Saddle Creek Records
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Saddle Creek Records is an American
record label
based in Omaha, Nebraska
. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst
and Justin Oberst in 1993
(as Lumberjack Records). Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel
. The label is named after Saddle Creek Road, a street that cuts through the east side of midtown Omaha, and the beginnings of a scene whose members included Conor Oberst
(then a solo artist, currently of Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
, and Monsters of Folk
), Tim Kasher
(then of Slowdown Virginia
, currently of Cursive
and The Good Life
), and others. Collectively, they were known unofficially as the "Creekers". Saddle Creek first appeared in print on a show flyer, offering to "Spend an evening with Saddle Creek" (later to be the title of the label's DVD.) Saddle Creek became an incorporated entity as a result of a class project on entrepreneurship. Distribution is handled by the Alternative Distribution Alliance
, which is under the Warner Music Group
umbrella.
Saddle Creek Records continues to be the flagship label of a style of music called "The Omaha Sound", characterized by a slight country twang. This is increasingly inaccurate, though, with the rise of more electronic sounds such as those favored by The Faint
and Broken Spindles
(Source?). The eclectic sounds of Saddle Creek's disparate member bands is somewhat explained by their history; a number of the original members of the label attended grade school together. A "brother label", of sorts, to Saddle Creek is Team Love
, started by Conor Oberst
in 2004.
The label opened arms to their first bands not based in Omaha in 2001 with releases by Now It's Overhead
and Sorry About Dresden
. Other non-Nebraskan artists followed, including Los Angeles's Rilo Kiley
, Eric Bachmann
(formerly leader of Archers of Loaf
and Crooked Fingers
from North Carolina
), Georgie James
(Washington D.C.), Two Gallants
(San Francisco), and most recently Tokyo Police Club
(Toronto
).
In 2005, Spend An Evening with Saddle Creek
, a documentary detailing the first ten years of the record label's history, was released. The DVD features extensive interviews with the Saddle Creek bands, archival footage, and rare live performances.
On 8 June 2007, the label opened their own music venue named Slowdown
(after the group Slowdown Virginia
), located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska
.
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record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
and Justin Oberst in 1993
1993 in music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
(as Lumberjack Records). Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel
Robb Nansel
Robb Nansel is an Omaha musician and co-founder of Saddle Creek Records . He is also credited as a member of Commander Venus and Bright Eyes.-Album Appearances:*Bright Eyes - Letting off the Happiness...
. The label is named after Saddle Creek Road, a street that cuts through the east side of midtown Omaha, and the beginnings of a scene whose members included Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
(then a solo artist, currently of Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band is the name taken by Conor Oberst and his backing band, which is composed of Nik Freitas , Taylor Hollingsworth , Macey Taylor , Nate Walcott and Jason Boesel .-History:...
, and Monsters of Folk
Monsters of Folk
Monsters of Folk is an American supergroup, consisting of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, and M. Ward, renowned solo artist. The band was formed in 2004 when the members were on tour with their respective bands and solo projects. After playing...
), Tim Kasher
Tim Kasher
Tim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and The Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha based record label Saddle Creek Records. Prior to those bands, Kasher was in a band called Slowdown Virginia...
(then of Slowdown Virginia
Slowdown Virginia
Slowdown Virginia was an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Lumberjack Records, the predecessor to today's Saddle Creek records.-Biography:...
, currently of Cursive
Cursive (band)
Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.-History:The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen , and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes. After a couple years of touring, the band...
and The Good Life
The Good Life (band)
The Good Life is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek records.Started as a solo project of Cursive's frontman Tim Kasher, The Good Life quickly grew to become its own established group. The original intent of The Good Life was to provide Tim Kasher with a vehicle to perform songs that did not fit...
), and others. Collectively, they were known unofficially as the "Creekers". Saddle Creek first appeared in print on a show flyer, offering to "Spend an evening with Saddle Creek" (later to be the title of the label's DVD.) Saddle Creek became an incorporated entity as a result of a class project on entrepreneurship. Distribution is handled by the Alternative Distribution Alliance
Alternative Distribution Alliance
The Alternative Distribution Alliance was created in 1993 by Warner Music Group and Sub Pop Records as a joint venture to distribute and manufacture records owned by indie labels. Headed up by Mitchell Wolk, ADA is the leading "indie" distribution company in the U.S. for both physical and digital...
, which is under the Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
umbrella.
Saddle Creek Records continues to be the flagship label of a style of music called "The Omaha Sound", characterized by a slight country twang. This is increasingly inaccurate, though, with the rise of more electronic sounds such as those favored by The Faint
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst...
and Broken Spindles
Broken Spindles
Broken Spindles is Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska. Joel also plays bass and guitar in The Faint and at one time played bass in Beep Beep. The music of Broken Spindles ranges from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-influenced pop songs.Broken Spindles originally started...
(Source?). The eclectic sounds of Saddle Creek's disparate member bands is somewhat explained by their history; a number of the original members of the label attended grade school together. A "brother label", of sorts, to Saddle Creek is Team Love
Team Love
Team Love is a New York City-based independent record label founded by Conor Oberst and Nate Krenkel in 2003. It has released albums by musicians including Tilly and the Wall, Jenny Lewis, David Dondero, Craig Wedren, Capgun Coup, Gruff Rhys, The Shortbus Movie Soundtrack, McCarthy Trenching, El...
, started by Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
in 2004.
The label opened arms to their first bands not based in Omaha in 2001 with releases by Now It's Overhead
Now It's Overhead
Now It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
and Sorry About Dresden
Sorry About Dresden
Sorry About Dresden is a four-man indie rock band from Chapel Hill, N.C. Since forming in 1997, the band has made a modest splash in the national indie scene....
. Other non-Nebraskan artists followed, including Los Angeles's Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
, Eric Bachmann
Eric Bachmann
Eric Bachmann is an American musician/producer who is currently the lead singer of Crooked Fingers and the Archers of Loaf. He hails from North Carolina and Florida, but currently lives in Athens, Georgia. His first solo effort, Short Careers was recorded as a score to the film "Ball of Wax."Saddle...
(formerly leader of Archers of Loaf
Archers of Loaf
Archers of Loaf is an American indie-rock band originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, formed in 1990. The group toured extensively and released a total of four studio albums, a collection album, numerous singles and EPs, and a live album which was released after the band broke up in...
and Crooked Fingers
Crooked Fingers
Crooked Fingers is a North Carolina band led by former Archers of Loaf lead singer Eric Bachmann. The band was previously based in Seattle, Washington and Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Denver. The band released albums on WARM Records and Merge Records before going completely independent in 2008...
from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
), Georgie James
Georgie James
Georgie James was an indie pop/rock group from Washington D.C. composed of John Davis and Laura Burhenn.When Q and Not U called it quits in 2005 after releasing three albums, the band split into three different projects: Ris Paul Ric, a folk/electronic solo effort from Chris Richards; Harris Klahr...
