record labels of 2018. Jagjaguwar was listed as #4 and Dead Oceans was listed as #7. [38]
A2IM LIBERA AWARDS (US)
AIM INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS (UK)
Jason Andrew Molina was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Raised in northern Ohio, he came to prominence performing and recording as Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians in the late 1990s. Beginning in 2003, he garnered a further indie following for his releases with the band Magnolia Electric Co.
The Magnolia Electric Co. is the seventh and final album by Songs: Ohia. It was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago and released by Secretly Canadian on March 4, 2003. The naming of the album and comments by Jason Molina have led to discussions whether it is not simultaneously, in fact, the debut album by Molina's new band, also named Magnolia Electric Co.
Anohni and the Johnsons is a music ensemble originally based in New York City that presents the work of English singer-songwriter Anohni and her collaborators. The band released their self-titled debut album in 2000. Their second album, 2005's I Am a Bird Now, was certified Gold in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland; it also was awarded that year's UK Mercury Prize.
I Am a Bird Now is the second album by New York City band Antony and the Johnsons, released on February 1, 2005 by Secretly Canadian. After it won the 2005 Mercury Prize, the album shot up the UK albums chart from #135 to #16 in one week, the biggest jump in the history of the prize. As of September 2011, UK sales stood at 220,000 copies.
Anohni Hegarty, styled as ANOHNI, is an English-born singer, songwriter, and visual artist. She has presented solo work and as the lead singer of the band Anohni and the Johnsons, formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons.
Jagjaguwar is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana.
Antony and the Johnsons is the debut album by Anohni and the Johnsons, formerly known as Antony and the Johnsons. It was recorded in 1998 and released in 2000.
Didn't It Rain is the sixth regular album by American musician Songs: Ohia.
The Lioness is the fourth studio album by Songs: Ohia. It was released by Secretly Canadian on January 17, 2000. A reissue of the album, Love & Work: The Lioness Sessions, was released on November 23, 2018.
Axxess & Ace is the third album by Songs: Ohia. It was recorded by Michael Krassner at Truckstop Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and released by Secretly Canadian on March 15, 1999.
Protection Spells is a tour-only album by Songs: Ohia. It is a collection of 9 improvised pieces recorded by Jason Molina whilst on tour in 1999. It was limited to 500 copies and released by Secretly Canadian in 2000.
June Panic is an American singer-songwriter from Grand Forks, North Dakota. He has collaborated with musicians such as Heidi Gluck and LonPaul Ellrich.
Dead Oceans is an American independent record label formed in 2007 and based in Bloomington, Indiana.
Chris Barth is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist originally from Indianapolis, IN. He is best known for his work as principal songwriter and lead vocalist of the band The Impossible Shapes, as well as his solo work under his own name and the alias Normanoak. He was also a member of the soul/punk band John Wilkes Booze. He currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana where he performs in a variety of musical projects and works in Early childhood education, writing and performing original music for young children.
Fort William Artist Management is an artist and talent management company with offices in Bloomington, Indiana and New York, New York.
Secretly Group is a family of American independent record labels based in Bloomington, Indiana. The group is made up of Secretly Canadian, Jagjaguwar, and Dead Oceans. Secretly Canadian, the first of the labels, was formed in 1996 by brothers Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic. Weddle later left to form label Family Vineyard; the remaining trio were joined by Darius Van Arman, as well as his label Jagjaguwar, in 1999. The two labels had worked closely before Jagjaguwar's offices moved to Bloomington to work alongside Secretly Canadian's.
Angel Olsen is an American singer-songwriter from St. Louis, Missouri who lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
Turning, full title Turning: A Film by Charles Atlas and Antony is a documentary musical art film made by video artist Charles Atlas in collaboration with British-American artist Anohni and her band Antony and The Johnsons.
Moses Sumney is an American singer-songwriter. His self-recorded EP, Mid-City Island, was released in 2014. He released another five-song EP in 2016, titled Lamentations. His first full-length album, Aromanticism, was released in September 2017. His second studio album, Græ, was released in 2020. Sumney has performed as an opening act for James Blake, Solange Knowles, and Sufjan Stevens.
The Libera Award for Best Live/Livestream Act is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "best live concert performances by an independent label" since 2013.
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