Barsuk Records ( ) is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington which was founded in 1998 by Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, the members of the band This Busy Monster, to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a vinyl record in its mouth.
Barsuk played a key role in shaping the mainstream view of indie rock in its early years, with albums like Nada Surf's Let Go, The Long Winters' When I Pretend to Fall, and Death Cab for Cutie's influential fourth album, Transatlanticism. The label also became a platform for Seattle-based singer-songwriters such as Rocky Votolato, Jesse Sykes, and David Bazan.
The name of the label comes from the Russian word барсук , "badger". However, the label is named after Possanza and Jason Avinger's dog, a black Labrador. The dog can be heard barking in two This Busy Monster tracks: "Song 69" and "Time to Sleep".
Artists
Active Bird Community ¡All-Time Quarterback! The American Analog Set Aqueduct Aveo Babes David Bazan Big Scary Charly Bliss Blunt Mechanic Common Holly Cymbals Eat Guitars Death Cab for Cutie The Dismemberment Plan Benjamin Gibbard Laura Gibson The Globes Abigail Grush Harvey Danger Hibou Jessamine Kind of Like Spitting Lackthereof Little Champions Lo Tom The Long Winters Maps & Atlases Mates of State Menomena Minor Alps Travis Morrison (of the Dismemberment Plan) Nada Surf Jim Noir Pacific Air Phantogram Pea Soup Pearly Gate Music The Prom Ra Ra Riot Ramona Falls The Revolutionary Hydra Rilo Kiley Ruler Mathieu Santos Say Hi Small Feet Smoosh Chris Staples Starlight Mints Steady Holiday Sunset Valley Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter They Might Be Giants This Busy Monster Trails and Ways John Vanderslice Viva Voce Rocky Votolato Chris Walla What Made Milwaukee Famous The Wooden Birds Yellow Ostrich
See also Barsuk Records discography
References
External links Official site