Sacred Bones Records
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Sacred Bones Records is an independent record label
founded in 2007, based in Brooklyn, NY. The label has released recordings from artists including Zola Jesus
, Moon Duo, The Men
, Cult of Youth and Blank Dogs
. In 2011, the label was described by British music magazine The Wire
as "one of the best American labels in recent years."
In 2011, Billboard Magazine
listed Sacred Bones among the 50 best indie labels in America.
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:...
founded in 2007, based in Brooklyn, NY. The label has released recordings from artists including Zola Jesus
Zola jesus
Zola Jesus is the stage name of Russian American singer/songwriter Nika Roza Danilova . Having released three EPs and two full-length albums, combining industrial, classical, electronic, goth and experimental rock influences, she received generally good reviews and was regarded as one of the names...
, Moon Duo, The Men
The Men
The Men is a 1950 film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It tells the story of a World War II Lieutenant, who is seriously injured in combat, and the struggles he faces as he attempts to re-enter society. It stars Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, and Everett Sloane...
, Cult of Youth and Blank Dogs
Blank Dogs
Blank Dogs is an American post-punk project from Brooklyn. It is essentially a stage name for Mike Sniper, a multi-instrumentalist who had previously played with DC Snipers....
. In 2011, the label was described by British music magazine The Wire
The Wire (magazine)
The Wire is a British avant garde music magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray. The magazine initially concentrated on contemporary jazz and improvised music, but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music...
as "one of the best American labels in recent years."
In 2011, Billboard Magazine
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
listed Sacred Bones among the 50 best indie labels in America.
Artists with albums on Sacred Bones
- Amen Dunes
- Blank DogsBlank DogsBlank Dogs is an American post-punk project from Brooklyn. It is essentially a stage name for Mike Sniper, a multi-instrumentalist who had previously played with DC Snipers....
- The Bitters
- Case Studies
- Children's Hospital
- Crystal StiltsCrystal Stilts-History:Crystal Stilts was formed in 2003 by Brad Hargett and JB Townsend. After releasing one single and an EP, the pair expanded to five members before signing to Slumberland Records in the US and Angular Recording Corporation in Europe and releasing their debut, Alight of Night, in 2008...
- Cult of Youth
- Dead Luke
- Factums
- The Fresh & OnlysThe Fresh & OnlysThe Fresh & Onlys are a US indie rock band. They were formed in San Francisco in 2004 by Tim Cohen of Black Fiction and bassist Shayde Sartin. The pair were later joined by Kyle Gibson, Wymond Miles, and Heidi Alexander...
- Gary War
- His Electro Blue Voice
- Human Eye
- Hunchback
- The HuntThe Hunt"The Hunt" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.-Synopsis:Hyder Simpson lives with his wife and his hound-dog Rip in the backwoods. Mrs. Simpson does not like having the dog indoors, but Rip saved Hyder's life once, and Hyder won't be parted from him. Mrs...
- Max Elliott
- The MenThe MenThe Men is a 1950 film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It tells the story of a World War II Lieutenant, who is seriously injured in combat, and the struggles he faces as he attempts to re-enter society. It stars Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright, and Everett Sloane...
- Moon Duo
- Naked On the Vague
- Nice Face
- Pink NoisePink noisePink noise or 1/ƒ noise is a signal or process with a frequency spectrum such that the power spectral density is inversely proportional to the frequency. In pink noise, each octave carries an equal amount of noise power...
- The RebelThe RebelThe Rebel is a 1951 book-length essay by Albert Camus, which treats both the metaphysical and the historical development of rebellion and revolution in societies, especially Western Europe...
- Religious Knives
- Slug Guts
- Timmy's Organism
- UV Pop
- WoodsWoods (band)Woods is an American lo-fi folk rock band from Brooklyn, which formed in 2005.The band's membership now includes singer-guitarist Jeremy Earl, tape-effects technician G. Lucas Crane, bassist Kevin Morby, and multi-instrumentalist Jarvis Taveniere....
- Zola JesusZola jesusZola Jesus is the stage name of Russian American singer/songwriter Nika Roza Danilova . Having released three EPs and two full-length albums, combining industrial, classical, electronic, goth and experimental rock influences, she received generally good reviews and was regarded as one of the names...