Integrity Records Explained

Integrity Records should not be confused with Integrity Music.

Integrity Records
Distributor:SRD
Genre:Rock
Country:England
Location:Bedford, England

Integrity Records is an English independent record label based in Bedford, England. The label was founded in the early 1990s and specialises in discovering new bands in the rock/indie/punk genres.

History

The first release on the label was 1996 single 'Ghost Island' by The Traceys,[1] but the label is most notable for signing bands such as Miss Black America and Million Dead, whose vocalist Frank Turner went on to forge a successful solo career.

John Peel was a great supporter of the label and played the vast majority of their releases on his BBC Radio 1 show. In 2002, 5 Integrity releases (including B-sides) appeared in Peel's annual Festive Fifty.

Over the years, Integrity has also been the UK home for American artists such as Katastrophy Wife and Meow Meow.

In December 2005 Integrity released a single by London-based noiseniks October All Over, after which the label entered a hiatus.

In March 2011, the label announced via social media feeds that it was active again and welcomed two new signings. A redesigned official website then confirmed those signings as Travis + Julie from Nashville, Tennessee and Birmingham dream-indie duo Pet Dog Storm.[2] Travis + Julie's single Osmosis preceded their album Moon Girl whilst Pet Dog Storm released debut single Time to Fly from their album Beautiful is Down.[3]

In June 2012 the label announced the signing of Scottish art-rockers Miniature Dinosaurs, followed by a single "Lemonade" in July and the "Turn It On EP" in November. Their roster grew further with the addition of Birmingham alt pop band TheLights with the single "Days Don't Get Me Far Enough Away".

November 2012 saw a deal announced with Futur Primitif,[4] the new project of Daniel Lefkowitz, former member of American indie-folk band The Low Anthem, followed by the release of two singles, Nuclear Shockwave and Digital Space, and the album Machineteeth.[5]

In 2013 the label signed Valentiine,[6] an all-girl trio from Melbourne, Australia, and released singles Love Like and Chucky, before their debut album Valentiine[7] in July 2013, said by Time Out London to be "one of the best grunge records since the death of Kurt Cobain".[8]

Later in the year, the label signed both Horse Party and Wolverhampton based indie-electronica outfit Silhouettes, with the latter releasing their debut single "Gold Tag" in November 2013, and debut album "Ever Moving Happiness Machines" in January 2014. Horse Party, from Bury St Edmunds, released singles What Do You Need and Clarion Call alongside album Cover Your Eyes,[9] and were chosen by BBC Introducing to play the 2014 Latitude Festival.[10]

Integrity Records was named Best Independent Record Label 2014 in the Love Music Magazine annual awards.[11]

In 2015 Integrity Publishing Ltd, a sister company to Integrity Records but focussed on music publishing, was born.[12]

During 2016 two new bands join the Integrity label roster. Manchester's Ghosts of Social Networks' debut single Love Potion[13] was heard several times on BBC 6 Music and Amazing Radio, and followed by several singles through 2016 and 2017. Mannequin Death Squad, from Melbourne, released debut single Sick and 5-track mini-album Eat Hate Regurgitate alongside UK tours in September 2016 and September 2017.[14]

2018 saw the label look to the Nordics for musical inspiration with album and single releases by Danish dream-folk artist MALMØ[15] (We Come From The Stars) and Greenlandic singer-songwriter Simon Lynge (Deep Snow), along with an award of Label of the Year 2018 in the LWM Music Blog awards.[16]

2019's key releases included an album by Copenhagen based folk/Americana artist Ida Wenøe (The Things We Don't Know Yet)[17] and singles by UK collaborators Tribes of Europe & Barbara Stretch.

Releases

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.elypeople.co.uk/Ely-Britpop-Band-Traceys-Night/story-13647617-detail/story.html?643451949=799766449 The Traceys
  2. Web site: Musical Independence Since 1994 . Integrityrecords.co.uk . 2013-03-02.
  3. Web site: Beautiful Is Down: Pet Dog Storm: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads . Amazon.co.uk . 2013-03-02.
  4. Web site: FUTUR PRIMITIF join Integrity roster . Integrityrecords.co.uk . 2012-11-06 . 2013-03-02.
  5. Web site: Machineteeth: Futur Primitif: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads . Amazon.co.uk . 2014-07-13.
  6. Web site: Valentiine album – on download & CD . Integrityrecords.co.uk . 2013-06-21 . 2014-07-13.
  7. Web site: Valentiine [Explicit]: Valentiine: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-07-13].
  8. News: Valentiine – 'Valentiine' album review. Time Out London. 2018-11-23. en.
  9. Web site: Cover Your Eyes. 2017-10-09.
  10. Web site: Horse Party live at Latitude Festival INTEGRITY RECORDS. Integrityrecords.co.uk. en-US. 2017-10-09.
  11. Web site: Love Music Magazine Awards INTEGRITY RECORDS. Integrityrecords.co.uk. en-US. 2017-10-09.
  12. Web site: Integrity Publishing INTEGRITY RECORDS. Integrityrecords.co.uk. en-US. 2017-10-09.
  13. Web site: Love Potion / Mockingbirds. Amazon.co.uk. 2017-10-09.
  14. Web site: New MDS Single "Blue" – Limited Time Only INTEGRITY RECORDS. Integrityrecords.co.uk. en-US. 2017-10-09.
  15. Web site: MALMØ INTEGRITY RECORDS. Integrityrecords.co.uk. en-US. 2018-11-23.
  16. Web site: LISTEN WITH MONGER AWARDS 2018 – THE WINNERS. Listenwithmonger.blogspot.com.
  17. Web site: Ida Wenøe – new album out now | INTEGRITY RECORDS. Integrityrecords.co.uk.
  18. Web site: Prime Numbers - Plutonik. Amazon.co.uk.
  19. Web site: Londinium (12" Vinyl)(Single) - Plutonik. Amazon.co.uk. 1999.
  20. Web site: Sitting on Top of the World (Single) - Plutonik. Amazon.co.uk.
  21. Web site: Ghost Island: Traceys. Amazon.co.uk.
  22. Web site: Integrity Records releases. Integrityrecords.co.uk. 2009-08-22.

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