Odd Box Records

Odd Box Records
Founded 2009
Founder Trevor McCabe
Genre Indie pop, indie rock
Country of origin United Kingdom
Location Cardiff
Official website http://oddboxrecords.com

Odd Box Records is a British DIY indiepop record label started in London but now based in Cardiff, Wales, following relocation in 2016. It has been 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[12] and The Ethical Debating Society,[13] as well as other groups such as The Millipedes,[14] The Humms,[15] The Wednesday Club,[16] One Happy Island,[17] The Monorals,[18] The Smittens,[19] Ace Bushy Striptease,[20] Pale Man Made,[21] Tyrannosaurus Dead,[22] Wolf Girl[23] and Giant Burger.[24]

The label also operates as an events promoter as well as helping to organise annual festivals, including previously the Odd Box Weekender.[25] As such Odd Box is regarded as a lynchpin of the independent music scene, alongside other long-established DIY labels such as Fortuna Pop![26]

Odd Box album artists

References

  1. "The Blanche Hudson Weekend, Horowitz and others Oddbox Singles Club (Part 1)". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. "Tyrannosaurus Dead - Flying Ant Day". Norman Records. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/label-mates-iii-the-405-meets-odd-box-records-142
  4. "Lostmusic Records". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. "Wolfhounds: Middle Aged Freaks - album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  6. "Album Review: The Wolfhounds - Middle Aged Freaks". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  7. A layer of chips. "A layer of chips". Alayerofchips.blogspot.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  8. "Sarandon – The Age of Reason (Odd Box)". God Is In The TV. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  9. Russ. "Russell's Reviews". Russellsmusicreviews.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  10. "LISTEN: Martha – Sycamore". Gold Sounds. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  11. "Joanna Gruesome - Tyrannosaurus Dead - Split (Odd Box) review on Collective Zine". Collective Zine. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  12. "The Blanche Hudson Weekend, Horowitz and others Oddbox Singles Club (Part 1)". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  13. http://louderthanwar.com/the-ethical-debating-society-new-sense-album-review/
  14. "The Millipedes Shake Your Bones". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  15. "The Humms". Piccadillyrecords.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  16. "The Wednesday Club Katapult". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  17. "One Happy Island A Purpose of the Surface". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  18. http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/singles/The_Monorals_Surf_4_Fuzz_EP.shtml
  19. "The Smittens Dancing Shoes: The Smittens Remixed". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  20. "Ace Bushy Striptease Outside It's Cold Just Like The Inside Of Your Body And". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  21. "Pale Man Made Red Box Secrets". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  22. "Tyrannosaurus Dead – Flying Ant Day (Odd Box Records)". God Is In The TV. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  23. https://cambridgemusicreviews.net/2016/04/04/wolf-girl-we-tried-album-released-march-2016/
  24. http://overblown.co.uk/giant-burger-band-tono-tono-overblown-video-premiere/
  25. "Odd Box Records 5th Birthday Weekender". Kemptation. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  26. "God Is In The TV". God Is In The TV. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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