(Washington D.C.), Two Gallants
Two Gallants (band)
Two Gallants is a folk rock duo from San Francisco, California. The name comes from the title of a story by James Joyce in Dubliners.-History:Two Gallants are made up of Adam Stephens on guitar, harmonica and vocals and Tyson Vogel Two Gallants is a folk rock duo from San Francisco, California....
(San Francisco), and most recently 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 ....
(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...
).
In 2005, Spend An Evening with Saddle Creek
Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek
Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek is a documentary focusing on the first ten years of the Saddle Creek scene in Omaha, Nebraska. It was released in 2005 by Plexifilm. It was directed by Jason Kulbel and Rob Walters....
, a documentary detailing the first ten years of the record label's history, was released. The DVD features extensive interviews with the Saddle Creek bands, archival footage, and rare live performances.
On 8 June 2007, the label opened their own music venue named Slowdown
Slowdown (venue)
Slowdown is an entertainment venue located at 729 North 14 Street in NoDo, a new development near the Near North Side neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska. A combination of a live music venue, shops, restaurants and apartments, the venue was developed by Saddle Creek Records as a direct competitor to...
(after the group Slowdown Virginia
Slowdown Virginia
Slowdown Virginia was an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Lumberjack Records, the predecessor to today's Saddle Creek records.-Biography:...
), located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
.
Bands
- Art in ManilaArt in ManilaArt in Manila is an indie rock band consisting of Adrianne Verhoeven , Dan McCarthy , Steve Bartolomei , Ryan Fox , Corey Broman , and Stefanie Drootin led by a former member of Azure Ray, Orenda Fink...
- Azure RayAzure RayAzure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
- Beep BeepBeep Beep (band)Beep Beep is a rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records. The band was formed in July 2001 by Eric Bemberger and Chris Hughes, formerly of Saddle Creek group Gabardine. Former member Joel Petersen plays bass in The Faint and also has his own electronica project, Broken Spindles. ...
- Big Harp
- Bright Eyes
- CriteriaCriteria (band)Criteria is an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 2003 when ex-Cursive founding member Steve Pedersen returned to his hometown after graduating from the Duke University School of Law. He spent six months in a friend's basement where he wrote all ten songs for his new project's debut...
- CursiveCursive (band)Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.-History:The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen , and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes. After a couple years of touring, the band...
- Dag för DagDag för DagDag för Dag is a Swedish-American brother sister duo based in Stockholm. The band's core members are Sarah and Jacob Snavely. Formed in 2007, they are supported both on stage and in the studio by a drummer....
- The Good LifeThe Good Life (band)The Good Life is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek records.Started as a solo project of Cursive's frontman Tim Kasher, The Good Life quickly grew to become its own established group. The original intent of The Good Life was to provide Tim Kasher with a vehicle to perform songs that did not fit...
- Ladyfinger (ne)
- Eric BachmannEric BachmannEric Bachmann is an American musician/producer who is currently the lead singer of Crooked Fingers and the Archers of Loaf. He hails from North Carolina and Florida, but currently lives in Athens, Georgia. His first solo effort, Short Careers was recorded as a score to the film "Ball of Wax."Saddle...
- Land of TalkLand of TalkLand of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consists of singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell, bass guitarist Joseph Yarmush and drummer Andrew Barr.-History:...
- Maria TaylorMaria TaylorMaria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
- MaydayMayday (American band)Mayday is a band from Omaha, Nebraska, on the Saddle Creek Records label, led by Ted Stevens, also of Cursive and Lullaby for the Working Class.-Band members:*Ted Stevens*Tiffany Kowalski*Daniel J...
- Miles Benjamin Anthony RobinsonMiles Benjamin Anthony RobinsonMiles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter.-Biography:Miles was raised in Portland and Eugene. He spent much of his youth on the road traveling with his comedian/playwright father as he played venues across the U.S. In high school, he began playing guitar and writing...
- The Mynabirds
- Neva DinovaNeva DinovaNeva Dinova is an indie band from Omaha, Nebraska. Neva Dinova is named after the grandmother of lead singer Jake Bellows. They have been on crank! a record company , and have recorded a split-release with Bright Eyes entitled "One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels" that was also released on crank! a...
- Now It's OverheadNow It's OverheadNow It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
- O+S
- Old CanesOld CanesOld Canes is a rock band from Lawrence, Kansas currently composed of front man Christopher Crisci on vocals and guitar, and a rotating cast of musicians...
- Orenda FinkOrenda FinkOrenda Fink is a musician on Saddle Creek Records.Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Fink was half of the Southern dream pop duo Azure Ray from 2001 to 2004. Fink is also a former member of Now It's Overhead, another Saddle Creek band. She released her first full-length solo album Invisible Ones on...
- The Rural Alberta AdvantageThe Rural Alberta AdvantageThe 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....
- Sebastien GraingerSebastien GraingerSebastien Alexandre Grainger from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the dance-punk duo Death from Above 1979 and the singer and guitarist for his current band, Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains...
- Son, AmbulanceSon, AmbulanceSon, Ambulance is an American band based in Omaha, Nebraska. They are signed to the Saddle Creek label.Singer/songwriter Joe Knapp appeared on albums of other bands, such as Fevers and Mirrors by Bright Eyes, before releasing Son, Ambulance's debut album—a split with Bright Eyes called Oh Holy...
- Sorry About DresdenSorry About DresdenSorry About Dresden is a four-man indie rock band from Chapel Hill, N.C. Since forming in 1997, the band has made a modest splash in the national indie scene....
- Tokyo Police ClubTokyo Police ClubTokyo 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 GallantsTwo Gallants (band)Two Gallants is a folk rock duo from San Francisco, California. The name comes from the title of a story by James Joyce in Dubliners.-History:Two Gallants are made up of Adam Stephens on guitar, harmonica and vocals and Tyson Vogel Two Gallants is a folk rock duo from San Francisco, California....
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Past Bands
- Broken SpindlesBroken SpindlesBroken Spindles is Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska. Joel also plays bass and guitar in The Faint and at one time played bass in Beep Beep. The music of Broken Spindles ranges from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-influenced pop songs.Broken Spindles originally started...
- Commander VenusCommander VenusCommander Venus was an American emo band from Omaha, Nebraska. Fronted by Conor Oberst and Tim Kasher, the band also included Todd Fink and Matt Bowen of The Faint, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur and Robb Nansel, executive producer of the indie label Saddle Creek...
