Paper Bag Records
Encyclopedia
Paper Bag Records is a Canadian
independent record label
and artist-management company, founded in 2002
and based in Toronto
, Ontario
.
music scene, including bands such as Broken Social Scene
, Stars, controller.controller
and Tokyo Police Club
. With still a sizable focus on Toronto-area bands, the label has signed various acts such as Slim Twig
, Woodhands
, Rock Plaza Central
, Laura Barrett
, as well as the guitar heavy indie-rock of Kingston's PS I Love You
.
However, having discovered a wealth of talent across North America, the label has since reached into the national and international markets to develop and give platform to their artists and their releases. Paper Bag Records has ventured across the country to sign a variety of Canadian talent including British Columbia
's new wave
punk
darlings You Say Party, Ottawa
's indie folk-stars The Acorn
, as well as Montreal
's keyboard-oriented indie rock
foursome Winter Gloves
.
The label also features the European indie rock scene with the signing of Denmark's Under Byen
and Figurines
, as well as Swedish
Italo disco
singer Sally Shapiro
.
The label released their first hip hop album, Two Fingers
and their self-titled debut and instrumental counter part simply entitled "Instrumentals", a collaborative project between electronic music producers Amon Tobin
and Joe "Doubleclick
" Chapman featuring Sway
(UK Mobo winning artist), as well, released "See You on the Moon!
" compilation
that featured indie rock artists such as Sufjan Stevens
, Mark Kozelek
, Great Lake Swimmers
and Hot Chip
performing songs for children.
Every year, Toronto's Now Magazine
publishes their critic's pick of what's 'Best in Toronto'. For two years in a row, Paper Bag Records has been given the title of 'Best Label' in each of Now's 2008 and 2009 issues.
In the August 2007 issue of US publication XLR8R
magazine, Paper Bag Records was voted #14 "Best Indie Label".' The list of 25 included larger indie
labels such as XL Recordings
, Domino Records and ANTI-
/Epitaph Records
.
Paper Bag Records launched their "Paper Bag Digital" online store in June 2008, which features their entire catalog for purchase and download in mp3
format.
All Paper Bag Records vinyl
releases are numbered pieces produced in limited quantities. To make the vinyl even more of a collector's item, they also typically include additional and/or previously unreleased tracks by the artist not featured on the original album copy.
Under new management as of 2009, the label's identity and image have improved dramatically. Since, new bands such as Austra, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Born Ruffians, Young Galaxy and PS I Love You have joined the label and are now all enjoying international attention.
Andre Ethier
Austra
Born Ruffians
Broken Social Scene
Cities in Dust
CFCF
controller.controller
Cuff the Duke
The Deadly Snakes
Elliott BROOD
FemBots
Figurines
Johan Agebjorn
Josh Reichmann Oracle Band
Laura Barrett
Little Girls
Magneta Lane
Mathemagic
Matthew Barber
Memphis
Montag
Plastikman
PS I Love You
Rock Plaza Central
The Rural Alberta Advantage
Sally Shapiro
Slim Twig
Stars
Tokyo Police Club
Two Fingers
Uncut
Under Byen
Winter Gloves
Woodhands
You Say Party
Young Galaxy
Young Galaxy
You Say Party
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| || Broken Social Scene You Forgot It in People
|| Alternative Album of the Year ||
|-
| || Stars Heart
|| Alternative Album of the Year ||
|-
| || Tokyo Police Club Cheer It On || Video of the Year ||
|-
Polaris Music Prize
|-
| || The Deadly Snakes Porcella
|| Polaris Music Prize ||
|-
| || Austra Feel It Break || Polaris Music Prize ||
|-
MuchMusic Video Award
|-
| 2007 || Tokyo Police Club Cheer It On || Best Independendent Video ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || You Say Party Lonely's Lunch || Best Independendent Video ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || You Say Party Lonely's Lunch || Director of the Year - Sean Wainsteim ||
|-
Plug Awards
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007 || Tokyo Police Club Nature of the Experiment || Song of the Year ||
|-
|| Tokyo Police Club || New Artist of the Year ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008 || Sally Shapiro Disco Romance
|| Dance/Electronic Album of the Year ||
|-
|| Sally Shapiro || Female Artist of the Year ||
Western Canadian Music Awards
|-
| 2010 || You Say Party XXXX
|| Rock Recording Of The Year ||
|-
Notable Mentions
NOW Magazine named Slim Twig Toronto's Best 'Pop/Rock Artist' ' and Laura Barrett as best 'Experimental Artist' in 2008's 'Best in Toronto' issue.
In August and September 2009, Pitchfork Media
came out with P2K, a 'Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s' and 'Top 200 Albums of the 2000s' feature, that landed Sally Shapiro
track #235 for I'll Be By Your Side, from the album Disco Romance
(2006) and Broken Social Scene landed at album #23 for 'You Forgot it in People' (2002).
The longlist for the second annual Uncut Music Award was announced and The Acorn were included for their album Glory Hope Mountain. The award, which is spearheaded by the UK’s Uncut magazine, is given to the album with the “most inspiring and rewarding musical experience” of the past year, the Acorn were the only Canadian band on the 25 artists who made the list. Shortly after that announcement, Uncut magazine released their '150 Albums of the Decade' list and landing at #147 was The Acorn's 'Glory Hope Mountain'.
Exclaim!
, aux.tv
and CBC Radio 3
collectively named "You Say Party" as the 'X3 Artist of the Month' in October 2009 and Woodhands
in February 2010.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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:...
and artist-management company, founded in 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
and based in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
History
The label was created with the intention of focusing specifically on the Toronto-area indie rockIndie 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...
music scene, including bands such as 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...
, Stars, controller.controller
Controller.controller
controller.controller was a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Nirmala Basnayake, guitarists Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas and Scott Kaija, bassist Ronnie Morris and drummer Jeff Scheven. The band took its name from a song by Shotmaker. The band formed in 2002...
and Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop ....
