Joyful Noise Recordings

For other uses, see Joyful Noise (disambiguation).
Joyful Noise
Founded 2003
Founder Karl Hofstetter
Distributor(s) Secretly Canadian
Genre Indie rock
Country of origin United States
Location Indianapolis, Indiana
Official website http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com

Joyful Noise Recordings is an independent record label from Indianapolis, Indiana. The label was founded in 2003 in Bloomington, Indiana by Karl Hofstetter, who also played drums on many of the label's first releases.[1] Joyful Noise currently has a roster of 20+ bands of various musical styles, though according to the label, each artist "in one way or another bridges this gap between pop and noise."[1] Along with housing offices and the warehouse of the label, their Fountain Square location hosts live shows and a small record store.

In 2010 Joyful Noise began focusing largely on limited edition specialty releases which are generally released on analog formats packaged with music downloads. In addition to releases on vinyl records, the label has gained notoriety for being at the forefront of the resurgence of cassette tapes and flexi-discs, as reported by The Washington Post, Pitchfork Media, Under The Radar, and others.[2][3][4][5][6]

Joyful Noise has released single-album cassettes from Akron/Family, Dinosaur Jr., Deerhoof, of Montreal, Here We Go Magic, and others, and has released multi-album Cassette Box Sets from Dinosaur Jr., of Montreal, and Joan Of Arc.[1]

In 2012 Joyful Noise released their first album to chart on Billboard: Kishi Bashi "151a" (debuting at #6 on the "Heatseekers" chart).[7] Since that time, new music on Joyful Noise from artists such as Sebadoh, Dumb Numbers, David Yow,[8] and Son Lux have all charted.

Bands

Current roster

Past roster

Subscriptions and series

Artist in Residence

Starting in 2014, JNR began hosting artists for year-long residencies in which they release new music exclusively on the label.

Flexi Disc Series

In late 2011 Joyful Noise announced their 2012 Flexi Disc Series, which featured singles from Deerhoof, Jad Fair, Lou Barlow, of Montreal, and others.[9] Each artist contributed a single song which is not available anywhere else. Each Flexi Disc was limited to 500 copies, and were sold as a monthly subscription. Now in its fourth year, the Flexi Disc series has upped their distribution to 1000 copies of each single and grown to include acts such as Cloud Nothings, Sonny & the Sunsets, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore and Sufjan Stevens.[10]

2015 Artists

2014 Artists

2013 Artists

2012 Artists

Discography

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About / Contact - Joyful Noise Recordings". JoyfulNoiseRecordings.com. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  2. ↑ Coplen, Katherine. "2013 Cultural Vision Awards: Joyful Noise Recordings". NUVO. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Lindquist, David (October 6, 2013). "Dinosaur Jr. cassette tape helped push local label onto national scene". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Curran, Katie (May 21, 2011). "Cassette tapes make a comeback". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Laban, Linda (September 2011). "Still stuck on tapes". New York Post. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Pelly, Jenn (January 4, 2012). "Of Montreal, Tortoise, Akron/Family, Deerhoof on Joyful Noise Flexi Series". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  7. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/#/
  8. ↑ Furry, Jeanne. "Former Jesus Lizard David Yow Casts Lewd, Clanging Solo Album Debut". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Of Montreal, Tortoise, Akron/Family, Deerhoof on Joyful Noise Flexi Series | News". Pitchfork. 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  10. ↑ "Flexi Disc Series!". JoyfulNoiseRecordings.com. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2015-06-26.

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