Fire Talk
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| Fire Talk | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Trevor Peterson |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Official website | firetalkrecs |
Fire Talk is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn.[1]
History
Fire Talk began in spring 2009 in Denver, when Trevor Peterson, former member of indie rock band Woodsman, wanted a vessel to release his own music.[2] Woodsman booked their first tour in spring 2009 and created CD-Rs to sell at merchandise tables. Peterson created the Fire Talk logo in an effort to, "make the band's merch look a little more legit".[3] The band added the new logo to their merchandise, which included hand painted CD covers.[3] Shortly thereafter, friends of Peterson started asking if they could use the logo for their own releases. By the time a third friend asked, Peterson decided to make Fire Talk into a "real thing".[2]
In June 2010, Fire Talk released Tennis' debut 7-inch, "South Carolina".[3][4] On September 28, 2010, Fire Talk released their first vinyl LP for Colorado psychedelic rock group Tjutjuna.[5][6]
In 2011, Peterson relocated the label to Brooklyn, New York.[7]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fire Talk announced they would waive their own share of revenue along with Bandcamp on the platform's commission-free days in a bid to help artists on their roster raise much-needed funds.[8][9]
In July 2021, Fire Talk launched a new digital singles label called Open Tab.[10] The label focuses on new music discovery and aims on bringing community and human curation back into world that is becoming increasingly reliant on algorithms.[10][11]
On September 22, 2023, the label opened Fire Talk Shop, a brick and mortar store in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.[12]
In September 2023, Fire Talk announced the launch of their new Chicago-based imprint, Angel Tapes, along with its inaugural release, Common Rituals, the debut EP by the Chicago quartet Cruel.[13] Angel Tapes offers a platform for developing artists to release music in "good faith".
Artists
Current roster of artists signed to the label
- Bnny[14]
- Cola
- deathcrash
- Dehd
- Dreamcrusher
- Fran
- Mamalarky
- Mandy, Indiana
- Media Jeweler
- Mia Joy
- PACKS
- Patio
- Pure X
- Weeping Icon
- Wombo
- Young Prisms[15]
Artists previously signed to the label
- Deeper
- Earring
- Strange Ranger
- Woodsman
Artists with one or more releases on the label
- Aa
- Accessory
- Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk
- Cal Fish
- Campfires
- cindygod
- Corey Flood
- Dark Tea
- Dave Vettraino
- Dead Gaze
- Erasers
- Future Museums
- Flower Orgy
- Gem Trails
- Gold Dime
- Halfsour
- Heaven's Gate
- Katrina Stonehart
- Lunch Money Life
- Monteagle
- Nassau
- Mezzanine Swimmers
- Murals
- Paw Paw
- Scully
- Tennis
- Tjutjuna
- The Spookfish
- Turnip King
- W00DY
Artists with reissued releases on the label
- Tonstartssbandht[16]
Artists with one or more releases on Open Tab
- Advertisement
- Blood
- Blunt Chunks
- Chanel Beads
- Cusp
- Dwell
- ENOLA
- Fake Fruit
- Frances Chang
- Friko
- Goo
- heka
- headboy
- hydrodate
- Maria BC
- No Home
- omat
- Pedazo De Carne Con Ojo
- Puppy Angst
- Rosa Pajaro
- Slic
- SLAP RASH
- Shallowhalo
- Sub*T
- The Dare
Artists with one or more releases on Angel Tapes
- Cruel
References
- ↑ "Interview — Fire Talk Records". ORM. 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Davis, Ted (2 October 2020). "Label Maker: Fire Talk". Merry-Go-Round Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 King, Patrick (January 25, 2021). "FOCUS: Fire Talk Records". Ears to Feed. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "South Carolina". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Ten Years of Fire Talk Records". AdHoc. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Tjutjana". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Group Chat: Deeper & Dehd on the Fire Talk 10 Year Anniversary". Pond Magazine. August 20, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ Terry, Josh (May 27, 2020). "Coronavirus Is Making Record Labels Scrappier". VICE. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ Yoo, Noah (March 19, 2020). "Labels Directing Bandcamp Revenue to Their Artists". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Pearis, Bill (July 30, 2021). "Fake Fruit, Maria BC and Shallowhalo release singles on new Fire Talk imprint Open Tab". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Fire Talk Records Announces New Digital Imprint Open Tab". Closed Caption. July 30, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ Conlon, Erin (September 29, 2023). "Fire Talk Records Celebrates A New Shop in Greenpoint". Greenpointers. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Fire Talk Announces New Imprint - Introducing Cruel". Front View Magazine. September 22, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Bnny Sign to Fire Talk Records". Music Connection. 6 May 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ Pearis, Bill (October 13, 2021). "Young Prisms are back with first new music in a decade: listen to "Yourside"". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ↑ Corcoran, Nina (March 2, 2022). "Tonstartssbandht Reissuing Three Albums, Share New Video for Single "5ft7": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
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