Country of origin United States Founder Michael Gira | Location New York City Founded 1990 | |
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Genre Experimental rock, avant-garde, ambient, folk Official website www.younggodrecords.com Artists Swans, Michael Gira, Angels of Light, Devendra Banhart, Akron/Family Albums To Be Kind, The Seer, The Glowing Man, My Father Will Guide Me up a, Soundtracks for the Blind | ||
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Young God Records is an independent record label formed by Michael Gira in 1990 that specializes in experimental, avant-garde and often non genre-specific releases. The label was named after an EP released by Gira's band Swans called Young God.
The label's original intent was to facilitate the release of Swans' music, but while the band was disbanded Young God grew to host the Angels of Light as well as a number of other unique bands and artists, including: Akron/Family, Devendra Banhart, Lisa Germano, Ulan Bator, and Mi and L'au. Swans was re-formed in 2010, and began again releasing music under the Young God label. In 2012, Gira told Pitchfork that Young God wouldn't be putting out any new albums by other bands, citing the decline in revenue.