Vagrant Records
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| Parent company | BMG Rights Management |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Rich Egan, Jon Cohen |
| Distributor(s) | Warner Music Group |
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock, rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Santa Monica, California |
| Official website | www |
Vagrant Records is an American record label based in California. It was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan, and is currently run by President Jon Cohen. The label focuses on rock but features artists in a variety of other genres including folk, soul, electronic, and pop. It is home to artists such as The 1975, Death Spells, Eels, Bad Suns, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, CRUISR, Active Child, PJ Harvey, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, James Vincent McMorrow, Black Joe Lewis, Wake Owl, Blitzen Trapper, and Bombay Bicycle Club. Originally, Vagrant Records was mostly focused on emo bands such as Dashboard Confessional, Saves the Day, The Get Up Kids, and Alkaline Trio. In 2014, it was acquired by BMG Rights Management.
The first band signed by Vagrant Records was Boxer and their album, The Hurt Process, was released on May 5, 1998. The pop-punk album notably featured drummer Chris Pennie, who would go on to play with Dillinger Escape Plan and Coheed and Cambria.
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