Paper Bag Records 2656906 225865986 2008-07-15T19:38:24Z Paperbagrecords 4952552 {{Infobox record label | name = Paper Bag Records | image = | image_bg = | parent = | founded = 2002 | founder = Trevor Larocque<br />Enrique Soissa | defunct = | distributor = Universal (Canada)<br />Fontana (US)<br />Pinnacle (UK) | genre = [[Indie rock]] | country = [[Canada]] | location = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] | url = http://www.paperbagrecords.com/ }} '''Paper Bag Records''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[independent record label]], founded in [[2002 in music|2002]] by [[Enrique Soissa]] and [[Trevor Larocque]] and based out of [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]. Originally the label was created with the intention of focusing specifically on the Toronto-area [[indie rock]] music scene, including bands such as [[Broken Social Scene]], [[Stars (band)| Stars]], [[controller.controller]] and [[Tokyo Police Club]] but they have recently ventured out into the European indie rock scene with the 2006 signing of Denmark's [[Under Byen]] and [[Figurines]] who were signed in April 2007. In July 2007, the label signed [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Italo disco]] singer [[Sally Shapiro]] and announced the North American release of her album [[Disco Romance]]. The label was also responsible for releasing the ''[[See You on the Moon!]]'' [[compilation album|compilation]] that featured indie rock artists such as [[Sufjan Stevens]], [[Mark Kozelek]], [[Great Lake Swimmers]] and [[Hot Chip]] performing songs for children. In August 2007 issue of US publication [[XLR8R]] magazine, Paper Bag Records was voted #14 'Best Indie Label'. The list of 25 included larger indie labels such as [[XL Recordings]], [[Astralwerks]], [[Domino Records]] and [[ANTI-]]/[[Epitaph Records]]. Paper Bag Records proudly announces the launch of '''Paper Bag Digital'''. Paper Bag Digital is scheduled to open its virtual doors later this month with the inaugural release of Sally Shapiro's Remix Romance Vol. 2 on June 17th, 2008. Digital-only releases are also in the works for Woodhands, rare live highlights of The Acorn’s Glory Hope Mountain, and You Say Party! We Say Die! among others. ==Awards/Nominations== '''[[Juno Award]]''' In 2003 the label received the "Alternative Album of the Year" [[Juno Award]] for their first release, [[Broken Social Scene]]'s ''[[You Forgot It in People]]'', and in 2004 was again nominated for the Juno Award for [[Stars (band)| Stars]]' album ''[[Heart (Stars album)|Heart]]''. Tokyo Police Club's video for 'Cheer It On' directed by [[Sean Wainsteim]] was nominated for 'Video of the Year' at the 2008 Juno Awards. '''[[Polaris Music Prize]]''' In 2006 Paper Bag Records was nominated for the first annual Polaris Music Prize award for [[The Deadly Snakes]]' ''[[Porcella]]'' album. '''[[Plug Awards]]''' Tokyo Police Club was nominated for 'Song of the Year' and 'New Artist of the Year' at the 2007 Plug Awards and Sally Shapiro was nominated for 'Female Artist of the Year' and her album Disco Romance was up for 'Dance/Electronic Album of the Year' at the 2008 Plug Awards, scheduled for March 6, 2008. '''[[MuchMusic Video Award]]''' Tokyo Police Club won a MuchMusic Video Award in 2007 for the video 'Cheer It On' directed by Sean Wainsteim. ==Artists (past and present)== *[[The Acorn]] *[[Andre Ethier (musician)|Andre Ethier]] *[[Broken Social Scene]] *[[Cities in Dust (band)|Cities in Dust]] *[[controller.controller]] *[[The Deadly Snakes]] *[[The FemBots|FemBots]] *[[Figurines]] *[[Hawaii (Canadian band)|Hawaii]] *[[Laura Barrett]] *[[Magneta Lane]] *[[Matthew Barber]] *[[Plastikman]] *[[Sally Shapiro]] *[[Slim Twig]] *[[Stars (band)|Stars]] *[[Tokyo Police Club]] *[[Uncut (band)|Uncut]] *[[Under Byen]] *[[Winter Gloves]] *[[Woodhands]] *[[You Say Party! We Say Die!]] == Discography == *PAPER001 [[Broken Social Scene]] - ''[[You Forgot It in People]]'' *PAPER002 [[Stars (band)|Stars]] - ''[[Dead Child Stars]]'' *PAPER003 [[Stars (band)|Stars]] - ''[[Heart (Stars album)|Heart]]'' *PAPER004 [[Matthew Barber]] - ''[[Means and Ends]]'' *PAPER005 [[Hawaii (Canadian band)|Hawaii]] - ''[[Hawaii (Hawaii album)|Hawaii]]'' *PAPER006 [[The FemBots]] - ''[[Small Town Murder Scene]]'' *PAPER007 [[Plastikman]] - ''[[Closer (Plastikman album)|Closer]]'' *PAPER008 [[Various Artists]] - ''[[Paper Bag Records Sampler 2004]]'' *PAPER008-2 [[Various Artists]] - ''[[Paper Bag Records Sampler 2006]]'' *PAPER008-3 [[Various Artists]] - ''[[Paper Bag Records Sampler 2007 / 5 Year Anniversary Compilation]]'' *PAPER009 [[controller.controller]] - ''[[History (controller.controller album)|History]]'' *PAPER010 [[Uncut (band)|Uncut]] - ''[[Those Who Were Hung Hang Here]]'' *PAPER011 [[The FemBots]] - ''[[Mucho Cuidado]]'' *PAPER012 [[Jake Fairley]] - ''[[Touch Not The Cat]]'' *PAPER013 [[Memphis (band)|Memphis]] - ''[[I Dreamed We Fell Apart]]'' *PAPER014 [[Magneta Lane]] - ''[[The Constant Lover]]'' *PAPER015 [[controller.controller]] - ''[[x-amounts]]'' *PAPER016 [[The FemBots]] - ''[[The City (FemBots album)|The City]]'' *PAPER017 [[The Deadly Snakes]] - ''[[Porcella]]'' *PAPER018 [[Various Artists]] - ''[[See You on the Moon!]]'' *PAPER019 [[Magneta Lane]] - ''[[Dancing with Daggers]]'' *PAPER020 [[Tokyo Police Club]] - ''[[A Lesson in Crime]]'' *PAPER021 [[Cities in Dust (band)|Cities in Dust]] - ''[[Night Creatures (album)|Night Creatures]]'' *PAPER022 [[Andre Ethier (musician)|Andre Ethier]] - ''[[Secondathallam]]'' *PAPER023 [[Uncut (band)|Uncut]] - ''[[Modern Currencies]]'' *PAPER024 [[Under Byen]] - ''[[Samme stof som stof]]'' *PAPER025 [[You Say Party! We Say Die!]] - ''[[Lose All Time]]'' *PAPER026 [[The Acorn]] - ''[[Tin Fist]]'' *PAPER027 [[The Acorn]] - ''[[Glory Hope Mountain]]'' *PAPER028 [[Figurines (band)|Figurines]] - ''[[When the Deer Wore Blue]]'' *PAPER029 [[Sally Shapiro]] - ''[[Disco Romance]]'' *PAPER030 [[Tokyo Police Club]] - ''[[Smith EP]]'' *PAPER031 [[Laura Barrett]] - ''[[Earth Sciences EP]]'' *PAPER032 [[Under Byen]] - ''[[Siamesisk]]'' *PAPER033 [[Slim Twig]] - ''[[Derelict Dialect EP]]'' *PAPER034 [[Sally Shapiro]] - ''[[Remix Romance Vol. 1]]'' *PAPER035 [[Sally Shapiro]] - ''[[Remix Romance Vol. 2]]'' *PAPER036 [[Woodhands]] - ''[[Heart Attack (Woodhands album)|Heart Attack]]'' *PAPER037 [[Winter Gloves]] - ''[[about a girl]]'' *PAPER038 [[Slim Twig]] - ''[[Vernacular Violence]]'' *PAPER039 [[Laura Barrett]] - ''[[Victory Garden (Laura Barrett album)|Victory Garden]]'' *PAPER040 TBA - ''TBA'' '''PAPER BAG DIGITAL''' ONLY RELEASES *PBR-D-1008 [[Tokyo Police Club]] - ''[[The Soho Sessions (iTunes Exclusive)]]'' *PBR-D-1009 [[Andre Ethier (musician)|Andre Ethier]] - ''[[Live at The Verge]]'' *PBR-D-1010 [[Tokyo Police Club]] - ''[[Smith EP]]'' *PBR-D-1020 [[The Acorn]] - ''TBA'' *PBR-D-1021 [[Woodhands]] - ''[[I Wasn't Made For Fighting EP]]'' *PBR-D-1022 [[You Say Party! We Say Die!]] - ''[[Remik's Cube]]'' *PBR-D-1023 TBA - ''TBA'' *PBR-D-1024 [[Winter Gloves]] - ''[[Let Me Drive EP]]'' PAPER BAG VINYL SERIES [LIMITED EDITIONS] *PAPER020LP [[Tokyo Police Club]] - ''[[A Lesson in Crime]]'' (1000 copies worldwide) *PAPER025LP [[You Say Party! We Say Die!]] - ''[[Lose All Time]]'' (600 copies worldwide) *PAPER027LP [[The Acorn]] - ''[[Glory Hope Mountain]]'' (300 copies worldwide / 2xLP) *PAPER036LP [[Woodhands]] - ''[[Heart Attack (Woodhands album)|Heart Attack]]'' (300 copies worldwide / 2xLP) *PAPER038LP [[Slim Twig]] - ''[[Derelict Dialect / Vernacular Violence]]'' (300 copies worldwide) *PAPER039LP [[Laura Barrett]] - ''[[Victory Garden (Laura Barrett album)|Victory Garden]]'' (300 copies worldwide) ==See also== * [[List of record labels]] ==External links== * [http://www.paperbagrecords.com/ Official site] [[Category:Canadian record labels]] [[Category:Independent record labels]] [[Category:Record labels established in 2002]] [[Category:Alternative music record labels]] [[Category:Indie music record labels]]