Our Artistic Influences
The records released by this label may not sound like any of the following artists, but these are the artists who most influenced how we listen to, write, record, and think about music. The Beatles,Bob Dylan,Arcade Fire (especially their debut),Jay-Z,DJ Danger Mouse (esp. the Gray Album),Pedro The Lion,Thom Yorke / Radiohead,John Mayer (esp. his early acoustic stuff),Bright Eyes,The Faint (esp. their transition from emo to dance pop from pre-blankwave arcade to Wet From Birth),The Stills (esp. their first record),The Cure (only pre-90s stuff),Sarah McLauchlan,Tilly & The Wall (esp. Wild Like Children),Little Brazil,D.E.R.T. (sometimes I rhyme slow),Wilco (and pretty much everything by Tweedy),Broken Social Scene,Ani DiFranco,Dan Bern,Interpol (esp. their first album),Block Party,Belle & Sebastion,Cat Power,Cut Copy,Flaming Lips,The Postal Service,The Go! Team,Lauryn Hill,Kanye West,The New Pornographers,Patrick Wolf (esp. Lycanthropy),R.E.M.,Tegan & Sara,The Weepies,Zwan (moreso even than the Smashing Pumpkins),