. With still a sizable focus on Toronto-area bands, the label has signed various acts such as Slim Twig
Slim Twig
-Biography:Slim Twig is the stage and screen persona created by Max Turnbull. He was born in 1988, the son of Toronto-based filmmakers, Ross Turnbull and Jennifer Hazel and graduated from the Claude Watson School of the Arts in 2006. In 2008, Slim was called “an icon-in-the-making...” and named...
, Woodhands
Woodhands
Woodhands is a Canadian electro-pop band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band currently consists of musicians Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt . They work closely with producer Roger Leavens at Boombox Sound in Toronto...
, Rock Plaza Central
Rock Plaza Central
Rock Plaza Central is a Canadian indie rock band. After a pair of glowing reviews from the influential music website Pitchfork Media, they have come to prominence as a major indie rock band...
, Laura Barrett
Laura Barrett
Laura Barrett is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter, best known for incorporating the kalimba into her music. In addition to her solo work, Barrett has also performed as a member of The Hidden Cameras, Henri Fabergé and the Adorables, Woodhands and Sheezer....
, as well as the guitar heavy indie-rock of Kingston's PS I Love You
PS I Love You (band)
PS I Love You is a Canadian indie rock band from Kingston, Ontario. The band is signed to Paper Bag Records, which is a top Canadian independent record label...
.
However, having discovered a wealth of talent across North America, the label has since reached into the national and international markets to develop and give platform to their artists and their releases. Paper Bag Records has ventured across the country to sign a variety of Canadian talent including British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
's new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
darlings You Say Party, Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
's indie folk-stars The Acorn
The Acorn
The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge....
, as well as Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
's keyboard-oriented 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...
foursome Winter Gloves
Winter Gloves
Winter Gloves is a Canadian indie rock band. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the band consists of Charles F. on vocals, Wurlitzer, organ, Vincent Chalifour on synth bass and keyboards, Patrick Sayers on drums and Nico Ormiston on guitars....
.
The label also features the European indie rock scene with the signing of Denmark's Under Byen
Under byen
' is a Danish band founded in 1995 mainly by Katrine Stochholm and Henriette Sennenvaldt. is known for producing their own unorthodox interpretation of rock. They rarely use guitars. Instead their soundscape is dominated by piano, cello, violin, electrically distorted saw, organ, drums and...
and Figurines
Figurines
Figurines is an indie rock band from Denmark, formed in the mid-1990s. The band released their first EP, The Detour, in 2001 and their first full-length album, Shake a Mountain, in 2004. The band began to receive national attention in Denmark around the time of the full-length release, and began...
, as well as Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Italo disco
Italo disco
Italo disco encompasses much of the dance music output in Europe during the 1980s. It is one of the world's first forms of mostly electronic dance music and evolved during the late 1970s and early 1980s in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and other parts of Europe...
singer Sally Shapiro
Sally Shapiro
Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:...
.
The label released their first hip hop album, Two Fingers
Amon Tobin
Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...
and their self-titled debut and instrumental counter part simply entitled "Instrumentals", a collaborative project between electronic music producers Amon Tobin
Amon Tobin
Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...
and Joe "Doubleclick
DoubleClick
DoubleClick is a subsidiary of Google that develops and provides Internet ad serving services. Its clients include agencies, marketers and publishers who serve customers like Microsoft, General Motors, Coca-Cola, Motorola, L'Oréal, Palm, Inc., Apple Inc., Visa USA, Nike, Carlsberg among others...
" Chapman featuring Sway
Sway DaSafo
Derek Andrew Safo is a Ghanaian British musician who uses the stage names Sway DaSafo or Sway. He is signed to Akon's Konvict Muzik record label and he is also a producer, establishing DCypha Productions.-Childhood:...
(UK Mobo winning artist), as well, released "See You on the Moon!
See You on the Moon!
See You on the Moon!: Songs for Kids of All Ages is a compilation album, released in 2006 on Paper Bag Records. The album features a number of indie rock artists, mostly but not exclusively from Canada, performing songs written in the style of children's songs.Most tracks are original songs written...
" compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
that featured indie rock artists such as Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Detroit, Michigan. Stevens first began releasing his music on Asthmatic Kitty, a label co-founded with his stepfather, beginning with the 1999 release, A Sun Came...
, Mark Kozelek
Mark Kozelek
Mark Kozelek is an American singer/songwriter Producer and frontman of Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters.-History:...
, Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario, the band is currently based in Toronto....
and Hot Chip
Hot Chip
Hot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...
performing songs for children.
Every year, Toronto's Now Magazine
NOW (magazine)
Now is a free weekly newspaper in Toronto, Canada. It was first printed on September 10, 1981 by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein. Now is an alternative weekly mixing arts and entertainment news with political coverage....
publishes their critic's pick of what's 'Best in Toronto'. For two years in a row, Paper Bag Records has been given the title of 'Best Label' in each of Now's 2008 and 2009 issues.
In the August 2007 issue of US publication XLR8R
XLR8R
XLR8R is a magazine and website thatcovers music, culture, style, and technology. It was founded as anewsprint ‘zine in 1993 by publisher Andrew Smith in Seattle; themagazine currently has offices in San Francisco and New York...
magazine, Paper Bag Records was voted #14 "Best Indie Label".' The list of 25 included larger indie
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:...
labels such as XL Recordings
XL Recordings
XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...
, Domino Records and ANTI-
ANTI-
ANTI- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records.While Epitaph's focus has shifted over the last decade from mostly punk rock, nowadays ANTI- has a more diverse roster, ranging from country , hip hop , reggae , Soul , folk , rap-rock , indie rock...
/Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
.
Paper Bag Records launched their "Paper Bag Digital" online store in June 2008, which features their entire catalog for purchase and download in mp3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
format.
