Arts & Crafts Mexico
is an independent record label set in Mexico City. It is an outer branch of the Toronto-based company Arts & Crafts Productions  It started business in 2008, when Jeffrey Remedios and Kevin Drew decided to open an office abroad, in order to promote the independent music scene in Mexico. They produce records, as well as license material from other international labels.

History

In the midst of 2002, Jeffery Remedios and Kevin Drew decided to join forces and open a record label that would eventually transform the music business industry: Arts & Crafts.

This new record label sought to innovate and renew the relationship large record companies kept with their artists. Their goal was to create some sort of family relationship inside the label.

Arts & Crafts grew and gained so much respect over the years, that in 2008 they decided to broaden their horizon and open a satellite office in Mexico City.
Arts & Crafts México focuses on supporting national talent as well as the local independent music community. They concentrate on creating an environment that is not only composed of high quality bands, but that is also familiar and welcoming. During the past three years, they have released records of prominent local bands such as Los Odio!, Chikita Violenta, Bam Bam, Movus, Antoine Reverb and Torreblanca.

Catalogue

Artist	Record	Release Date
Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...	S/T	12/01/2008
Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...	You Forgot It In People You Forgot It in People You Forgot It In People is a 2002 album by Broken Social Scene. It followed Feel Good Lost, and was the band's commercial breakthrough...	12/01/2008
Stars	In Our Bedroom After The War	12/01/2008
Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew	Spirit If... Spirit If... Spirit If... is the debut solo album by Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew. It was released on September 18, 2007. The album is the first in a series entitled Broken Social Scene Presents:, with each album in the series being a particular member's solo efforts, assisted by fellow Broken...	12/01/2008
Constantines Constantines -History:The band was formed by Steve Lambke, Bryan Webb, Doug MacGregor, and Dallas Wehrle in 1999, following the break-up of Webb and MacGregor's emotional hardcore band Shoulder...	Kensington Heights	12/01/2008
Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. They released their debut album, Hold on Now, Youngster..., in February 2008 and followed this up by releasing a record...	Hold On Now, Youngster... Hold on Now, Youngster... Hold on Now, Youngster... is the debut album by Cardiff-based indie rock band Los Campesinos!, released in February 2008 on Wichita Recordings. It consists of 12 tracks, despite only 11 being listed. This is because "2007: The Year Punk Broke " appears as an unlisted track on the CD version, and as...	12/01/2008
The Stills The Stills The Stills were a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2000. The band consists of Tim Fletcher , Dave Hamelin , Olivier Corbeil , and Liam O'Neil , Gregory Paquet .-History:The band members have known each other since the age of...	Oceans Will Rise Oceans Will Rise Oceans Will Rise is the third and most recent album by Montreal band The Stills, released August 19, 2008.In late 2007, Toronto-based record label Arts & Crafts signed the band to a worldwide recording deal...	12/01/2008
Broken Social Scene Presents Brendan Canning	Something For All Of Us... Something for All of Us... Something for All of Us... is the debut solo album by Broken Social Scene co-founder Brendan Canning. The album is the second in a series entitled Broken Social Scene Presents:, with each album in the series being a particular member's solo efforts, assisted by fellow Broken Social Scene...	12/01/2008
Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. They released their debut album, Hold on Now, Youngster..., in February 2008 and followed this up by releasing a record...	We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed is the second full-length record from Cardiff-based seven-piece Los Campesinos!. It was released in the UK on 27 October 2008 on Wichita Recordings. The band does not consider We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed to be their second album, instead considering it a...	12/12/2008
The Dears The Dears -History:The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears at the foundation of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance...	Missiles	02/12/2009
Metric Metric (band) Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles...	Fantasies	05/01/2009
M. Ward M. Ward Matthew Stephen Ward, known by his stage name M. Ward, is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland, Oregon music scene. In addition to his solo work he is known as a member of She & Him and Monsters of Folk.-Career:...	Hold Time Hold Time Hold Time is the sixth proper studio album from M. Ward, released on February 17, 2009. Hold Time is the follow-up to his 2006 album Post-War and its companion EP To Go Home in 2007....	07/09/2009
The Most Serene Republic The Most Serene Republic The Most Serene Republic is a Canadian indie rock band based in Milton, Ontario. It takes its name from the sobriquet of formerly independent Venice under the Doges, which was regarded as "The Most Serene Republic of Venice".-Members:...	...And The Ever Expanding universe ...And the Ever Expanding Universe - References :...	08/18/2009
Still Life Still	Girls Come Too	09/01/2009
Julian Plenti	Julian Plenti Is...Skyscraper	09/08/2009
Timber Timbre Timber Timbre Timber Timbre is a Canadian folk music project, featuring Mika Posen, Simon Trottier and Taylor Kirk. The moniker refers to an early series of recordings made in a timber-framed cabin set in the wooded outskirts of Bobcaygeon, Ontario....	Timber Timbre	09/15/2009
