Paper Bag Records
| Paper Bag Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Distributor(s) | Outside Music (Can) The Orchard (US) Republic of Music (UK/EU) |
| Genre | Indie |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Official website | www |
Paper Bag Records is a Canadian independent record label, artist-management company and music publisher, founded in 2002 and based in Toronto, Ontario.
The label was created with the intention of focusing specifically on the Toronto-area indie rock music scene. Initial signings were Broken Social Scene and Stars with their breakthrough albums You Forgot It in People and Heart, respectively. The label helped launched the careers of controller.controller, Tokyo Police Club and Austra, amongst many others.
For two years in a row, Paper Bag Records had been given the title of 'Best Label' from Toronto's Now Magazine in each of NOW's 2008 and 2009 issues. Another highlight, in the August 2007 issue of US publication XLR8R, Paper Bag Records was voted #14 "Best Indie Label".
In 2011, four releases were long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize; Austra's Feel It Break', PS I Love You's Meet Me at the Muster Station, The Rural Alberta Advantage's Departing and Young Galaxy's Shapeshifting, with Feel It Break grabbing a nomination for the shortlist.
Paper Bag Records launched their "Paper Bag Digital" online store in June 2008, which features their entire catalog for purchase and download in mp3 and FLAC formats.
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