All Paper Bag Records vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
releases are numbered pieces produced in limited quantities. To make the vinyl even more of a collector's item, they also typically include additional and/or previously unreleased tracks by the artist not featured on the original album copy.
Under new management as of 2009, the label's identity and image have improved dramatically. Since, new bands such as Austra, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Born Ruffians, Young Galaxy and PS I Love You have joined the label and are now all enjoying international attention.
Label Roster (past and present)
The AcornThe Acorn
The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge....
Andre Ethier
Andre Ethier (musician)
Andre Ethier is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter and visual artist, who was formerly associated with the indie rock band The Deadly Snakes. He has also released three solo albums....
Austra
Austra (band)
Austra is a Canadian New Wave band, fronted by singer-songwriter Katie Stelmanis.The band, also featuring Stelmanis' former Galaxy bandmate Maya Postepski and former Spiral Beach bassist Dorian Wolf, played a number of early shows under the name Private Life before learning that another band was...
Born Ruffians
Born Ruffians
Born Ruffians, formerly known as Mornington Drive, are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2004, originally from Midland, Ontario, located near Georgian Bay. They are currently signed to Warp Records. The members are Luke Lalonde , Mitch Derosier and Steven Hamelin...
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...
Cities in Dust
Cities in Dust (band)
Cities in Dust is a Canadian indie rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. The band took its name from the Siouxsie and the Banshees song "Cities in Dust" and formed in 2003. Its members consist of Zach Frank , Craig Nordemann , Simon Toye and Matt Winters...
CFCF
CFCF (musician)
CFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician Michael Silver. Based in Montreal, Silver took the name CFCF from the call sign of the city's CFCF-TV....
controller.controller
Controller.controller
controller.controller was a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Nirmala Basnayake, guitarists Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas and Scott Kaija, bassist Ronnie Morris and drummer Jeff Scheven. The band took its name from a song by Shotmaker. The band formed in 2002...
Cuff the Duke
Cuff the Duke
Cuff the Duke is a Canadian band from Oshawa, Ontario. They play a blend of traditional country and folk music with indie rock influences, and can be categorized as an alt-country group.-History:...
The Deadly Snakes
The Deadly Snakes
The Deadly Snakes were a Canadian indie rock band influenced by garage rock, punk, folk rock, and early r&b.-History:Formed in Toronto in 1996, the band's final line-up consisted of Andre Ethier on vocals and guitars, Matthew Carlson on guitar, trumpet and bass, Chad Ross on guitar, bass and...
Elliott BROOD
Elliott Brood
Elliott BROOD is a three-piece, alt-country band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, and harmonica, Casey Laforet on guitar, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys and ukulele and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler and backing vocals...
FemBots
Figurines
Figurines
Figurines is an indie rock band from Denmark, formed in the mid-1990s. The band released their first EP, The Detour, in 2001 and their first full-length album, Shake a Mountain, in 2004. The band began to receive national attention in Denmark around the time of the full-length release, and began...
Johan Agebjorn
Sally Shapiro
Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:...
Josh Reichmann Oracle Band
Josh Reichmann
Josh Reichmann is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter.Formerly associated with the band Tangiers, since that band's breakup he has performed under the stage name Jewish Legend...
Laura Barrett
Laura Barrett
Laura Barrett is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter, best known for incorporating the kalimba into her music. In addition to her solo work, Barrett has also performed as a member of The Hidden Cameras, Henri Fabergé and the Adorables, Woodhands and Sheezer....
Little Girls
Little Girls (band)
Little Girls is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2008 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band emerged from Toronto's post-punk scene as a solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Josh McIntyre. In the wake of a series of high-profile blog mentions, Little Girls released their debut...
Magneta Lane
Magneta Lane
Magneta Lane are a Canadian indie band hailing from Toronto, Ontario. The all-female line-up consists of family members Lexi Valentine and Nadia King and French . The band has received critical acclaim for their debut EP The Constant Lover...
Mathemagic
Matthew Barber
Matthew Barber
Matthew Barber is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music has been classified as indie pop and pop rock with folk and alternative country influences....
Memphis
Memphis (band)
Memphis is a musical duo consisting of long-time friends Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont.Dumont, originally from North Carolina, first met Campbell in New York City in the early 1990s. With Campbell's childhood friends Chris Seligman, James Shaw, and Adam Marvy, the pair played together in a band...
Montag
Plastikman
PS I Love You
PS I Love You (band)
PS I Love You is a Canadian indie rock band from Kingston, Ontario. The band is signed to Paper Bag Records, which is a top Canadian independent record label...
Rock Plaza Central
Rock Plaza Central
Rock Plaza Central is a Canadian indie rock band. After a pair of glowing reviews from the influential music website Pitchfork Media, they have come to prominence as a major indie rock band...
The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of Nils Edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, Amy Cole on backing vocals and keyboard, and Paul Banwatt on drums....
Sally Shapiro
Sally Shapiro
Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:...
Slim Twig
Slim Twig
-Biography:Slim Twig is the stage and screen persona created by Max Turnbull. He was born in 1988, the son of Toronto-based filmmakers, Ross Turnbull and Jennifer Hazel and graduated from the Claude Watson School of the Arts in 2006. In 2008, Slim was called “an icon-in-the-making...” and named...
Stars
Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop ....
Two Fingers
Two Fingers
Two Fingers is an international musical collaboration between electronic musicians Amon Tobin and Doubleclick. The duo released an eponymous album in 2009 on Paper Bag Records in North America and Big Dada in the United Kingdom....
Uncut
Uncut (band)
Uncut is an indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They formed as a duo consisting of Ian Worang and Jake Fairley in 2001, and have released two 12" singles and two full-length albums...