Yo La Tengo Yo La Tengo Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...	Popular Songs Popular Songs Popular Songs is the twelfth full-length album by Hoboken-based rock band Yo La Tengo, released digitally, on CD, and double LP on September 8, 2009. It is their 7th album released on Matador and the eighth album to be given Matador's Buy Early Get Now treatment...	09/22/2009
Jay Reatard Jay Reatard Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. , better known by the stage name Jay Reatard, was an American musician from Memphis, Tennessee. Lindsey was signed to Matador Records...	Watch Me Fall Watch Me Fall - Musicians :* Jay Retard - Vocals, Guitar* Stephen Pope - Bass* Billy Hayes - Drums...	09/29/2009
Girls Girls (band) Girls is an indie rock band from San Francisco, California. Made up of two key members, Christopher Owens who is the main writer and Chet "JR" White who plays bass and produces. The band's lead singer, Christopher Owens, is a former member of the Children of God cult...	Album Album (Girls album) Album is the debut album by the indie rock band Girls. It was released September 22, 2009 on True Panther Sounds.-Reception:Initial critical response to Album was extremely positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has...	10/13/2009
Los Odio! Los Odio! Los Odio! is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City formed by musicians who already are important in Mexican music scene. The band is integrated by the composer and producer Paco Huidobro from the band Fobia; Jay de la Cueva who participates in projects like Titán, Fobia, Victimas del Dr...	Los Odio!	11/11/2009
Spoon Spoon (band) Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel ; Jim Eno ; Rob Pope and Eric Harvey .-History:...	Transference Transference (album) Transference is the seventh studio album by Austin, Texas indie rock band Spoon. It was released on January 18, 2010 in Europe, and on January 19 in North America...	01/22/2010
Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. They released their debut album, Hold on Now, Youngster..., in February 2008 and followed this up by releasing a record...	Romance Is Boring Romance Is Boring -Release history:-Album Sound & Influences:The album generally stays true to the band's original indie pop genre. However, they were also applauded for greatly expanding their sound...	01/29/2010
Zeus Zeus (band) Zeus is a Toronto-based Canadian indie rock band signed to the Arts & Crafts record label. Its members include Rob Drake, Carlin Nicholson, Mike O'Brien, and Neil Quin...	Say Us	02/23/2010
Beach House	Teen Dream Teen Dream A special edition DVD package was released containing either a CD or Vinyl and a DVD, featuring psychedelic visuals for each track from Teen Dream, produced by a separate director.-Sales chart performance:-External links:* at Sub Pop...	02/23/2010
Pavement Pavement (band) Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...	Quarantine the past: Greatest Hits	03/09/2010
Carca	Uoiea	03/25/2010
Victoria Mil	Muy Lejos	04/22/2010
Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band, a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed in 1999 by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Most of its members currently play in various other groups and solo projects, mainly based around the city of Toronto...	Forgiveness Rock Record Forgiveness Rock Record Forgiveness Rock Record is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock musical collective Broken Social Scene, released by the Arts & Crafts record label on May 4, 2010...	05/04/2010
Delorean Delorean (band) Delorean are a Spanish alternative dance band formed in 2000 in Zarautz, a Basque town. Vocalist and bassist Ekhi Lopetegi, guitarist Tomas Palomo, keyboardist Unai Lazcano, and drummer Igor Escudeo wanted to explore their mutual interests, from the local punk rock scene to electronic music...	Subiza Subiza Subiza is the third studio album by Spanish alternative dance band Delorean, released in March 2010 by Mushroom Pillow. True Panther Sounds distributed a worldwide edition in June of the same year. Named after the Navarre town it was recorded in, the album follows the 2009 Ayrton Senna EP...	05/25/2010
Triángulo de Amor Bizarro	Año Santo	06/15/2010
Chikita Violenta Chikita Violenta Chikita Violenta is a Mexican indie rock band from Mexico City. The band members are Luis Arce, Andrés Velasco, Esteban Suarez and Armando David. They all met in high school in early 2000...	TRE3S TRE3S TRE3S is the third studio album by Chikita Violenta, released in early 2011, to a mix of mild and enthusiastic reviews. Spin magazine gave the album 7 out of 10 stars, stating "While the production's scope doesn't quite fit Chikita Violenta's knack for scrappy Superchunk-style guitar pop, the busy...	08/18/2010
Ra Ra Riot Ra Ra Riot Ra Ra Riot is an American indie rock band from Syracuse, New York, consisting of vocalist Wes Miles, bassist Mathieu Santos, guitarist Milo Bonacci, cellist Alexandra Lawn , violinist Rebecca Zeller, and drummer Kenny Bernard.-History:...	The Orchard The Orchard (Ra Ra Riot album) The Orchard is the second studio album of the Syracuse-based indie rock band Ra Ra Riot.On October 26, 2010 the song "Boy" was made available for 69 cents in iTunes store and garnered some interest reaching a current peak of number 152 on the iTunes popularity chart .-Track listing:All tracks...	09/07/2010
Interpol Interpol (band) Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...	Interpol Interpol (album) Interpol is the fourth studio album by the American post-punk revival band Interpol, released on September 7, 2010 on Matador Records. The album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village. "Lights" was released as a free download through the band's website, originally in May 2010...	09/07/2010
Movus	Maxa Firekeeper	09/14/2010
