Barsuk Records Explained

Barsuk Records
Founder:	Christopher Possanza Josh Rosenfeld
Distributor:	Redeye Worldwide^[1]
Genre:	Pop, indie rock
Country:	U.S.
Location:	Seattle, Washington

Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington which was founded in 1998 by Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, the members of the band This Busy Monster, to release their band's material.^[2] Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a vinyl record in its mouth.

The name of the label comes from the Russian word барсук pronounced as /[barˈsuk]/, "badger".^[3] However, the label is named after Possanza and Jason Avinger's dog, a black Labrador.^[4] The dog can be heard barking in two This Busy Monster tracks: "Song 69" and "Time to Sleep".

Artists

• Active Bird Community
• ¡All-Time Quarterback!
• The American Analog Set
• Aqueduct
• Aveo
• Babes
• David Bazan
• Big Scary
• Charly Bliss
• Blunt Mechanic
• Common Holly
• Cymbals Eat Guitars
• Death Cab for Cutie
• The Dismemberment Plan
• Benjamin Gibbard
• Laura Gibson
• The Globes
• Abigail Grush
• Harvey Danger
• Hibou
• Jessamine
• Kind of Like Spitting
• Lackthereof
• Little Champions
• Lo Tom
• The Long Winters
• Maps & Atlases
• Mates of State
• Menomena
• Minor Alps
• Travis Morrison (of the Dismemberment Plan)
• Nada Surf
• Jim Noir
• Pacific Air
• Phantogram
• Pea Soup
• Pearly Gate Music
• The Prom
• Ra Ra Riot
• Ramona Falls
• The Revolutionary Hydra
• Rilo Kiley
• Ruler
• Mathieu Santos
• Say Hi
• Small Feet
• Smoosh
• Chris Staples
• Starlight Mints
• Steady Holiday
• Sunset Valley
• Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
• They Might Be Giants
• This Busy Monster
• Trails and Ways
• John Vanderslice
• Viva Voce
• Rocky Votolato
• Chris Walla
• What Made Milwaukee Famous
• The Wooden Birds
• Yellow Ostrich

See also

• Barsuk Records discography

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. News: Hodge . Blake . Redeye Moving Global Headquarters to Hillsborough . . March 23, 2016 . June 18, 2019.
2. News: Jackson . Josh . The 10 Best Barsuk Albums from the First 20 Years . . December 18, 2018 . June 18, 2019.
3. Book: Cox, David . Close Protection: The Politics of Guarding Russia's Rulers . Greenwood Publishing Group p. 47 . 2001 . 978-0-2759-6688-1.
4. News: de Barros . Paul . 15 years of creativity and contrarianism : Barsuk Records . . November 1, 2013 . June 18, 2019.