- DesaparecidosDesaparecidos (band)Desaparecidos was a short-lived American emo/post-hardcore band. It was a side project headed by singer/guitarist Conor Oberst, the frontman of the indie folk band Bright Eyes....
- The FaintThe FaintThe Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst...
- GabardineGabardine (band)Gabardine was a band on Saddle Creek Records that formed in 1996. Composed of members of Beep Beep, Broken Spindles, and The Faint, their members were Chris Hughes, Eric Bemberger, Ben Armstrong, and Joel Petersen. They released one self-titled album and added two tracks to the Saddle Creek sampler...
- Georgie JamesGeorgie JamesGeorgie James was an indie pop/rock group from Washington D.C. composed of John Davis and Laura Burhenn.When Q and Not U called it quits in 2005 after releasing three albums, the band split into three different projects: Ris Paul Ric, a folk/electronic solo effort from Chris Richards; Harris Klahr...
- Lullaby for the Working ClassLullaby for the Working ClassLullaby for the Working Class was an indie folk rock band from Lincoln, Nebraska, active from the mid-to-late 1990s. Fronted by Omaha, Nebraska singer-songwriter Ted Stevens , the group also featured multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, his brother, producer A.J...
- Park Ave.Park Ave.Park Ave. was an indie pop band which started in January 1996 in Omaha, Nebraska.The band lasted only two and a half years, but still retains a substantial fanbase. During their short time together, Park Ave. received rave reviews for their brand of indie pop music...
- PolecatPolecat (band)Polecat was an early band of singer-guitarist Ted Stevens of Omaha, Nebraska. He later went on to form Lullaby For The Working Class who recorded for Bar/None Records and Saddle Creek Records. He is currently a guitarist in Saddle Creek's Cursive and Mayday. Polecat's first Ghostmeat release was...
- Rilo KileyRilo KileyRilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
- Slowdown VirginiaSlowdown VirginiaSlowdown Virginia was an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Lumberjack Records, the predecessor to today's Saddle Creek records.-Biography:...
- We'd Rather Be FlyingWe'd Rather Be FlyingWe'd Rather Be Flying was a band on the Lumberjack/Saddle Creek record label. Members included Shane Aspegren, A.J. Mogis, and Mike Mogis. They released the album, The Solution For Your Thinning Hair in 1995. The trio then joined musician Ted Stevens in Lullaby for the Working Class...
Discography
- LBJ-001 Conor OberstConor OberstConor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
- WaterWater (Conor Oberst album)Water is the debut album of Conor Oberst and the first release on Lumberjack Records, the label that would become Saddle Creek. It was released as a cassette tape, and came in 300 copies only, in five different colors on the covers .-Track listing:All songs by Conor Oberst.#"You Should Be in...
CS - LBJ-002 PolecatPolecat (band)Polecat was an early band of singer-guitarist Ted Stevens of Omaha, Nebraska. He later went on to form Lullaby For The Working Class who recorded for Bar/None Records and Saddle Creek Records. He is currently a guitarist in Saddle Creek's Cursive and Mayday. Polecat's first Ghostmeat release was...
- Dilly Dally CS - LBJ-003 Slowdown VirginiaSlowdown VirginiaSlowdown Virginia was an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Lumberjack Records, the predecessor to today's Saddle Creek records.-Biography:...
- Dead SpaceDead Space (album)Dead Space was the only album released by Omaha, Nebraska natives Slowdown Virginia. Released by Lumberjack Records in 1994, the album was pressed in a finite amount of copies .Shortly after the release of the album, Slowdown Virginia broke up...
CD - LBJ-004 Smashmouth - Some of You Will Be Hermits CS
- LBJ-005 Polecat/Sunbrain split 7"
- LBJ-006 Commander VenusCommander VenusCommander Venus was an American emo band from Omaha, Nebraska. Fronted by Conor Oberst and Tim Kasher, the band also included Todd Fink and Matt Bowen of The Faint, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur and Robb Nansel, executive producer of the indie label Saddle Creek...
- Do You Feel at Home? CD - LBJ-007 We'd Rather Be FlyingWe'd Rather Be FlyingWe'd Rather Be Flying was a band on the Lumberjack/Saddle Creek record label. Members included Shane Aspegren, A.J. Mogis, and Mike Mogis. They released the album, The Solution For Your Thinning Hair in 1995. The trio then joined musician Ted Stevens in Lullaby for the Working Class...
- The Solution For Thinning Your Hair CD - LBJ-008 Norman Bailer - Sine Sierra CS
- LBJ-009 Commander Venus/Lux-O-Values/Norman Bailer/Weld - Music Me All Over 7"
- LBJ-010 CursiveCursive (band)Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.-History:The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen , and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes. After a couple years of touring, the band...
- The DisruptionThe DisruptionThe Disruption was the first release by American indie rock band Cursive and was released in 1996 on Lumberjack Records, and was re-released in 1997 with alternative cover art, when Lumberjack changed their name to Saddle Creek...
7" - LBJ-011 Lullaby for the Working ClassLullaby for the Working ClassLullaby for the Working Class was an indie folk rock band from Lincoln, Nebraska, active from the mid-to-late 1990s. Fronted by Omaha, Nebraska singer-songwriter Ted Stevens , the group also featured multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, his brother, producer A.J...
- Consolation 7" - LBJ-012 Lullaby for the Working Class - Blanket Warm LP
- LBJ-013 Commander Venus/Drip split 7"
- LBJ-014 The WrensThe WrensThe Wrens are an indie rock band that formed in the late 1980s in New Jersey. The group consists of Charles Bissell, Greg Whelan, Kevin Whelan, and Jerry MacDonald. Their debut album Silver was released in 1994...
/Park Ave.Park Ave.Park Ave. was an indie pop band which started in January 1996 in Omaha, Nebraska.The band lasted only two and a half years, but still retains a substantial fanbase. During their short time together, Park Ave. received rave reviews for their brand of indie pop music...
Split 7" - LBJ-015 Lullaby for the Working Class - In Honor of my Stumbling 7"
- LBJ-016 Commander Venus - The Uneventful VacationThe Uneventful VacationThe Uneventful Vacation is the second and final album released by American emo band Commander Venus in 1997. The album was recorded during the summer of the band's freshman year in high school...
LP - LBJ-017 Lullaby for the Working Class - I Never Even Asked for Light LP
- LBJ-018 Cursive - The Icebreaker 7"
- LBJ-019 Bright Eyes - A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997
- LBJ-020 Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler
- LBJ-021 The FaintThe FaintThe Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst...
- MediaMedia (album)Media is the first studio album by New Wave revivalists, The Faint. It was released on March 24, 1998. A clear style change can be seen after this album's release, moving from a more Post-hardcore influenced style to New Wave....
