Odd Box Records Explained

Odd Box Records
Founded:2009
Defunct:2019
Genre:Indie pop, indie rock
Country:United Kingdom
Location:Cardiff
Url:https://oddboxrecords.bandcamp.com/

Odd Box Records was a British DIY indiepop record label founded in London. In 2016 it was relocated to Cardiff, Wales. It was hailed as a "big presence on the indiepop scene."[1]

History

Odd Box was launched in 2009,[2] after the dissolution of earlier imprint Lost Music Records.[3] [4] The label has issued a steady and wide-ranging series of albums, EPs and singles since that time including well-received releases by The Wolfhounds,[5] [6] Pocketbooks,[7] Sarandon,[8] The Manhattan Love Suicides,[9] Martha,[10] Joanna Gruesome,[11] The Blanche Hudson Weekend[1] and The Ethical Debating Society,[12] as well as other groups such as The Millipedes,[13] The Humms,[14] The Wednesday Club,[15] One Happy Island,[16] The Monorals,[17] The Smittens,[18] Ace Bushy Striptease,[19] Pale Man Made,[20] Tyrannosaurus Dead,[21] Wolf Girl[22] and Giant Burger.[23] In 2017 Odd Box released the first in a planned series of EPs by The Darling Buds, featuring their first new material for 25 years,[24] and reissued the debut album by Witching Waves, originally released on Soft Power Records.[25] The label ended in 2019.

Odd Box album artists

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Blanche Hudson Weekend, Horowitz and others Oddbox Singles Club (Part 1). Sounds XP. 26 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Tyrannosaurus Dead - Flying Ant Day. 26 November 2014. Norman Records. 26 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Label Mates III: The 405 meets Odd Box Records. 18 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150318181907/http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/label-mates-iii-the-405-meets-odd-box-records-142. 2 September 2020. 18 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Lostmusic Records. Discogs.com. 26 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Wolfhounds: Middle Aged Freaks - album review. Louder Than War. 17 November 2014. 26 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Album Review: The Wolfhounds - Middle Aged Freaks. DrownedInSound. 26 December 2014. 28 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828042254/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18556/reviews/4148532. dead.
  7. Web site: A layer of chips. A layer of chips. 15 September 2011. Alayerofchips.blogspot.com. 26 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Sarandon – The Age of Reason (Odd Box). God Is In The TV. 27 May 2011. 26 December 2014.
  9. Web site: Russell's Reviews. Russ. 14 April 2010. Russellsmusicreviews.blogspot.co.uk. 26 December 2014.
  10. Web site: LISTEN: Martha – Sycamore. Gold Sounds. 26 December 2014.
  11. Web site: Joanna Gruesome - Tyrannosaurus Dead - Split (Odd Box) review on Collective Zine. Collective Zine. 26 December 2014.
  12. Web site: The Ethical Debating Society 'New Sense' album review . Louderthanwar.com . 2020-04-18 . 2020-05-03.
  13. Web site: The Millipedes Shake Your Bones. Sounds XP. 26 December 2014.
  14. Web site: The Humms. 13 June 2012. Flagpole.com. 24 May 2020.
  15. Web site: The Wednesday Club Katapult. Sounds XP. 26 December 2014.
  16. Web site: One Happy Island A Purpose of the Surface. Sounds XP. 26 December 2014.
  17. Web site: The Monorals Surf 4 Fuzz EP Single/Download Review . Soundsxp.com . 2009-12-24 . 2020-05-03.
  18. Web site: The Smittens Dancing Shoes: The Smittens Remixed. Sounds XP. 26 December 2014.
  19. Web site: Ace Bushy Striptease Outside It's Cold Just Like The Inside Of Your Body And. Sounds XP. 26 December 2014.
  20. Web site: Pale Man Made Red Box Secrets. Sounds XP. 26 December 2014.
  21. Web site: Tyrannosaurus Dead – Flying Ant Day (Odd Box Records). God Is In The TV. 13 November 2014. 26 December 2014.
  22. Web site: Wolf Girl : We Tried, album released March 2016 . Cambridgemusicreviews . 2016-04-04 . 2020-05-03.
  23. Web site: Giant Burger - 'Tono Tono' | Overblown Video Premiere. Jamie. Coughlan. 7 November 2016.
  24. Web site: NEWS: The Darling Buds return with first new record in 25 Years | God Is In The TV . Godisinthetvzine.co.uk . 2017-03-02 . 2020-05-03.
  25. Web site: Witching Waves – Fear Of Falling Down (Re-Issue) – For The Rabbits . Fortherabbits.net . 2017-05-10 . 2020-05-03.
  26. Web site: The 10-Minute Review – 12: Corporationpop. 4 April 2018.

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