Under Byen
Under byen
' is a Danish band founded in 1995 mainly by Katrine Stochholm and Henriette Sennenvaldt. is known for producing their own unorthodox interpretation of rock. They rarely use guitars. Instead their soundscape is dominated by piano, cello, violin, electrically distorted saw, organ, drums and...
Winter Gloves
Winter Gloves
Winter Gloves is a Canadian indie rock band. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the band consists of Charles F. on vocals, Wurlitzer, organ, Vincent Chalifour on synth bass and keyboards, Patrick Sayers on drums and Nico Ormiston on guitars....
Woodhands
Woodhands
Woodhands is a Canadian electro-pop band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band currently consists of musicians Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt . They work closely with producer Roger Leavens at Boombox Sound in Toronto...
You Say Party
Young Galaxy
Young Galaxy
-External links:**...
Artist-Management Roster
PS I Love YouPS I Love You (band)
PS I Love You is a Canadian indie rock band from Kingston, Ontario. The band is signed to Paper Bag Records, which is a top Canadian independent record label...
Young Galaxy
Young Galaxy
-External links:**...
You Say Party
Awards and nominations
Juno AwardJuno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
|-
| || 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 ||
|-
| || Stars Heart
Heart (Stars album)
Heart is an album by the Canadian indie rock band Stars, released on Paper Bag Records in Canada and on Arts & Crafts in the USA.The album features three regional covers; the Canadian cover features a man embracing a woman resting on his lap, the US cover features a billboard with a girl's eyes...
|| Alternative Album of the Year ||
|-
| || Tokyo Police Club Cheer It On || Video of the Year ||
|-
Polaris Music Prize
Polaris Music Prize
The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label...
|-
| || The Deadly Snakes Porcella
Porcella
Porcella is an album by Canadian indie rock band The Deadly Snakes, released in 2005 on Paper Bag Records.The album's single "Gore Veil" was named one of the ten best Canadian songs of 2005 by CBC Radio 3. The album was also subsequently shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize...
|| Polaris Music Prize ||
|-
| || Austra Feel It Break || Polaris Music Prize ||
|-
MuchMusic Video Award
|-
| 2007 || Tokyo Police Club Cheer It On || Best Independendent Video ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || You Say Party Lonely's Lunch || Best Independendent Video ||
|-
|-
| 2011 || You Say Party Lonely's Lunch || Director of the Year - Sean Wainsteim ||
|-
Plug Awards
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007 || Tokyo Police Club Nature of the Experiment || Song of the Year ||
|-
|| Tokyo Police Club || New Artist of the Year ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008 || Sally Shapiro Disco Romance
Disco Romance
Disco Romance is the debut album by Swedish electronic duo Sally Shapiro. It was released in Europe on 22 November 2006 by Diskokaine and in North America on 30 October 2007 by Paper Bag Records.-Track listing:...
|| Dance/Electronic Album of the Year ||
|-
|| Sally Shapiro || Female Artist of the Year ||
Western Canadian Music Awards
Western Canadian Music Awards
The Western Canadian Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony for music in the western portion of Canada, that originated in its current form in 2003...
|-
| 2010 || You Say Party XXXX
XXXX
XXXX is a brand of Australian beer brewed in Milton, Brisbane by Queensland brewers, Castlemaine Perkins. It enjoys wide popularity in the state of Queensland, where it is commonly found on-tap in pubs and bars....
|| Rock Recording Of The Year ||
|-
Notable Mentions
NOW Magazine named Slim Twig Toronto's Best 'Pop/Rock Artist' ' and Laura Barrett as best 'Experimental Artist' in 2008's 'Best in Toronto' issue.
In August and September 2009, Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
came out with P2K, a 'Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s' and 'Top 200 Albums of the 2000s' feature, that landed Sally Shapiro
Sally Shapiro
Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:...
track #235 for I'll Be By Your Side, from the album Disco Romance
Disco Romance
Disco Romance is the debut album by Swedish electronic duo Sally Shapiro. It was released in Europe on 22 November 2006 by Diskokaine and in North America on 30 October 2007 by Paper Bag Records.-Track listing:...
(2006) and Broken Social Scene landed at album #23 for 'You Forgot it in People' (2002).
The longlist for the second annual Uncut Music Award was announced and The Acorn were included for their album Glory Hope Mountain. The award, which is spearheaded by the UK’s Uncut magazine, is given to the album with the “most inspiring and rewarding musical experience” of the past year, the Acorn were the only Canadian band on the 25 artists who made the list. Shortly after that announcement, Uncut magazine released their '150 Albums of the Decade' list and landing at #147 was The Acorn's 'Glory Hope Mountain'.
Exclaim!
Exclaim!
Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists...
, aux.tv
Aux.tv
Aux is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel and corresponding website owned and operated by Glassbox Television...
and CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
collectively named "You Say Party" as the 'X3 Artist of the Month' in October 2009 and Woodhands
Woodhands
Woodhands is a Canadian electro-pop band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band currently consists of musicians Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt . They work closely with producer Roger Leavens at Boombox Sound in Toronto...
in February 2010.