CD - LBJ-022 Cursive - The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of SongThe Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song-Musicians:*Tim Kasher*Matt Maginn*Steve Pedersen*Clint Schnase*AJ Mogis - Recording, Engineering, Production-External links:**...
CD - LBJ-023 Bright Eyes - Letting Off the HappinessLetting Off the HappinessLetting Off the Happiness is the second album released by Nebraskan musicians Bright Eyes. The album was released on November 2, 1998. A vinyl re-release of the album was included in the Bright Eyes Vinyl Box Set...
CD/LP - LBJ-024 Lullaby for the Working Class - The Ebb & Flow, the Come & Go, the To & Fro 7"
- LBJ-025 The Faint/Ex-Action Figures split 7"
- LBJ-026 GabardineGabardine (band)Gabardine was a band on Saddle Creek Records that formed in 1996. Composed of members of Beep Beep, Broken Spindles, and The Faint, their members were Chris Hughes, Eric Bemberger, Ben Armstrong, and Joel Petersen. They released one self-titled album and added two tracks to the Saddle Creek sampler...
- Gabardine CD - LBJ-027 Lullaby for the Working Class - Song LP
- LBJ-028 The Faint - Blank-Wave ArcadeBlank-Wave ArcadeBlank-Wave Arcade is the second studio album by the New Wave band The Faint. It was released on November 1, 1999.This album is the 28th release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:# "Sex Is Personal" – 3:37# "Call Call" – 2:26...
CD/LP - LBJ-029 SpoonSpoon (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:...
- The Agony of Laffitte CD5 - LBJ-030 Bright Eyes - Every Day and Every NightEvery Day and Every NightEvery Day and Every Night is the third record and the first EP by Nebraskan indie rock band Bright Eyes. It became the 30th release by Saddle Creek Records on November 1, 1999....
EP CD/12" - LBJ-031 Cursive - Domestica CD/LP
- LBJ-032 Bright Eyes - Fevers and MirrorsFevers and MirrorsFevers and Mirrors is the third album by the Nebraska emo/indie band Bright Eyes, recorded in 1999 and released on May 29, 2000. It was the 32nd release of the Omaha, Nebraska-based record label Saddle Creek Records...
CD/LP - LBJ-033 The Faint - Blank-Wave Arcade RemixesBlank-Wave Arcade RemixesBlank-Wave Arcade Remixes is the first remix album by the indie rock band The Faint. It was released on May 29th 2000. The LP was released as a picture disc in limited quantity .-Track listing:# "In Concert "...
12" - LBJ-034 Bright Eyes/Son, AmbulanceSon, AmbulanceSon, Ambulance is an American band based in Omaha, Nebraska. They are signed to the Saddle Creek label.Singer/songwriter Joe Knapp appeared on albums of other bands, such as Fevers and Mirrors by Bright Eyes, before releasing Son, Ambulance's debut album—a split with Bright Eyes called Oh Holy...
- Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright EyesOh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright EyesOh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes is a split EP from Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes. It was released in 2001 by Saddle Creek Records...
CD/LP - LBJ-035 Cursive - Burst and BloomBurst and Bloom-Personnel:*Tim Kasher - Vocals, Guitar*Matt Maginn - Bass*Clint Schnase - Drums*Ted Stevens - Vocals, Guitar*Gretta Cohn - Cello*Doug Van Sloun - Mastering*Mike Mogis - Recording, Production-Trivia:...
CD/LP - LBJ-036 Son, Ambulance - Euphemystic CD/LP
- LBJ-037 The Faint - Danse MacabreDanse Macabre (album)Danse Macabre is the third studio album by the Omaha based New Wave band The Faint. It was released on August 21, 2001 in the U.S. and roughly a year later in the UK, where it has enjoyed similar popularity....
CD/LP - LBJ-038 Now It's OverheadNow It's OverheadNow It's Overhead were an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 90s, quickly rose from a studio project to a full-time band with the...
- Now It's OverheadNow It's Overhead (album)Now It's Overhead's self-titled is the first release by the band, Now It's Overhead from Athens, Georgia. It was released October 21, 2001.Saddle Creek had previously established themselves by releasing music by artists from Omaha, Nebraska. This was label's first full-length release from a...
CD/LP - LBJ-039 Sorry About DresdenSorry About DresdenSorry About Dresden is a four-man indie rock band from Chapel Hill, N.C. Since forming in 1997, the band has made a modest splash in the national indie scene....
- The Convenience of Indecision CD - LBJ-040 DesaparecidosDesaparecidos (band)Desaparecidos was a short-lived American emo/post-hardcore band. It was a side project headed by singer/guitarist Conor Oberst, the frontman of the indie folk band Bright Eyes....
- The Happiest Place on EarthThe Happiest Place on Earth (single)The Happiest Place on Earth is a single from the Desaparecidos album, Read Music/Speak Spanish. It was released December 11, 2001 on Saddle Creek Records.-External links:**...
CD5 - LBJ-041 Azure RayAzure RayAzure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
- November EPNovember EPNovember EP is an EP by Azure Ray. It was released January 22, 2002 on Saddle Creek Records.This album is the 41st release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:# "November"# "For the Sake of the Song"# "No Signs of Pain"# "Just a Faint Line"...
CD - LBJ-042 Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak SpanishRead Music/Speak SpanishRead Music/Speak Spanish was the only record by the American emo/post-hardcore band Desaparecidos, and was released in February 2002. This album is the 42nd release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:...
CD/LP - LBJ-043 The Good LifeThe Good Life (band)The Good Life is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek records.Started as a solo project of Cursive's frontman Tim Kasher, The Good Life quickly grew to become its own established group. The original intent of The Good Life was to provide Tim Kasher with a vehicle to perform songs that did not fit...
- Black Out CD/LP - LJB-044 MaydayMayday (American band)Mayday is a band from Omaha, Nebraska, on the Saddle Creek Records label, led by Ted Stevens, also of Cursive and Lullaby for the Working Class.-Band members:*Ted Stevens*Tiffany Kowalski*Daniel J...
- Old BloodOld BloodOld Blood is an album by Mayday, released May 14, 2002. The album was recorded in May and November 2001 at Presto! Recording Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mayday features the vocals and compositions of Lullaby for the Working Class frontman Ted Stevens. Ted is joined by the remaining Lullaby...
CD - LBJ-045 Bright Eyes - There Is No Beginning To The StoryThere Is No Beginning to the StoryThere Is No Beginning to the Story is an EP by Bright Eyes. The songs on it are fairly varied, with "From a Balance Beam" and "Loose Leaves" having more electronic qualities, while "Messenger Bird's Song" and "We Are Free Men" are more rooted in acoustic...
EP CD/12" - LBJ-046 Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the GroundLifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the GroundLifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground is the fourth album by Bright Eyes. This album is the 46th release of Saddle Creek Records...
