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MATADOR RECORDS VOLUME ONE

Artist Song
AC Newman  Miracle Drug - The Slow Wonder (2004)  
Pavement  Rattled By the Rush - Wowee Zowee: Sorddid Sentinels Edition (2006) 
The Ponys  1209 Seminary - Turn the Lights Out (2007) 
Jennifer O'Connor*  Over the Mountain, Across the Valley and Back to the Stars (2006) 
Laura Cantrell*  Hammer and Nails - Non-Album Track (????) 
Earles and Jensen*  My Friends Call Me Ditchweed... (????) 
Matmos  Steam and Sequines For Larry Levan - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast (2006) 
Jay Reatard*  Wounded - Demo from his blog (????) 
Dead Meadow*  I'm Gone - Old Growth (2008) 
Belle and Sebastian  Another Sunny Day - The Life Pursuit (2006) 
The Cave Singers*  Seeds of Night - Invitation Songs (2007) 

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2nd Edition of Label Mixes. Great label that feels similar to SUP POP - new rock & pop from America and Europe. * means new to me.

About Matador from the site: The label began in 1989 when Chris Lombardi dragged the Austrian duo H.P. Zinker into Wharton TiersG_T Fun City studio to record OLE-001, ...and there was light. Run out of ChrisG_T New York apartment, Lombardi added artists such as the Dustdevils, Railroad Jerk and Superchunk to the initial roster. Joined by longtime Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy in 1990, Matador experienced its first taste of crazed media attention & big sales with the North American release of Teenage FanclubG_Ts debut long-player, A Catholic Education. Over the years, the label has moved from shoebox sized offices to larger and larger complexes, the staff has grown from 2 to 24, and the roster has simply exploded. As well as functioning as the North American home to Pavement, Liz Phair and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Matador has helped artists such as Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Cornelius, Solex, Pizzicato Five, Helium and the Arsonists reach audiences worldwide. Matador has also served as the North American licensee for a number of exceptional international acts, including Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Boards of Canada, Red Snapper, Arab Strap and others. Since 1996, Matador has maintained separate offices and staff in London. In addition to supervising the promotion, sales and marketing of Matador titles on the continent, Matador Europe has also licensed recordings from some of North AmericaG_Ts most acclaimed new artists, M. Ward, Sleater-Kinney, Modest Mouse, and Superchunk to name a few. Matador Europe is currently signing artists for the world, with several new projects in the works.

While Matador has often been characterized (not by the label itself) as an underground or G_oindieG__ rock label, over the years, the labelG_Ts musical direction has grown, to the point where many hip hop, electronic and experimental acts play as prominent a role in the labelG_Ts sound & future as any number of singer/songwriters and rock bands. Sometimes all of the above converge. Major projects for the new millennium include Matmos, the decade-in-the-making debut album from the Large Professor, solo debuts from Stephen Malkmus and Spiral Stairs (the latter with Preston School Of Industry) and the long-awaited debut from NYC's Interpol.
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Date: 2/18/2008
Fine idea with the tribute to Matador Records. I'm a big Laura Cantrell fan, having seen her live a few times and also by catching her radio show on wfuv in nyc.