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Andmoresound
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Andmoresound was an independent record label
based in Glasgow
, Scotland
, managed and operated by musician
and businessman, Lindsey Boyd. It was named in homage to the song "Andmoreagain" by the band Love
.
Andmoresound was responsible for launching several Scottish indie pop
and indie rock
bands including Boyd's own group Mac Meda. Most notable signing was another band Boyd occasionally plays in, indie pop group Camera Obscura
, a band who would find greater success on the Elefant Records
and Merge Records
labels. Mac Meda's debut single
, "My Favourite Trashcan" claimed NME
's 'Single of the Week' title on its release.
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:...
based in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, managed and operated by musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and businessman, Lindsey Boyd. It was named in homage to the song "Andmoreagain" by the band Love
Love (band)
Love was an American rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer/songwriter Arthur Lee and lead guitarist Johnny Echols...
.
Andmoresound was responsible for launching several Scottish indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
and indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
bands including Boyd's own group Mac Meda. Most notable signing was another band Boyd occasionally plays in, indie pop group Camera Obscura
Camera Obscura (band)
Camera Obscura are an indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band formed in 1996 and have released four albums to date.-History:Camera Obscura were formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. Several other members performed with the band before David Skirving joined...
, a band who would find greater success on the Elefant Records
Elefant Records
Elefant Records is an independent record label based in Spain. Elefant records was founded in 1989 by Luis Calvo as an offshoot of a fanzine he produced called "La Línea Del Arco"...
and Merge Records
Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
labels. Mac Meda's debut single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "My Favourite Trashcan" claimed 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...
's 'Single of the Week' title on its release.
List of notable releases
- 1998: Mac Meda - "My Favourite Trashcan" 7" single AND0145
- 1998: Camera ObscuraCamera Obscura (band)Camera Obscura are an indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band formed in 1996 and have released four albums to date.-History:Camera Obscura were formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. Several other members performed with the band before David Skirving joined...
- "Park and RidePark and Ride (single)Park and Ride is a single released in 1997 by Camera Obscura....
" 7" single AND0945 - 1998: Camera ObscuraCamera Obscura (band)Camera Obscura are an indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band formed in 1996 and have released four albums to date.-History:Camera Obscura were formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. Several other members performed with the band before David Skirving joined...
- "Your Sound" CD single AND11CDS - 2000: Tacoma Radar - "Tuckahoe" CD single AND14CDS
- 2001: Tacoma Radar - "Pilot House" CD single AND15CDS
- 2001: Camera ObscuraCamera Obscura (band)Camera Obscura are an indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band formed in 1996 and have released four albums to date.-History:Camera Obscura were formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. Several other members performed with the band before David Skirving joined...
- "Eighties Fan" CD single AND16CDS - 2001: Camera ObscuraCamera Obscura (band)Camera Obscura are an indie pop band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band formed in 1996 and have released four albums to date.-History:Camera Obscura were formed in 1996 by Tracyanne Campbell, John Henderson, and Gavin Dunbar. Several other members performed with the band before David Skirving joined...
- Biggest Bluest Hi FiBiggest Bluest Hi FiBiggest Bluest Hi-Fi is the debut LP from the indie pop band Camera Obscura. It was released in 2001 by Andmoresound and in 2002 by Elefant, then re-released in 2004 by Merge.-Reception:...
Album AND17LP - 2004: Tacoma Radar - No One Waved Goodbye Album AND1833