Recording labels evolving by the minute; the noise is getting louder and it's getting harder to stay in business. So what's a label to do? Innovate. Evolve. Try new ideas. The new Baltimore-based label We*Are*Free has started the kind of label that can thrive and be quick to adapt.
Check out music and videos from bands on the label, including Yeasayer, Ponytail, and Indian Jewelry
Los Campesinos! Conquer America
“I think our goal initially, maybe intuitively, was to create a catalog that reflected our tastes and seemed as exciting and exhilarating as a lot of our favorite labels.”
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Secretly Canadian:
Mythological Proportions
“I think our goal initially, maybe intuitively, was to create a catalog that reflected our tastes and seemed as exciting and exhilarating as a lot of our favorite labels.”
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XBXRX: Enjoying Where They’re Going
"I would wake up in the morning to Jenny of Erase Errata practicing her ukulele and singing, and Weasel mixing his new record. I would walk into the kitchen and our roommate Jarrett would be painting. People would constantly be over recording or making something." Includes three audio streams to listen to while you read.
INTERVIEW: Gonzales
From his debut solo album Gonzales Uber Alles to the follow up albums The Entertainist and Presidential Suite, Gonzales has explored the world of music to its fullest.
CHECK THIS: Roomate + MP3
Roomate sounds like Animal Collective mixed with the Flaming Lips mixed with Sebadoh's bedroom tape experiments.
Interview: David Terry of Aqueduct Aqueduct ’s leader David Terry is a primo maestro at creating songs which are highly attractive to mass markets, and yet, he remains an underground artist that most people have little cognizance they even like. Includes MP3 download.
CHECK THIS: Land Of Talk + MP3 Part angst and part indie rock, Land of Talk have come across a sound that's hard to compare to and hard not to love. There's a strange but enticing chemistry in this music. Includes MP3 download.
CHECK THIS: Happy Hollows + MP3 Ranging from almost jangly indie rock to indie pop to the now immortalized MySpace tag " Melodramatic Popular Song," Happy Hollows are experimenting with fragmented genres and bring some sort of edge at the same time. Includes MP3 download.
