Alcopop! Records is an independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 run by Jack Clothier and Kevin Douch. The label began in Autumn 2006 as an affiliate or sister label to Douch's main outfit Big Scary Monsters Recording Company

Big Scary Monsters Recording Company

Big Scary Monsters Recording Company is a British based independent record label. Probably the most well-known acts associated with the label are This Town Needs Guns, Kevin Devine, Pulled Apart By Horses, Walter Schreifels, Andrew WK and Get Cape. Wear Cape...

. Now very much its own entity, the label is almost 50 releases old and has worked with the likes of Johnny Foreigner

Johnny Foreigner

Johnny Foreigner are an indie rock trio from Birmingham, England, consisting of guitarist/lead vocalist Alexei Berrow, drummer Junior Elvis Washington Laidley and bassist Kelly Southern...

, Stagecoach

Stagecoach (band)

Stagecoach is a five piece alternative rock band from London, who describe their music as "grunge pop"-History:The band formed in London in 2008, originally starting out as a two-piece country band, but progressed their sound with the addition of each new member, to become the rock band they are...

 and This City on full releases, and Liam Frost, Unicorn Kid

Unicorn Kid

Oliver Sabin, also known as Unicorn Kid is an electronic music/chip music composer and musician from Edinburgh. Educated at Leith Academy...

, Kevin Devine

Kevin Devine

Kevin Devine is an American songwriter and musician from Brooklyn, New York, who is known for alternately introspective and political lyrics and melodic acoustic guitar songs...

, The Xcerts and The Honey Brothers (feat Adam Grenier) within compilations.

Alcopop! on Radio and TV

The label's bands have achieved a strong level of success given their resources. Sam Isaac's debut single 'Sideways' was Single of the Week on Jo Whiley

Jo Whiley

Johanne "Jo" Whiley is a British radio disc jockey and television presenter. She was the host of the long running weekday Jo Whiley Show on Radio 1.-Early life and education:...

's BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

 show. Isaac also enjoyed play from Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...

, Huw Stephens

Huw Stephens

Huw Stephens is a radio presenter currently broadcasting shows on BBC Radio 1.-Early life and career:Stephens was born in Cardiff, Wales, the son of the author and literary journalist Meic Stephens...

 and other Radio 1 DJs. Other Alcopop! artist to receive national radio play include Stagecoach, Johnny Foreigner and My First Tooth. Stagecoach had their performance from the 2010 Reading and Leeds Festivals

Reading and Leeds Festivals

The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...

 broadcast on BBC Three

BBC Three

BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...

 as part of the channel's highlights show. Pavilion had a two-page feature in the NME

NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

 covering the recording of their debut single with Edwyn Collins

Edwyn Collins

Edwyn Stephen Collins is an Ivor Novello Award winning Scottish musician, playing mostly electric guitar-driven pop. Collins formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which later became Orange Juice...

 and Ryan Jarman from The Cribs

The Cribs

The Cribs are an English three-piece indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They were subsequently joined by ex-The Smiths and Modest Mouse guitarist Johnny Marr who was made a formal member of the group...

.

Alcopopular

As well as traditional releases, Alcopop! have gained a reputation for their 'Alcopopular' compilation series, famed for innovative release methods. The series has even been branded 'The coolest compilation ever' by NME. Currently on its fourth offering, Alcopopular has been released as a 3" CD, a cassette tape, a message in a bottle, and a restaurant menu, and comprised tracks from the likes of Freelances Whales, The Xcerts, Tellison, Pulled Apart By Horses

Pulled apart by horses

Pulled Apart by Horses are an alternative rock band from Leeds, England. They formed in late 2007, and released their debut self-titled album Pulled Apart By Horses on 21 June 2010.- Formation and debut release "Meat Balloon" :...

, and many more.

Alcopop! Trivia

On 24 April 2010, Alcopop! were the match sponsors for Gretna 2008 FC against The Vale of Leithen. Gretna won the game 2-0.

In July 2010, Alcopop! hosted the inaugural NBA Jam

NBA Jam

NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game developed by Midway in 1993. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series, and was written entirely in assembly language. The main designer and programmer for this game was Mark Turmell...

 music industry tournament on the Sega Megadrive at Pure Groove Records in London.

Current roster

• Johnny Foreigner
  Johnny Foreigner
  Johnny Foreigner are an indie rock trio from Birmingham, England, consisting of guitarist/lead vocalist Alexei Berrow, drummer Junior Elvis Washington Laidley and bassist Kelly Southern...
  
  
• Stagecoach (band)
  Stagecoach (band)
  Stagecoach is a five piece alternative rock band from London, who describe their music as "grunge pop"-History:The band formed in London in 2008, originally starting out as a two-piece country band, but progressed their sound with the addition of each new member, to become the rock band they are...
  
  
• The Attika State
• My First Tooth
• Screaming Maldini
• Ute
• Freeze The Atlantic
• LightGuides
• Katie Malco

Alumni

Sam Isaac

This City

Pavilion

Elephants

The Candle Thieves

Wolf Am I

Stars and Sons

GoFaster>>

Cut The Blue Wire

Hush The Many

Hush The Many

Hush the Many was a band formed in London in 2004. The core members were Nima and Alexandra Brown , and other recent members were Jonathan White , Steph Patten , Ella and Velibor...

The Family Machine

4 or 5 Magicians

Lucy and the Caterpillar

Nathaniel Green

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