Distro Info: RED Adds Insane Clown Posse, Faith No More Labels to Roster; INgrooves Gets Into It With Emo Label
In the first three months of the year, RED has added five new labels to its roster, which will result in new albums from the Insane Clown Posse and the first album from Faith No More in 18 years…
In the first three months of the year, RED has added five new labels to its roster, which will result in new albums from the Insane Clown Posse and the first album from Faith No More in 18 years, among others.
The new distributed labels are Psychopathic Records, Pure Noise Records, Candlelight Records, Streamsound Records and Ipecac Recordings. Psychopathic and Pure Noise brings strong catalog as well as new releases. Psychopathic will issue a new album from rap duo ICP on April 28, while Pure Noise will issue the latest from pop-punk band The Story So Far on May 18.
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Moving down to Nashville, StreamSound Records recently released Southern Gravity from Sugarland‘s Kristian Bush on April 7. As for Faith No More, the veteran rock band will release Sol Invictus, its first studio album since 1997, via Ipecas on May 19. (Watch FNM perform a new album track live, below.) Finally, Candlelight Records has two releases slated for May 4, from Japanese metal band Sigh and Italian rockers Ultra-Violence.
• Entertainment One Distribution has signed earMUSIC, the label arm of the Edel Group, to a U.S. distribution deal and the label is already readying six titles for release, including a Deep Purple live album. The move will allow the label to “develop” its own presence in the U.S., according to earMUSIC GM Max Vaccarro. “In a market where some of the best companies operate, we feel strong with having met a partner like eOne to share this ambition with,” he added.
eOne Music vp of metal Scott Givens said that the deal is “another example of eOne’s ongoing commitment to the rock and metal genres.”
According to the announcement, domestic label management for earMUSIC will be provided by the U.S. team of international promotion and marketing firm International Solutions, headed by Elias Chios in New York.
In addition to Deep Purple, other earMUSIC titles will come from artists and bands like Angra, SOTO, Thunder, Ash and Gamma Ray over the next three months.
• INgrooves have signed global distribution and marketing services deals with New York-based Doghouse Records and Los Angeles-based Hit City U.S.A. In another move, INresidence/INgrooves has partnered with Kitsune, a French music and fashion brand, for North America.
“INgrooves is fortunate enough to work with some of the most impactful and creative independent labels in the business and Doghouse, Kitsuné and Hit City are all incredible music companies,” INgrooves Music Group executive vp/gm Amy Dietz said in a statement. “We couldn’t be happier to partner with each of these labels to help reach their goals.”
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The Doghouse Records roster includes The Get Up Kids, Say Anything and the All-American Rejects; upcoming releases include Matt Pond PA’s The State of Gold LP; Contact’s debut LP; Limbeck’s Hi, Everything’s Great/Hi, Everything’s Fine double LP reissue; and Say Anything’s Is a Real Boy/Was a Real Boy 10-year anniversary box set.
Hit City’s roster includes PAPA, Lord Huron, Shy Girls, Superhumanoids, Astronauts, etc., Calvin Love, Avid Dancer, James Supercave, among others. Its upcoming releases include the debut release from Astronauts, etc. and a third album from Los Angeles act Kisses.
Meanwhile, Kitsuné, known for its compilations, will release a new album from Citizens!, European Soul on April 14; the Rooms EP from Heat on April 28; Beau’s Debut set to release on May 4; and the Kitsuné compilation album America 4 on May 26.
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