CD/2xLP - LBJ-047 Rilo KileyRilo KileyRilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
- The Execution of All ThingsThe Execution of All ThingsThe Execution of All Things is the second full length album released by Los Angeles-based indie pop band Rilo Kiley. Expanding on their previous musical sound that mostly incorporated guitars, vocals, percussion and pianos, "Execution" contains heavy electronica sampling mixed into the songs in a...
CD/LP - LBJ-048 Bright Eyes - A Christmas AlbumA Christmas Album (Bright Eyes album)-Personnel:The album was arranged by Conor Oberst and Maria Taylor. The performers also include Jake Bellows, Gretta Cohn, Armand Costanzo, Denver Dalley, Stefanie Drootin, Orenda Fink, Neely Jenkins, Jiha Lee, Andy LeMaster, Mike Mogis, Matt Oberst, Stephen Pedersen, Blake Sennett, Macey Taylor,...
CD - LBJ-049 Cursive - Art Is HardArt Is HardArt Is Hard was the first single taken from the album The Ugly Organ by the American indie rock band Cursive. It was released as a single in 2003...
CD - LBJ-050 Various Artists - Saddle Creek 50Saddle Creek 50Saddle Creek 50 is a compilation by Saddle Creek Records in honor of being the label's 50th album release. It was released in 2003 and features one album track and one non-album track by each of the bands then recording for the label.-Disc 1:...
2xCD/LP - LBJ-051 Cursive - The Ugly OrganThe Ugly Organ-Personnel:Cursive*Tim Kasher - lead vocals, guitars, organ*Ted Stevens - guitars, backing vocals*Matt Maginn - bass*Clint Schnase - drums, percussion*Gretta Cohn - celloAdditional musicians*Chris Acker - trombone...
CD/LP - LBJ-052 Sorry About Dresden - Let It Rest CD
- LBJ-053 Bright Eyes - Vinyl Box SetVinyl Box Set (7 LP's)Vinyl Box Set is the first five Bright Eyes releases, remastered with 5 additional tracks on 7 LPs, together in one vinyl box set.-A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997:*Previously unavailable on vinyl on 2 LPs#The Invisible Gardener...
5xLP + 2x12" + Box Set - LBJ-054 Azure Ray - Hold On LoveHold On LoveHold On Love is an album released by the band Azure Ray. It was released October 7, 2003 on Saddle Creek Records.This album is the 54th release of Saddle Creek Records...
CD/LP - LBJ-055 Azure Ray - The Drinks We Drank Last NightThe Drinks We Drank Last Night"The Drinks We Drank Last Night" is the first single from Azure Ray's third full-length album, Hold On Love.This single is the 55th release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:# "The Drinks We Drank Last Night"# "The Love of Two"...
CD - SCE-056 Rilo Kiley - The Execution of All Things CD
- LBJ-057 Azure Ray - New Resolution CD
- LBJ-058 Now It's Overhead - Fall Back OpenFall Back OpenFall Back Open is the second release by Athens-based band, Now It's Overhead. It was released March 9, 2004.-Track listing:#"Wait in a Line" – 3:40#"Surrender" – 3:37#"Profile" – 4:27#"Turn & Go" – 3:25#"Fall Back Open" – 4:29...
CD - LBJ-059 Cursive - The RecluseThe Recluse"The Recluse" was the second single taken from the album The Ugly Organ by American Indie Rock band Cursive. It was released as a single in 2004...
CD - SCE-060 Bright Eyes/Neva DinovaNeva DinovaNeva Dinova is an indie band from Omaha, Nebraska. Neva Dinova is named after the grandmother of lead singer Jake Bellows. They have been on crank! a record company , and have recorded a split-release with Bright Eyes entitled "One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels" that was also released on crank! a...
- One Jug of Wine, Two VesselsOne Jug of Wine, Two VesselsOne Jug of Wine, Two Vessels is a collaborative split EP by Bright Eyes and Neva Dinova. It was released in 2004 on Crank! Records. It was also re-released on CD/LP/Digital by Saddle Creek Records on March 23, 2010, with four newly-recorded bonus tracks not included on the original release.-Track...
CD/LP - LBJ-061 Broken SpindlesBroken SpindlesBroken Spindles is Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska. Joel also plays bass and guitar in The Faint and at one time played bass in Beep Beep. The music of Broken Spindles ranges from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-influenced pop songs.Broken Spindles originally started...
- fulfilled/completeFulfilled/completefulfilled/complete is the second release by Omaha band Broken Spindles. It was released on Saddle Creek Records. It was released on May 4, 2004.This album is the 61st release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:# "Induction" – 4:04...
CD/LP - LBJ-062 The Good Life - Lovers Need LawyersLovers Need LawyersLovers Need Lawyers is the 2004 EP predecessor to The Good Life's 2004 full-length, entitled Album of the Year.This album is the 62nd release of Saddle Creek Records....
CD/10" - LBJ-063 Beep BeepBeep Beep (band)Beep Beep is a rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records. The band was formed in July 2001 by Eric Bemberger and Chris Hughes, formerly of Saddle Creek group Gabardine. Former member Joel Petersen plays bass in The Faint and also has his own electronica project, Broken Spindles. ...
- Business Casual CD/LP - LBJ-064 The Good Life - Album of the YearAlbum of the Year (The Good Life album)Album of the Year is the third album by The Good Life. The limited edition release includes a second disc with an acoustic version of the album...
CD/LP - LBJ-065 Now It's Overhead - Wait in a Line CD
- LBJ-066 The Faint - I DisappearI Disappear"I Disappear" is a song by the heavy metal band Metallica released as single only in Germany. The song was recorded as a contribution to the Mission: Impossible II Soundtrack and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks for seven weeks in summer 2000. It does not appear on any of...
CD - LBJ-067 The Faint - Wet From BirthWet from BirthWet from Birth is the fourth studio album by the New Wave band The Faint. It was released on September 14, 2004.-Track listing:# "Desperate Guys" – 3:06# "How Could I Forget?" – 3:17# "I Disappear" – 4:07# "Southern Belles in London Sing" – 3:31...
CD/LP - LBJ-068 Bright Eyes - LuaLua (song)"Lua" is a single by Bright Eyes released in October 2004. Originally appearing on the album, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, the song deals with two people as they struggle through depression, addiction, and an interminable night...
CD - LBJ-069 Bright Eyes - Take It Easy (Love Nothing)Take It Easy (Love Nothing)"Take It Easy " is a single by Bright Eyes, released in October 2004. It, along with "Lua," took the top two spots on Billboard magazine's Hot Singles Sales chart, something that had not been accomplished since 1997...
