Nul Records is an independent record label set up by the post-punk revival band The Futureheads.[1] The label is run by the four members of the Futureheads: Ross Millard, Dave Hyde, Barry Hyde, David "Jaff" Craig, as well as their two managers.[2]
Overview
editThe Futureheads set up this record label some time after they split with their former record label, 679 Recordings, in late 2006, apparently disliking the direction 679 Recordings was taking them.[2] Other sources, however, say that they were dropped by their record label because of poor sales.[3] Millard, band guitarist and vocalist, also pointed out several shortcomings as the reason they left their label:[4]
We had been having our doubts with 679 Records for sometime, especially after they called us five weeks before we released 'News and Tributes' and said: 'We are not sure there are enough singles on your new album, do you have any other tracks?' The album had been finished for five months and instead of telling us that at the time, they were calling us up when the promotion was about to start, that really rang the alarm bells for us.
With the record label they set up between 2006 and 2008, they started on writing songs and recording them, then finally releasing their third studio album, This Is Not The World, on 26 May 2008 in Britain. All subsequent Futureheads albums were released on Nul Records.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ "The Futureheads | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Enjoying Chaos". The Northern Echo. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Price, Simon (25 May 2008). "Album: The Futureheads, This Is Not the World (Nul)". The Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Walker, Jen (16 July 2011). "INTERVIEW: The Futureheads – Indie Music". Zimbio. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Chang, Mary (4 May 2010). "Album Review: The Futureheads – The Chaos". There Goes The Fear, a UK/US/IE Music Web site. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Ferry, Klaire (3 May 2012). "Futureheads – 'Rant' (Nul Records)". WithGuitars. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Spithray, Steve (28 August 2019). "The Futureheads – Powers (Nul Records)". God Is in the TV. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
External links
edit- Nul Records discography at Discogs