Artists Capdown, Lightyear, Captain Everything!, Big D and the Kids Table, Leftöver Crack Albums Civil Disobedients, Buena Vista Bingo Club, Under the Fog, Call of the Weasel Clan, Pound for the Sound | ||
Household Name Records is a DIY punk rock record label, based in London, UK found in 1996. It has been home to notable artists including Capdown, Howards Alias, Lightyear, and Adequate Seven.
Biography
Household Name Records was started in 1996 by David "Lil" Giles and Katherine "Kafren" Vik to promote unknown UK bands. Encouraged after successfully releasing their first compilation and the team planned several more releases. To begin with the label focused hardcore punk.
In May 2000, the label released Capdown's debut album Civil Disobedients. The album featured hardcore, but also mixed in ska and dub. According to Drowned in sound the album kick started an underground punk scene. The album went on to be listed at 76 in the NME's top one hundred list for the decade.
The success of Capdown allowed the record label to diversify its roaster with more experimental punk bands. In turn the label had a great impact on the UK punk scene.