No Age No Age No Age is a two-person American indie rock group consisting of guitarist Randy Randall and drummer/vocalist Dean Allen Spunt. The band is based in Los Angeles and is currently signed to Sub Pop records...	Everything In Between Everything In Between (No Age album) Everything In Between is the second studio album from LA-based duo No Age that was released through Sub Pop on September 28, 2010. The first single was "Glitter." The album's artwork was designed by Brian Roettinger, who also designed the artwork for Nouns...	09/28/2010
Belle and Sebastian	Write About Love	10/12/2010
The Dears The Dears -History:The band formed in 1995 and released their first album, End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story, in 2000. Their orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears at the foundation of the then-emerging Canadian indie renaissance...	Degeneration Street Degeneration Street Degeneration Street is the fifth studio album by The Dears, released February 15, 2011 on Dangerbird Records in the United States and Pheromone Recordings in Canada....	02/15/2011
Mogwai Mogwai The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...	Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. is the seventh studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, released on 14 February 2011 in the UK and Europe through Rock Action Records, and 15 February 2011 in the US through Sub Pop...	03/18/2011
Bam Bam	Futura Vía	03/29/2011
Timber Timbre Timber Timbre Timber Timbre is a Canadian folk music project, featuring Mika Posen, Simon Trottier and Taylor Kirk. The moniker refers to an early series of recordings made in a timber-framed cabin set in the wooded outskirts of Bobcaygeon, Ontario....	Creep On Creepin' On Creep On Creepin' On Creep On Creepin' On is the fourth studio album by Timber Timbre, released on April 5, 2011 on Arts & Crafts. The album was recorded in a variety of locations, including a converted church....	04/08/2011
Cold Cave Cold Cave Cold Cave is the experimental musical project of Wesley Eisold based in New York City and originating in Philadelphia and is described as "a collage of darkwave, noise, and synth pop"...	Cherish The Light Years	04/15/2011
Thurston Moore Thurston Moore Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...	Demolished Thoughts Demolished Thoughts Demolished Thoughts is an acoustic rock album by American musician Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.-Background and recording:Demolished Thoughts was produced by Beck Hansen and recorded in 2010 in Massachusetts and Los Angeles...	05/27/2011
City and Colour City and Colour City and Colour is the recording alias for Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who was also the guitarist and vocalist of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic and folk music and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock...	Little Hell Little Hell (album) Little Hell is the third album by City and Colour, the side project of Alexisonfire vocalist/guitarist Dallas Green, released on June 7, 2011...	06/10/2011
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes are a folk rock band which formed in Seattle, Washington. They are signed to the Sub Pop and Bella Union record labels. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their second EP, Sun Giant, and their debut full length album Fleet Foxes...	Helplessness Blues Helplessness Blues Helplessness Blues is the second studio album by Seattle, Washington-based folk band Fleet Foxes. It was released on May 3, 2011 as a follow-up to their eponymous 2008 Fleet Foxes album.-Summary:...	06/10/2011
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks	Mirror Traffic Mirror Traffic Mirror Traffic is an album by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. It was released on August 23, 2011 by Matador Records. It is the first collaboration between Malkmus and producer Beck and the last Jicks album to feature drummer Janet Weiss, now a member of Wild Flag. -Critical Response:"Mirror...	08/23/2011
Beirut Beirut (band) Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zachary Francis Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in Wollaston, United Kingdom, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar...	The Rip Tide The Rip Tide The Rip Tide is the third studio album by indie folk band Beirut, released in August 2011.-History:The first news that Beirut was recording a new album came in the winter of 2010-11 with an announcement from Ba Da Bing records:...	09/14/2011
Neon Indian Neon Indian Neon Indian is an indie electronic band from Denton, Texas. The music is composed by Mexican-born Alan Palomo , also known for his work with the band Ghosthustler and as the artist VEGA. The band's debut, Psychic Chasms, has received many favorable reviews, including the designation of Best New...	Era Extraña Era Extraña Era Extraña is electronic pop artist Alan Palomo's second album as Neon Indian. It was released on September 13, 2011, through Mom + Pop Music in the United States, Transgressive Records in Great Britain and Europe, Columbia Music/Big Nothing in Japan, and Pop Frenzy/Inertia in Australia.In a...	09/12/2011
Girls Girls (band) Girls is an indie rock band from San Francisco, California. Made up of two key members, Christopher Owens who is the main writer and Chet "JR" White who plays bass and produces. The band's lead singer, Christopher Owens, is a former member of the Children of God cult...	Father, Son, Holy Ghost Father, Son, Holy Ghost (album) Father, Son, Holy Ghost is the second album by the indie rock band Girls, released September 13, 2011 on True Panther Sounds in the United States, September 12, 2011 on Fantasytrashcan/Turnstile in Europe, September 7, 2011 in Japan on Fantasytrashcan/Turnstile and September 14 in Mexico on Arts &...	09/14/2011

