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Things have a tendency of always coming full circle. Those bands shouldn’t have anything in common…but they somehow worked! I’m also privileged to have had the chance to work with Vagrant alumni Matt Pryor and Jim Suptic from The Get Up Kids and Josh Berwanger of The Anniversary, for their Radar State record that came out in 2019. Vagrant Records celebrates its 25-Year Anniversary all year long. We’re talking a label’s roster that included Rocket From the Crypt, Alkaline Trio, with Dashboard Confessional, Paul Westerberg and Koufax. I had the honor to intern at Vagrant Records from 2000-2001 for school, and while I spent most of my internship folding shirts, and drilling holes in promo CD’s, I was exposed to the exciting salad days of Vagrant. The podcast hosts many interesting voices from Vagrant artists to fans to business insiders. Blending punk, emo, pop punk and more into a roster of bands that on paper shouldn’t have made sense….but absolutely did. Vagrant Records started a new podcast called Vagrant Records: 25 Years on the Streets hosted by The Get Up Kid’s Matt Pryor.The episodes go back to the start of their adventure and recount their journey, sharing their mistakes and accomplishments.
There’s no question, that Vagrant Records indirectly influenced the sound and aesthetic of what Wiretap Records has become. “If bands have influences, then indie labels do too. The compilation features songs recorded by bands including Burnt Tapes, Common Sage, Lovebreakers, Parting, Catholic Guilt, Bristol To Memory, Least, Mercy Music, Love Again, Floorbird, Talk Show Host, Taken Days, Movin In Stereo, Wolves&Wolves&Wolves&Wolves, American Television, Lost In Society, Rundown Kreeps, Avenues, Odd Robot, Tiny Stills, Tweedmouth, Elijah Newman, The Bell And The Hammer, All Hallowed, Harker, Spaceships, No Better, NTVTY, Ray Gun Solace, Paper Disguise and Dirt Money. In recognition of Vagrant Records 25th anniversary last year, an assortment of artists from the Wiretap Records and Friend Club Records rosters took to the studio to record their renditions of songs originally performed by Vagrant Records bands like The Get Up Kids, Alkaline Trio, The Anniversary, Saves The Day, Face To Face, Dashboard Confessional, Senses Fail, Thrice, Paul Westerberg, No Motiv, Alexisonfire, Balance And Composure, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The 1975, Pete Yorn and many more. Undercover On The Streets, A Vagrant Records Tribute is a 30+ track compilation that features covers from the various eras of the iconic indie label’s roster. They quickly became a major player in the punk and emo scene - signing acts like Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio, Senses Fail and Thrice and bringing commercial success to an otherwise niche genre.Wiretap Records and Friend Club Records have teamed up to present the upcoming compilation Undercover On The Streets, a tribute to the bands and catalog of Vagrant Records that will be available everywhere on May 20th. Het label richt zich vooral op rockmuziek, maar ook op andere genres waaronder folk, soul, elektronische muziek, en popmuziek. The label’s first big break was with the signing of The Get Up Kids and their album release Something to Write Home About. Vagrant Records is een Amerikaans onafhankelijk platenlabel uit Los Angeles, Californië en is opgericht door Jon Cohen en Rich Egan in 1996. Vagrant Records has been at the forefront of big shifts in the music industry – bringing The 1975 into North America, signing a myriad of genre-bending pioneers like Mayer Hawthorne, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and PJ Harvey.įounded in 1996 by co-founders Rich Egan and Jon Cohen when they released West x North-South. As part of the deal, BMG acquired the entire Vagrant catalogue, as well as its rights to future recordings.
The podcast hosts many interesting voices from Vagrant artists to fans to business insiders.īMG acquired leading LA-based indie rock label Vagrant Records in 2014. The episodes go back to the start of their adventure and recount their journey, sharing their mistakes and accomplishments. Vagrant Records started a new podcast called Vagrant Records: 25 Years on the Streets – hosted by The Get Up Kid’s Matt Pryor. There will be more vinyl reissues to be announced throughout the year to celebrate the 25-Year Anniversary.
And for the first time ever, a portion of Vagrant’s catalogue is also available via Bandcamp. As well as the first set of vinyl reissues of fan-favorites albums from The Anniversary, Balance and Composure and Bad Suns. They announced special Record Store Day titles from Alkaline Trio, Senses Fail, and Thrice.
In celebration of its 25-Year Anniversary, BMG label Vagrant Records has announced vinyl reissues and Record Store Day titles, the launch of a new podcast, and their move into Bandcamp.
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