Discography
| ARTIST | TITLE | FORMAT | CATALOGUE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
CD | PAPER001 | 2002 |
| Stars | Dead Child Stars Dead Child Stars Dead Child Stars is an EP by Canadian indie rock band Stars, released in 2003 on Paper Bag Records. It was released as a special collector's item available only on the band's 2003 concert tour, and was not sold in stores, except as a bonus item available with pre-order of Heart from HMV Canada's... |
CD | PAPER002 | 2002 |
| Stars | Heart Heart (Stars album) Heart is an album by the Canadian indie rock band Stars, released on Paper Bag Records in Canada and on Arts & Crafts in the USA.The album features three regional covers; the Canadian cover features a man embracing a woman resting on his lap, the US cover features a billboard with a girl's eyes... |
CD | PAPER003 | 2003 |
| Matthew Barber Matthew Barber Matthew Barber is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music has been classified as indie pop and pop rock with folk and alternative country influences.... |
Means and Ends | CD | PAPER004 | 2003 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | CD | PAPER005 | 2003 |
| The FemBots | Small Town Murder Scene Small Town Murder Scene Small Town Murder Scene is the second album by Canadian indie rock group FemBots, released in 2003 on Paper Bag Records.-Track listing:# "Intro"# "Broken and Blue"# "Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist"# "The Transit Song"# "A Million Dead End Jobs"... |
CD | PAPER006 | 2003 |
| Plastikman | Closer Closer (Plastikman album) Closer is the fifth full length studio album by the electronic music artist Richie Hawtin as Plastikman. Musically it expands further on the work of 1998's Consumed and, for the first time, prominently features Richie Hawtin's own voice.... |
CD | PAPER007 | 2003 |
| Various Artists | Paper Bag Records Sampler 2004/06/07/08/09 | CD / Digital | PAPER008-2/3/4/5 | 200- |
| controller.controller Controller.controller controller.controller was a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Nirmala Basnayake, guitarists Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas and Scott Kaija, bassist Ronnie Morris and drummer Jeff Scheven. The band took its name from a song by Shotmaker. The band formed in 2002... |
History History (controller.controller album) History is the debut EP by Canadian indie rock band controller.controller. It was released on August 3, 2004 on Paper Bag Records.-Track listing:All songs by controller.controller .#"..." – 0:40... |
CD / LP | PAPER009 | 2004 |
| Uncut Uncut (band) Uncut is an indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They formed as a duo consisting of Ian Worang and Jake Fairley in 2001, and have released two 12" singles and two full-length albums... |
Those Who Were Hung Hang Here Those Who Were Hung Hang Here -Track listing:# "Intro" - 0:23# "Understanding The New Violence" - 5:00# "Buried With Friends" - 3:36# "Copilot" - 3:41# "Intentions Change" - 2:09# "Taken In Sleep" - 5:29# "In This Morning Grey" - 3:00# "St. Peterburg" - 3:42# "Day Breaks Red Light" - 3:04... |
CD | PAPER010 | 2004 |
| The FemBots | Mucho Cuidado | CD | PAPER011 | 2004 |
| Jake Fairley | Touch Not The Cat Touch Not the Cat Touch Not the Cat is a novel by Mary Stewart, first published in 1976. Like many of Stewart's novels, the story has a supernatural element.-Plot summary:... |
CD | PAPER012 | 2004 |
| Memphis Memphis (band) Memphis is a musical duo consisting of long-time friends Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont.Dumont, originally from North Carolina, first met Campbell in New York City in the early 1990s. With Campbell's childhood friends Chris Seligman, James Shaw, and Adam Marvy, the pair played together in a band... |
I Dreamed We Fell Apart I Dreamed We Fell Apart I Dreamed We Fell Apart is the full-length debut by Memphis, released in 2004 on Paper Bag Records.-Track listings:All tracks written by Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont, except "Love Comes Quickly" by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant.... |
CD | PAPER013 | 2004 |
| Magneta Lane Magneta Lane Magneta Lane are a Canadian indie band hailing from Toronto, Ontario. The all-female line-up consists of family members Lexi Valentine and Nadia King and French . The band has received critical acclaim for their debut EP The Constant Lover... |
The Constant Lover The Constant Lover The Constant Lover is the first EP by the Canadian indie-rock girl group Magneta Lane, released October 5, 2004 on Paper Bag Records.- Track listing :# "The Constant Lover" - 3:13# "Kissing Is Easy" - 3:25# "Medusa" - 3:38# "Their Party Days" - 2:37... |
CD | PAPER014 | 2005 |
| controller.controller Controller.controller controller.controller was a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Nirmala Basnayake, guitarists Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas and Scott Kaija, bassist Ronnie Morris and drummer Jeff Scheven. The band took its name from a song by Shotmaker. The band formed in 2002... |
x-amounts X-Amounts x-amounts is the second release and first full-length album from Canadian indie rock band controller.controller. It was released on October 11, 2005 in Canada by Paper Bag Records and in the United States on March 7, 2006.-Track listing:... |
CD / LP | PAPER015 | 2005 |
| The FemBots | The City The City (FemBots album) The City is the third album by Canadian indie rock group FemBots, released in 2005 on Paper Bag Records.Guest musicians on the album include Jason Tait, Greg Smith, Julie Penner, Nathan Lawr, Lawrence Nichols and Krista Muir.-Track listing:# "So Long"... |
CD | PAPER016 | 2005 |
| The Deadly Snakes The Deadly Snakes The Deadly Snakes were a Canadian indie rock band influenced by garage rock, punk, folk rock, and early r&b.-History:Formed in Toronto in 1996, the band's final line-up consisted of Andre Ethier on vocals and guitars, Matthew Carlson on guitar, trumpet and bass, Chad Ross on guitar, bass and... |
Porcella Porcella Porcella is an album by Canadian indie rock band The Deadly Snakes, released in 2005 on Paper Bag Records.The album's single "Gore Veil" was named one of the ten best Canadian songs of 2005 by CBC Radio 3. The album was also subsequently shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize... |
CD | PAPER017 | 2005 |