Polaris Music Prizes

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Broken Social Scene (album)

Broken Social Scene is the third studio album by Broken Social Scene, released on October 4, 2005. The album was originally to be titled Windsurfing Nation....

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Forgiveness Rock Record

Forgiveness Rock Record is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock musical collective Broken Social Scene, released by the Arts & Crafts record label on May 4, 2010...

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Juno Awards

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| || Broken Social Scene You Forgot It in People

You Forgot It in People

You Forgot It In People is a 2002 album by Broken Social Scene. It followed Feel Good Lost, and was the band's commercial breakthrough...

|| Alternative Album of the Year ||
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|rowspan="2"| || Broken Social Scene "Stars and Sons" || Video of the Year ||
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Polaris Music Prize

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| || Stars In Our Bedroom After The War

In Our Bedroom after the War

In Our Bedroom After the War is the fourth studio album by Stars, released on September 25, 2007 on the Arts & Crafts record label. It was released to digital retailers on July 10, 2007, in an attempt to battle the album's leak...

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Polaris Music Prize

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| || Timber Timbre Creep On Creepin' On

Creep On Creepin' On

Creep On Creepin' On is the fourth studio album by Timber Timbre, released on April 5, 2011 on Arts & Crafts. The album was recorded in a variety of locations, including a converted church....

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Juno Awards

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|rowspan="5"| || The Stills Oceans Will Rise

Oceans Will Rise

Oceans Will Rise is the third and most recent album by Montreal band The Stills, released August 19, 2008.In late 2007, Toronto-based record label Arts & Crafts signed the band to a worldwide recording deal...

|| Alternative Album of the Year ||
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|The Stills || New Group Of The Year ||

Juno Awards

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|2010 || Bell Orchestre As Seen Through Windows

As Seen Through Windows

As Seen Through Windows is the second album by Canadian band Bell Orchestre. It was recorded at Soma Electric Studios in Chicago, IL.-Track listing:# "Stripes" — 2:18# "Elephants" — 8:53# "Icicles/Bicycles" — 6:15# "Water/Light/Shifts" — 3:09...

|| Instrumental Album Of The Year ||