CD - LBJ-070 Cursive - The Difference Between Houses and HomesThe Difference Between Houses and Homes-Personnel: Tracks 1-7 and 9-12:* Tim Kasher – vocals, guitar* Steve Pedersen – guitar, vocals* Matt Maginn – bass, vocals* Clint Schnase – drums-Personnel: Track 8:* Tim Kasher – vocals, guitar* Ted Stevens – guitar, vocals* Matt Maginn – bass, vocals...
CD/LP - LBJ-071 Son, Ambulance - Key CD
- LBJ-072 Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's MorningI'm Wide Awake, It's MorningI'm Wide Awake, It's Morning is one of two Bright Eyes albums released on January 25, 2005, by Saddle Creek Records.-Songs:The music video for "First Day of My Life" was directed by John Cameron Mitchell....
CD/LP - LBJ-073 Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital UrnDigital Ash in a Digital UrnDigital Ash in a Digital Urn is one of two Bright Eyes albums released on January 25, 2005 by Saddle Creek Records. It peaked at #15 in the US and #43 in the UK...
CD/LP - LBJ-074 Maria TaylorMaria TaylorMaria Diane Taylor is an American singer/songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She is also a member of the duo Azure Ray with Orenda Fink, as well as the band Now It's Overhead, both of which are signed with Saddle Creek Records...
- 11:1111:11 (Maria Taylor album)11:11 is the debut solo album by Azure Ray's Maria Taylor. It was released May 24, 2005 by Saddle Creek Records. This album is the 74th release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:#"Leap Year" – 4:28#"Song Beneath the Song" – 3:59...
CD - LBJ-075 Orenda FinkOrenda FinkOrenda Fink is a musician on Saddle Creek Records.Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Fink was half of the Southern dream pop duo Azure Ray from 2001 to 2004. Fink is also a former member of Now It's Overhead, another Saddle Creek band. She released her first full-length solo album Invisible Ones on...
- Invisible OnesInvisible OnesInvisible Ones is the debut solo album by Orenda Fink of Azure Ray. It was released August 23, 2005 on Saddle Creek Records.This album is the 75th release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:# "Leave It All"# "Invisible Ones Guard the Gate"...
CD - LBJ-076 Mayday - Bushido KaraokeBushido KaraokeBushido Karaoke is the third full-length album by Nebraska's Mayday, full of songs of death, dismemberment, drugs, greed, and devotion. It was released on June 21, 2005....
CD - LBJ-077 Bright Eyes - When the President Talks to GodWhen the President Talks to God"When the President Talks to God" is a protest song by Bright Eyes, with a very pointed political message directed towards George W. Bush and his policies...
iTunes exclusive - SCE-079 Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life CD/7"
- LBJ-080 CriteriaCriteria (band)Criteria is an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 2003 when ex-Cursive founding member Steve Pedersen returned to his hometown after graduating from the Duke University School of Law. He spent six months in a friend's basement where he wrote all ten songs for his new project's debut...
- En GardeEn Garde (album)En Garde is the debut album of indie-rock band, Criteria. Formed by one of the founding members of Cursive, Steve Pedersen came back to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska after graduating from Duke University. He recruited the help of old friends, Aaron Druery, A.J. Mogis, and Mike Sweeney. Originally...
(reissue) CD - LBJ-081 Criteria - When We BreakWhen We BreakWhen We Break is the second release by indie-rock band Criteria. It was released August 23, 2005 on Saddle Creek Records.The CD-release party was held in Omaha, Nebraska on August 20, 2005 at the Sokol Underground...
CD/LP - LBJ-082 Broken Spindles - inside/absentInside/absentinside/absent is the third release by Broken Spindles, the solo project of Joel Petersen of The Faint and Beep Beep, which are all on Saddle Creek Records...
CD/LP - LBJ-083 The Faint - Desperate Guys CD
- LBJ-084 Bright Eyes - Easy/Lucky/FreeEasy/Lucky/Free"Easy/Lucky/Free" is a single by the band Bright Eyes from their album Digital Ash in a Digital Urn. It was released July 25, 2005. The music video features Conor Oberst entering a room, and then writing the lyrics and drawings on a transparent wall as the song plays...
CD/2x7" - LBJ-085 Criteria - Prevent the WorldPrevent the World"Prevent the World" was a single released by indie rock band Criteria. It was released July 26, 2005 on Saddle Creek Records. It is the first single from their album When We Break, released a couple of months later...
CD - LBJ-086 Orenda Fink - Bloodline iTunes single
- LBJ-087 Various Artists - LagniappeLagniappe (album)Lagniappe is a compilation album put together by Omaha record label Saddle Creek, after the events of Hurricane Katrina. It is a benefit album, and all profits from its sale are donated to the Red Cross' relief efforts in New Orleans....
- SCE-088 Bright Eyes - Motion Sickness: Live Recordings CD
- LBJ-089 Saddle Up and Love It - Saddle Creek/Lovitt Records Hot Topic Compilation CD
- LBJ-090 Two GallantsTwo Gallants (band)Two Gallants is a folk rock duo from San Francisco, California. The name comes from the title of a story by James Joyce in Dubliners.-History:Two Gallants are made up of Adam Stephens on guitar, harmonica and vocals and Tyson Vogel Two Gallants is a folk rock duo from San Francisco, California....
- Las Cruces JailLas Cruces Jail"Las Cruces Jail" is the first single from the album, What the Toll Tells by Two Gallants. It was a limited, 7" single. The album was the 90th release of Saddle Creek Records....
7" - LBJ-091 Two Gallants - What the Toll TellsWhat the Toll TellsWhat the Toll Tells is the second album recorded by Two Gallants released in February 2006 . It was recorded at Tiny Telephone Studios, San Francisco in during July 2005. This album is the 91st release of Saddle Creek Records....
CD/LP - SCE-092 Two Gallants - Steady Rollin'Steady Rollin'"Steady Rollin" is an iTunes single released by the San Francisco band, Two Gallants, and was the first European 7" single from What the Toll Tells.This single is the 92nd release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing for and Compact disc:...
iTunes Exclusive - LBJ-093 Cursive - Dorothy at FortyDorothy at FortyDorothy At Forty was the first single taken from the album Happy Hollow by Cursive. It was released as a teaser for Happy Hollow on July 11, 2006. The album track "Dorothy At Forty" is backed with the exclusive non-album tracks "The Bitter End" and "The Censor"...
CD/7" - LBJ-094 Cursive - Happy HollowHappy Hollow (album)-External links:***...
CD/LP - LBJ-095 Eric BachmannEric BachmannEric Bachmann is an American musician/producer who is currently the lead singer of Crooked Fingers and the Archers of Loaf. He hails from North Carolina and Florida, but currently lives in Athens, Georgia. His first solo effort, Short Careers was recorded as a score to the film "Ball of Wax."Saddle...
