Founded 2000 Country of origin United Kingdom Founders Mark Bowen, Dick Green | Distributor(s) PIAS Location London | |
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Genre Rock, indie rock, punk rock, folk, experimental Official website www.wichita-recordings.com Artists Bloc Party, Los Campesinos!, Girlpool, The Cribs, First Aid Kit Albums Silent Alarm, A Weekend in the City, The Lion's Roar, No Blues, Men's Needs - Women's Profiles | ||
Wichita recordings presents wakefield art walk at the hepworth
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees include Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Best Coast, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John. The label signed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah for a UK distribution deal for the group's debut album. They also signed the UK producers Simian Mobile Disco for the UK.
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- Wichita recordings presents wakefield art walk at the hepworth
- Current artists
- Former artists
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The label's first release was the Bright Eyes album, Fevers and Mirrors, released in 2000.
Wichita Management runs alongside the label, and currently represents Gold Panda, Brolin, Shannon And The Clams, Open Mike Eagle, Cloud Nothings, Dan Tombs, Luke Abbott, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Peggy Sue, Sky Larkin, Star Slinger, Dam Mantle, Theo Verney and Veronica Falls.
2015 saw Wichita Recordings celebrate 15 years as a label, and have released new music from FIDLAR, Cheatahs, Oscar, Meg Baird, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Girlpool, Waxahatchee and Total Babes
2016 releases announced so far include Mothers debut LP 'When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired', and the debut from Oscar 'Cut and Paste'