Topshelf Records is an American independent record label. Started in Peabody, Massachusetts and formerly located in San Diego, California,[1][2][3] the label is based in Portland, Oregon as of 2022.[4]
| Topshelf Records | |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Seth Decoteau, Kevin Duquette, Dan Sullivan |
| Genre | Indie rock, emo, punk rock, post-rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Official website | topshelfrecords |
Topshelf Records has been profiled in the Pittsburgh City Paper,[5] San Diego Reader,[6] San Diego CityBeat,[7][8] and Pitchfork.[9]
Current artists
edit- A Great Big Pile of Leaves
- Alfred.
- Another Michael
- Bellows
- Boyscott
- Clearance
- Del Paxton
- Ekko Astral
- Elephant Gym
- Everyone Everywhere
- Field Mouse
- Giraffes? Giraffes!
- Gulfer
- Knifeplay
- Lite
- Mid-Air Thief
- Mouse on the Keys
- No Joy
- No Vacation
- Parannoul
- Queen of Jeans
- Ratboys
- Really From
- Sobs
- Standards
- Subsonic Eye
- Sweet Pill
- Toe
- Tricot
- Us and Us Only
- Weatherday
Former artists
edit- Aeroplane, 1929
- Baker
- Boys Life
- Braid
- By Surprise
- Caravels
- Chamberlain
- The City on Film
- The Clippers
- CLIQUE
- Coping
- Crash of Rhinos
- CSTVT
- Cut Teeth
- Dangers
- Deer Leap
- Defeater
- Diamond Youth
- Doe
- Donovan Wolfington
- Duck. Little Brother, Duck!
- Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
- Enemies
- Feels Like July
- Flung[10]
- Frameworks
- gobbinjr
- Grown Ups
- Happy Diving
- Have Mercy
- Heat
- Infinity Girl
- Inns
- Kind of Like Spitting
- Lion Club
- Mock Orange
- Moller
- Moving Mountains
- My Heart to Joy
- My Fictions
- Nai Harvest
- People Like You
- Pianos Become the Teeth
- Prawn
- Pretend
- Pswingset
- Queen Moo
- Rooftops
- Run, Walk
- Sirs
- Sixfinger
- Slingshot Dakota
- Solids
- Sorority Noise
- Special Explosion
- Stand Up Get Down
- Street Smart Cyclist
- Suis La Lune
- Sundials
- Tancred
- The Jazz June
- The Saddest Landscape
- The Velvet Teen
- The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
- Us Against The Archers
- We Were Skeletons
- Wild Ones
- Wildhoney
- Yeyey
- You Blew It!
- You, Me, and Everyone We Know
References
edit- ^ "Interviews: Seth Decoteau (Topshelf Records)". Punk News. June 26, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ Minton, Kyle (July 24, 2011). "An Interview: Seth Decoteau [Topshelf Records]". Nothing Sounds Better. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ Terich, Jeff (January 27, 2015). "Topshelf Records moves to San Diego". San Diego CityBeat. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (September 15, 2022). "Topshelf Records Launches Kickstarter After Distribution Partner Abruptly Shutters". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Enis, Eli. "Topshelf Records Showcase Tour of Slingshot Dakota, Prawn, Queen Moo and People Like You perform at Mr. Smalls Dec. 19". Pittsburgh City Paper.
- ^ Leighton, Ken (July 19, 2017). "Topshelf label notes absence of DIY infrastructure". www.sandiegoreader.com.
- ^ Terich, Jeff (January 27, 2015). "Topshelf Records moves to San Diego". San Diego CityBeat.
- ^ "Sound Advice: Topshelf Records Tour featuring Prawn, People Like You, Slingshot Dakota and Us and Only Us (Dec. 13)". CityBeat Cincinnati.
- ^ "Your New Favorite Emo Bands: The Best of Topshelf Records' 2013 Sampler". Pitchfork. October 2013.
- ^ Reed, Mick (October 22, 2020). "Bandcamp of the Day: Flung". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
External links
edit- Topshelf Records (Official Website)
- Topshelf Records on Bandcamp
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