- To The Races CD - LBJ-096 Now It's Overhead - Dark Light Daybreak (Live in the Studio) iTunes Exclusive
- LBJ-097 Now It's Overhead - Dark Light DaybreakDark Light DaybreakDark Light Daybreak is the third release by Athens-based band, Now It's Overhead. It was released September 12, 2006.-Track listing:#"Let the Sirens Rest" – 4:09#"Estranged" – 4:01#"Walls" – 3:43#"Believe What They Decide" – 3:39...
CD - LBJ-098 Ladyfinger - Heavy Hands CD
- LBJ-099 Bright Eyes - Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005 CD, 2*LP
- LBJ-101 Bright Eyes - Four WindsFour WindsFour Winds is an EP by the indie rock band Bright Eyes, that was released on March 6, 2007. The title track is the first single from their album Cassadaga. The other 5 tracks are exclusive b-sides from the 2006 recording sessions. It is marketed as being "quietly enchanting" and including "a...
CD/12" - LBJ-102 Maria Taylor - Lynn Teeter FlowerLynn Teeter FlowerLynn Teeter Flower is the second album by Maria Taylor and was released on March 6, 2007.This is the 102nd release of Saddle Creek Records.-Track listing:#"A Good Start" - 4:13#"Clean Getaway" - 3:10#"Smile and Wave" - 2:35#"No Stars" - 4:45...
CD - LBJ-103 Bright Eyes - CassadagaCassadaga (album)Cassadaga is the seventh studio album by Bright Eyes, released on April 10, 2007. Around 25 to 30 songs were recorded in 2006, with 13 of these appearing on the final track list...
CD/2xLP - SCE-104 Cursive - Big Bang digital single
- LBJ-105 Two Gallants - The Scenery of FarewellThe Scenery of FarewellThe Scenery of Farewell is an EP by San Francisco indie band Two Gallants release on 4 June 2007 in the UK, and 19 June 2007 in the U.S. and Canada...
CD/12" - LBJ-106 The Good Life - Heartbroke 7"/Digital Single
- LBJ-107 Art in ManilaArt in ManilaArt in Manila is an indie rock band consisting of Adrianne Verhoeven , Dan McCarthy , Steve Bartolomei , Ryan Fox , Corey Broman , and Stefanie Drootin led by a former member of Azure Ray, Orenda Fink...
- Set the Woods on Fire CD - LBJ-108 The Good Life- Help Wanted NightsHelp Wanted NightsHelp Wanted Nights is the fourth album by the Omaha-based band The Good Life, released on September 11, 2007 on Saddle Creek Records. Currently, frontman Tim Kasher has moved to Los Angeles and has written a screenplay entitled Help Wanted Nights...
CD/LP - LBJ-109 Two Gallants - Two GallantsTwo Gallants (album)Two Gallants is the third full-length album from the band Two Gallants, released on September 25, 2007. It follows up their EP, The Scenery of Farewell, which was released in June.-Track listing:# "The Deader"# "Miss Meri"...
CD/LP - LBJ-110 Georgie JamesGeorgie JamesGeorgie James was an indie pop/rock group from Washington D.C. composed of John Davis and Laura Burhenn.When Q and Not U called it quits in 2005 after releasing three albums, the band split into three different projects: Ris Paul Ric, a folk/electronic solo effort from Chris Richards; Harris Klahr...
- Places CD/LP - SCE-111 Two Gallants - Despite What You've Been Told Digital Single
- SCE-112 Georgie James - Need Your Needs Digital Single
- SCE-113 Richard SwiftRichard Swift (musician)Richard Swift is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and short-film maker...
- Dressed Up for the Letdown CD - LBJ-114 Cursive - Rhapsody Original EP Digital
- LBJ-115 Cursive - Bad Sects 12"
- LBJ-116 Tokyo Police ClubTokyo Police ClubTokyo 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 ....
- Elephant ShellElephant ShellElephant Shell is the first LP to be released by Tokyo Police Club. It was released in the United States, Canada and Australia on April 22, 2008 on Saddle Creek Records, and in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe on May 5, 2008. "In a Cave", "Juno", and "Tessellate" have been posted on the...
CD/LP - LBJ-117 Neva DinovaNeva DinovaNeva Dinova is an indie band from Omaha, Nebraska. Neva Dinova is named after the grandmother of lead singer Jake Bellows. They have been on crank! a record company , and have recorded a split-release with Bright Eyes entitled "One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels" that was also released on crank! a...
- You May Already Be Dreaming CD/LP - LBJ-118 Georgie James - Cake Parade 7"/Digital
- LBJ-119 Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell (Remixes) Digital
- LBJ-120 Son, Ambulance - Someone Else's Deja VuSomeone Else's Deja Vu-Personnel:Musicians*Joe Knapp - Snare, Whistle, Vocal Cuica, Classical Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Drum Kit, Analog Synth, Broom, Snare, Cymbal, Wood Block, Piano, Electric Bass, Glockenspiel, Acoustic Guitar, Tarpaulin, 12-String, Cabasa, Knee-Slaps, Mellotron, Hand Claps, Mouth Noises,...
CD/LP - LBJ-121 Tokyo Police Club - Tessellate 7"
- SCE-122 Two Gallants - Miss Meri Digital Single
- LBJ-123 Beep Beep - Enchanted Islands CD
- LBJ-124 Neva Dinova - Neva Dinova (2009 Reissue) Digital
- LBJ-125 O+S - O+S CD/LP
- LBJ-126 Land of TalkLand of TalkLand of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consists of singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell, bass guitarist Joseph Yarmush and drummer Andrew Barr.-History:...
- Some Are Lakes CD/LP - LBJ-127 Sebastien GraingerSebastien GraingerSebastien Alexandre Grainger from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the dance-punk duo Death from Above 1979 and the singer and guitarist for his current band, Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains...
- American Names 7"/Digital EP - LBJ-128 Sebastien Grainger - Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains CD/LP
- LBJ-129 Ladyfinger (ne) - Dusk CD
- LBJ-130 Tokyo Police Club - FNMTV Live (Rhapsody Exclusive)
- LBJ-131 Tokyo Police Club - Live Session iTunes Exclusive EP
- LBJ-132 Cursive - Mama, I'm SwollenMama, I'm Swollen-Bonus Material Download Card:CD and LP versions of the album came with a Bonus Material Download Card to enable the customer to download five bonus tracks and 14 tour videos not included on the album by going to http://saddle-creek.com/mamaimswollen and entering the code found on the card...