| Various Artists | See You on the Moon! See You on the Moon! See You on the Moon!: Songs for Kids of All Ages is a compilation album, released in 2006 on Paper Bag Records. The album features a number of indie rock artists, mostly but not exclusively from Canada, performing songs written in the style of children's songs.Most tracks are original songs written... |
CD | PAPER018 | 2005 |
| Magneta Lane Magneta Lane Magneta Lane are a Canadian indie band hailing from Toronto, Ontario. The all-female line-up consists of family members Lexi Valentine and Nadia King and French . The band has received critical acclaim for their debut EP The Constant Lover... |
Dancing with Daggers Dancing with Daggers Dancing with Daggers is the second studio album by the Canadian indie-rock girl group Magneta Lane, released April 4, 2006 on Paper Bag Records. This album was released in a special bonus track edition on October 24, 2005 on Pony Canyon Records in Japan only.... |
CD | PAPER019 | 2006 |
| Tokyo Police Club Tokyo Police Club Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop .... |
A Lesson in Crime A Lesson in Crime A Lesson in Crime is an EP by Tokyo Police Club released April 27, 2006. It reached #194 on the Canadian album charts. The single "Nature of the Experiment" is featured as the opening to the Comedy Central's sketch comedy show, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.... |
CD / LP | PAPER020 / PAPER020LP | 2006 |
| Tokyo Police Club Tokyo Police Club Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop .... |
The Soho Sessions (iTunes Exclusive) | Digital | PBRD1008 | 2006 |
| Cities in Dust Cities in Dust (band) Cities in Dust is a Canadian indie rock band from Hamilton, Ontario. The band took its name from the Siouxsie and the Banshees song "Cities in Dust" and formed in 2003. Its members consist of Zach Frank , Craig Nordemann , Simon Toye and Matt Winters... |
Night Creatures | CD | PAPER021 | 2006 |
| Andre Ethier Andre Ethier (musician) Andre Ethier is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter and visual artist, who was formerly associated with the indie rock band The Deadly Snakes. He has also released three solo albums.... |
Secondathallam Secondathallam Secondathallam is the second solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter Andre Ethier, released in August 2006 on Paper Bag Records within North America.-Track listing:# Don't Let This Mean Old World Swallow You # The Best We Ever Had... |
CD | PAPER022 | 2006 |
| Andre Ethier Andre Ethier (musician) Andre Ethier is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter and visual artist, who was formerly associated with the indie rock band The Deadly Snakes. He has also released three solo albums.... |
Live at The Verge Live at the Verge Live at the Verge is a live EP by City and Colour, released digitally on January 12, 2010.The EP features an acoustic solo rendition of "Boiled Frogs", a song originally by Dallas' band Alexisonfire. The acoustic rendition was released as a single and charted 64 on the Canadian Hot 100... |
CD | PBRD1009 | 2006 |
| Uncut Uncut (band) Uncut is an indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They formed as a duo consisting of Ian Worang and Jake Fairley in 2001, and have released two 12" singles and two full-length albums... |
Modern Currencies Modern Currencies Modern Currencies is an album by Canadian indie rock group Uncut, released by Paper Bag Records on October 24, 2006.-Track listing:# "Dark Horse" – 5:04# "Hideaway" – 3:26# "New Cities" – 4:26# "Out of Sight" – 5:37# "Breaking Glass" – 4:06... |
CD | PAPER023 | 2006 |
| Under Byen Under byen ' is a Danish band founded in 1995 mainly by Katrine Stochholm and Henriette Sennenvaldt. is known for producing their own unorthodox interpretation of rock. They rarely use guitars. Instead their soundscape is dominated by piano, cello, violin, electrically distorted saw, organ, drums and... |
Samme stof som stof Samme stof som stof Samme stof som stof is an album by Under byen, released in 2006. The title means "same fabric as fabric", although the word "stof" has multiple meanings in Danish, suggesting a wordplay... |
CD | PAPER024 | 2006 |
| You Say Party! We Say Die! You Say Party! We Say Die! You Say Party was a Canadian five piece dance-punk band from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their album Hit the Floor! was released in September 2005, and the band recently completed their second Canadian tour, an appearance at South by Southwest and a tour of the United States, before touring the... |
Lose All Time Lose All Time Lose All Time is the second album from Vancouver's You Say Party and the first for their new label Paper Bag Records who released it on March 20, 2007.... |
CD / LP (600 copies) | PAPER025 / PAPER025LP | 2006 |
| You Say Party! We Say Die! You Say Party! We Say Die! You Say Party was a Canadian five piece dance-punk band from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their album Hit the Floor! was released in September 2005, and the band recently completed their second Canadian tour, an appearance at South by Southwest and a tour of the United States, before touring the... |
Remik's Cube Remik's Cube Remik's Cube is the third album by You Say Party , released digital-only on Paper Bag Digital on August 26, 2008... |
CD | PBRD1022 | 2008 |
| The Acorn The Acorn The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge.... |
Tin Fist | CD | PAPER026 | 2006 |
| The Acorn The Acorn The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge.... |
Glory Hope Mountain Glory Hope Mountain Glory Hope Mountain is a concept album by Canadian indie folk band The Acorn, released 25 September 2007 on Paper Bag Records. It is their second full-length.The album was recorded and produced by Jarrett Bartlett.... |
CD / 2xLP (300 copies) | PAPER027 / PAPER027LP | 2007 |
| The Acorn The Acorn The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge.... |
Heron Act | CD | PBRD1020 | 2008 |
| Figurines | When the Deer Wore Blue When the Deer Wore Blue -Track listing:#"Childhood Verse" – 3:47#"The Air We Breathe" – 3:47#"Hey, Girl" – 2:34#"Drove you Miles" – 3:43#"Let's Head Out" – 3:01#"Good Old Friends" – 3:59#"Drankard's Dream" – 7:29#"Half Awake, Half Aware" – 2:10#"Angles of the Bayou" – 4:40... |
CD | PAPER028 | 2007 |
| Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:... |
Disco Romance Disco Romance Disco Romance is the debut album by Swedish electronic duo Sally Shapiro. It was released in Europe on 22 November 2006 by Diskokaine and in North America on 30 October 2007 by Paper Bag Records.-Track listing:... |
CD | PAPER029 | 2007 |
| Tokyo Police Club Tokyo Police Club Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop .... |
Smith EP Smith EP Smith EP is a four-track EP that was released by Canadian indie group Tokyo Police Club on October 23, 2007 in Canada and November 6, 2007 in the US.... |
CD | PAPER030 | 2007 |
| Laura Barrett Laura Barrett Laura Barrett is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter, best known for incorporating the kalimba into her music. In addition to her solo work, Barrett has also performed as a member of The Hidden Cameras, Henri Fabergé and the Adorables, Woodhands and Sheezer.... |
Earth Sciences EP | CD | PAPER031 | 2007 |
| Under Byen Under byen ' is a Danish band founded in 1995 mainly by Katrine Stochholm and Henriette Sennenvaldt. is known for producing their own unorthodox interpretation of rock. They rarely use guitars. Instead their soundscape is dominated by piano, cello, violin, electrically distorted saw, organ, drums and... |
Siamesisk | CD | PAPER032 | 2007 |
| Slim Twig Slim Twig -Biography:Slim Twig is the stage and screen persona created by Max Turnbull. He was born in 1988, the son of Toronto-based filmmakers, Ross Turnbull and Jennifer Hazel and graduated from the Claude Watson School of the Arts in 2006. In 2008, Slim was called “an icon-in-the-making...” and named... |
Derelict Dialect EP | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER033 / PAPER038LP | 2008 |
| Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:... |
Remix Romance Vol. 1 Remix Romance Vol. 1 Remix Romance Vol. 1 is a remix compilation album by Sally Shapiro. It collects previously existing and newly minted versions of tracks from Disco Romance, including those produced by Holy Fuck, Jon Brooks, Junior Boys, The Juan MacLean, Lindstrøm, Skatebård, and Tensnake.Some tracks feature the... |
CD | PAPER034 | 2008 |
| Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:... |
Remix Romance Vol. 2 Remix Romance Vol. 2 Remix Romance Vol. 2 is a remix compilation album by Sally Shapiro. Like its predecessor Remix Romance Vol. 1, it collects previously existing and newly produced versions of tracks from Disco Romance... |
Digital | PAPER035 | 2008 |
| Woodhands Woodhands Woodhands is a Canadian electro-pop band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band currently consists of musicians Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt . They work closely with producer Roger Leavens at Boombox Sound in Toronto... |
Heart Attack | CD / 2xLP (300 copies) | PAPER036 / PAPER036LP | 2008 |
| Woodhands Woodhands Woodhands is a Canadian electro-pop band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band currently consists of musicians Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt . They work closely with producer Roger Leavens at Boombox Sound in Toronto... |
I Wasn't Made For Fighting EP | Digital | PBRD1021 | 2008 |
| Woodhands Woodhands Woodhands is a Canadian electro-pop band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band currently consists of musicians Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt . They work closely with producer Roger Leavens at Boombox Sound in Toronto... |
Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)- EP | Digital | PBRD1026 | 2009 |
| Woodhands Woodhands Woodhands is a Canadian electro-pop band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band currently consists of musicians Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt . They work closely with producer Roger Leavens at Boombox Sound in Toronto... |
Dancer EP | Digital | PBRD1028 | 2009 |
| Montag | Hibernation | Digital | PBRD1027 | 2009 |
| Winter Gloves Winter Gloves Winter Gloves is a Canadian indie rock band. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the band consists of Charles F. on vocals, Wurlitzer, organ, Vincent Chalifour on synth bass and keyboards, Patrick Sayers on drums and Nico Ormiston on guitars.... |
Let Me Drive EP | Digital | PBRD1024 | 2008 |
| Winter Gloves Winter Gloves Winter Gloves is a Canadian indie rock band. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the band consists of Charles F. on vocals, Wurlitzer, organ, Vincent Chalifour on synth bass and keyboards, Patrick Sayers on drums and Nico Ormiston on guitars.... |
About a Girl | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER037 / PAPER37LP | 2008 |
| Winter Gloves Winter Gloves Winter Gloves is a Canadian indie rock band. Based in Montreal, Quebec, the band consists of Charles F. on vocals, Wurlitzer, organ, Vincent Chalifour on synth bass and keyboards, Patrick Sayers on drums and Nico Ormiston on guitars.... |
A Way to Celebrate | CD (1000 copies) | PBRD1040 | 2009 |
| Slim Twig Slim Twig -Biography:Slim Twig is the stage and screen persona created by Max Turnbull. He was born in 1988, the son of Toronto-based filmmakers, Ross Turnbull and Jennifer Hazel and graduated from the Claude Watson School of the Arts in 2006. In 2008, Slim was called “an icon-in-the-making...” and named... |
Vernacular Violence | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER038 / PAPER038LP | 2008 |
| Laura Barrett Laura Barrett Laura Barrett is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter, best known for incorporating the kalimba into her music. In addition to her solo work, Barrett has also performed as a member of The Hidden Cameras, Henri Fabergé and the Adorables, Woodhands and Sheezer.... |
Victory Garden | CD | PAPER039 | 2008 |
| Two Fingers Two Fingers Two Fingers is an international musical collaboration between electronic musicians Amon Tobin and Doubleclick. The duo released an eponymous album in 2009 on Paper Bag Records in North America and Big Dada in the United Kingdom.... |
Two Fingers Two Fingers Two Fingers is an international musical collaboration between electronic musicians Amon Tobin and Doubleclick. The duo released an eponymous album in 2009 on Paper Bag Records in North America and Big Dada in the United Kingdom.... |
CD | PAPER040 | 2009 |
| Two Fingers Two Fingers Two Fingers is an international musical collaboration between electronic musicians Amon Tobin and Doubleclick. The duo released an eponymous album in 2009 on Paper Bag Records in North America and Big Dada in the United Kingdom.... |
What You Know (single) | Digital | PBRD1029 | 2009 |
| Two Fingers Two Fingers Two Fingers is an international musical collaboration between electronic musicians Amon Tobin and Doubleclick. The duo released an eponymous album in 2009 on Paper Bag Records in North America and Big Dada in the United Kingdom.... |