CD/LP - LBJ-133 Cursive/Ladyfinger (ne) - Record Store Day Picture 10"
- LBJ-134 Sebastien Grainger - Who Do We Care For Digital Single
- LBJ-135 Tokyo Police Club - Baskervilles Remix Digital Single
- SCE-136 Dag för DagDag för DagDag för Dag is a Swedish-American brother sister duo based in Stockholm. The band's core members are Sarah and Jacob Snavely. Formed in 2007, they are supported both on stage and in the studio by a drummer....
- Shooting from the Shadows CD EP - LBJ-137 UUVVWWZ - UUVVWWZ CD
- LBJ-138 The Rural Alberta AdvantageThe Rural Alberta AdvantageThe 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....
- Hometowns CD/LP - LBJ-139 Orenda FinkOrenda FinkOrenda Fink is a musician on Saddle Creek Records.Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Fink was half of the Southern dream pop duo Azure Ray from 2001 to 2004. Fink is also a former member of Now It's Overhead, another Saddle Creek band. She released her first full-length solo album Invisible Ones on...
- Ask The Night CD/LP - LBJ-140 Old CanesOld CanesOld Canes is a rock band from Lawrence, Kansas currently composed of front man Christopher Crisci on vocals and guitar, and a rotating cast of musicians...
- Feral Harmonic CD/LP - LBJ-141 O+S - We Do What We Want to Digital
- LBJ-142 Miles Benjamin Anthony RobinsonMiles Benjamin Anthony RobinsonMiles Benjamin Anthony Robinson is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter.-Biography:Miles was raised in Portland and Eugene. He spent much of his youth on the road traveling with his comedian/playwright father as he played venues across the U.S. In high school, he began playing guitar and writing...
- Summer of Fear CD/LP/Digital - LBJ-143 Land of TalkLand of TalkLand of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consists of singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell, bass guitarist Joseph Yarmush and drummer Andrew Barr.-History:...
- Fun & Laughter EP CD/Digital - LBJ-144 The Rural Alberta AdvantageThe Rural Alberta AdvantageThe 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....
- Drain the Blood 7"/Digital - LBJ-145 Bright Eyes / Neva DinovaNeva DinovaNeva Dinova is an indie band from Omaha, Nebraska. Neva Dinova is named after the grandmother of lead singer Jake Bellows. They have been on crank! a record company , and have recorded a split-release with Bright Eyes entitled "One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels" that was also released on crank! a...
- One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels CD/LP/Digital (2010 Reissue) - LBJ-146 The Mynabirds - What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood CD/LP/Digital
- LBJ-148 CursiveCursive (band)Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.-History:The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen , and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes. After a couple years of touring, the band...
- Discovering America Digital Single - LBJ-149 Land of TalkLand of TalkLand of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consists of singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell, bass guitarist Joseph Yarmush and drummer Andrew Barr.-History:...
- Cloak and Cipher CD/LP/Digital - LBJ-150 Land of TalkLand of TalkLand of Talk is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consists of singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell, bass guitarist Joseph Yarmush and drummer Andrew Barr.-History:...
- Swift Coin 7"/Digital - LBJ-151 Tim KasherTim KasherTim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and The Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha based record label Saddle Creek Records. Prior to those bands, Kasher was in a band called Slowdown Virginia...
- Cold Love 7"/Digital - LBJ-152 Tim KasherTim KasherTim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and The Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha based record label Saddle Creek Records. Prior to those bands, Kasher was in a band called Slowdown Virginia...
- The Game of Monogamy CD/LP/Digital - LBJ-153 Adam Haworth Stephens - We Live On Cliffs CD/LP/Digital
- LBJ-154 Azure RayAzure RayAzure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
- Don't Leave My Mind Digital Single - LBJ-155 Tim KasherTim KasherTim Kasher is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and The Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha based record label Saddle Creek Records. Prior to those bands, Kasher was in a band called Slowdown Virginia...
- Delirium Tantrums 7" (online-store exclusive) - LBJ-156 The Mynabirds - All I Want is Truth (for Christmas) 7"/Digital
- LBJ-157 The Rural Alberta AdvantageThe Rural Alberta AdvantageThe 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....
- Departing CD/LP/Digital - LBJ-158 Bright EyesBright EyesBright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. It consists of Oberst, multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott, and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music...
- The People's Key CD/LP/Digital - LBJ-159 Bright EyesBright EyesBright Eyes is an American indie rock band founded by singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst. It consists of Oberst, multi-instrumentalist and producer Mike Mogis, trumpet and piano player Nate Walcott, and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha's indie music...
- Singularity Digital - LBJ-160 Azure RayAzure RayAzure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts...
(feat. SparklehorseSparklehorseSparklehorse was an American indie rock band led by the singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous.-History:Sparklehorse's first album, Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot featuring Bob Rupe of the Silos and Cracker, was a modest college radio success...
) - Silverlake Digital
Compilations
- Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler (1998)
- Saddle Creek 50Saddle Creek 50Saddle Creek 50 is a compilation by Saddle Creek Records in honor of being the label's 50th album release. It was released in 2003 and features one album track and one non-album track by each of the bands then recording for the label.-Disc 1:...
(2002) - LagniappeLagniappe (album)Lagniappe is a compilation album put together by Omaha record label Saddle Creek, after the events of Hurricane Katrina. It is a benefit album, and all profits from its sale are donated to the Red Cross' relief efforts in New Orleans....
: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina (2005)
See also
- List of record labels
- Team Love Records
- Range Life RecordsRange Life RecordsRange Life Records is an independent record label originally based in Lawrence, Kansas, but now based in Brooklyn, New York. It was founded in 2006 by Justin Roelofs, formerly of The Anniversary, and Zach Hangauer. The label name was inspired by the Pavement song "Range Life"...
- Slumber Party Records
- Lightspeed ChampionLightspeed ChampionDevonté Hynes , better known as Lightspeed Champion or Blood Orange, is a British composer, songwriter, producer and author, who has written for artists such as Florence and the Machine, Diana Vickers and The Chemical Brothers on their 2007 Grammy award winning album We Are The Night...
Interviews
- Lazy-i Interview: August 2001 with Robb NanselRobb NanselRobb Nansel is an Omaha musician and co-founder of Saddle Creek Records . He is also credited as a member of Commander Venus and Bright Eyes.-Album Appearances:*Bright Eyes - Letting off the Happiness...
- Lazy-i Interview: September 2004 with Rilo KileyRilo KileyRilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
- Lazy-i Interview: March 2005 with Robb NanselRobb NanselRobb Nansel is an Omaha musician and co-founder of Saddle Creek Records . He is also credited as a member of Commander Venus and Bright Eyes.-Album Appearances:*Bright Eyes - Letting off the Happiness...
and Jason Kulbel