That Girl (single) | Digital | PBRD1030 | 2009 |
| Two Fingers Two Fingers Two Fingers is an international musical collaboration between electronic musicians Amon Tobin and Doubleclick. The duo released an eponymous album in 2009 on Paper Bag Records in North America and Big Dada in the United Kingdom.... |
Bad Girl (single) | Digital | PBRD1038 | 2009 |
| Josh Reichmann Oracle Band Josh Reichmann Josh Reichmann is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter.Formerly associated with the band Tangiers, since that band's breakup he has performed under the stage name Jewish Legend... |
Life is Legal EP | CD / LP (300 copies) | PBRD1025 / PBRD1025LP | 2009 |
| Josh Reichmann Oracle Band Josh Reichmann Josh Reichmann is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter.Formerly associated with the band Tangiers, since that band's breakup he has performed under the stage name Jewish Legend... |
Crazy Power | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER041 / PAPER041LP | 2009 |
| Josh Reichmann Oracle Band Josh Reichmann Josh Reichmann is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter.Formerly associated with the band Tangiers, since that band's breakup he has performed under the stage name Jewish Legend... |
Shivering Black EP | Digital | PBRD1031 | 2009 |
| Monogrenade Monogrenade -History:After releasing their first EP in 2009, entitled La saveur des fruits on Paper Bag Records, they came in 2nd place at the 2010 edition of Les Francouvertes... |
La Saveur des Fruits EP | Digital | PBRD1034 | 2009 |
| Slim Twig Slim Twig -Biography:Slim Twig is the stage and screen persona created by Max Turnbull. He was born in 1988, the son of Toronto-based filmmakers, Ross Turnbull and Jennifer Hazel and graduated from the Claude Watson School of the Arts in 2006. In 2008, Slim was called “an icon-in-the-making...” and named... |
Contempt! | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER042 / PAPER042LP | 2009 |
| Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:... |
Miracle (single) | Digital | PBRD1032 | 2009 |
| Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:... |
Love in July (single) | Digital | PBRD1035 | 2009 |
| Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro Sally Shapiro is the pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn.-History:... |
My Guilty Pleasure My Guilty Pleasure My Guilty Pleasure is the second studio album by Swedish electronic duo Sally Shapiro. It was released on 21 August 2009 by Permanent Vacation.-Track listing:-Personnel:* Sally Shapiro – vocals* Johan Agebjörn – producer... |
CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER043 / PAPER043LP | 2009 |
| Rock Plaza Central Rock Plaza Central Rock Plaza Central is a Canadian indie rock band. After a pair of glowing reviews from the influential music website Pitchfork Media, they have come to prominence as a major indie rock band... |
...at the moment of our most needing | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER044 / PAPER044LP | 2009 |
| Rock Plaza Central Rock Plaza Central Rock Plaza Central is a Canadian indie rock band. After a pair of glowing reviews from the influential music website Pitchfork Media, they have come to prominence as a major indie rock band... |
Are We Not Horses Are We Not Horses Are We Not Horses is an album by Rock Plaza Central. Despite being first released independently, the disc made many top ten lists for 2006, including #8 for CMJ Editor-in-Chief Kenny Herzog, Pitchfork staff writer Stephen Deusner and Americana-UK lead writer David Cowling... |
LP (300 copies) | PAPER044LP2 | 2009 |
| You Say Party! We Say Die! You Say Party! We Say Die! You Say Party was a Canadian five piece dance-punk band from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their album Hit the Floor! was released in September 2005, and the band recently completed their second Canadian tour, an appearance at South by Southwest and a tour of the United States, before touring the... |
XXXX XXXX (album) XXXX is the third full-length album by Canadian dance-punk band You Say Party , released September 29, 2009... |
CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER045 / PAPER045LP | 2009 |
| Woodhands Woodhands Woodhands is a Canadian electro-pop band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band currently consists of musicians Dan Werb and Paul Banwatt . They work closely with producer Roger Leavens at Boombox Sound in Toronto... |
Remorsecapade | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER046 / PAPER046LP | 2010 |
| Little Girls Little Girls (band) Little Girls is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2008 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band emerged from Toronto's post-punk scene as a solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Josh McIntyre. In the wake of a series of high-profile blog mentions, Little Girls released their debut... |
Tambourine EP | Digital | PBRD1033 | 2009 |
| Little Girls Little Girls (band) Little Girls is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2008 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band emerged from Toronto's post-punk scene as a solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Josh McIntyre. In the wake of a series of high-profile blog mentions, Little Girls released their debut... |
Concepts | CD / LP (300 copies) | PAPER047 / PAPER047LP | 2009 |
| Two Fingers Two Fingers Two Fingers is an international musical collaboration between electronic musicians Amon Tobin and Doubleclick. The duo released an eponymous album in 2009 on Paper Bag Records in North America and Big Dada in the United Kingdom.... |
Instrumentals | CD | PAPER048 | 2009 |
| CFCF CFCF (musician) CFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician Michael Silver. Based in Montreal, Silver took the name CFCF from the call sign of the city's CFCF-TV.... |
Panesian Nights | Digital | PBRD1023 | 2009 |
| CFCF CFCF (musician) CFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician Michael Silver. Based in Montreal, Silver took the name CFCF from the call sign of the city's CFCF-TV.... |
The Explorers EP (feat. Sally Shapiro) | Digital | PBRD1037 | 2009 |
| CFCF CFCF (musician) CFCF is the stage name of Canadian electronic musician Michael Silver. Based in Montreal, Silver took the name CFCF from the call sign of the city's CFCF-TV.... |
Continent | CD / 2xLP (500 copies) | PAPER049 / PAPER049LP | 2009 |