Placid Casual is the

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based

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set up in 1998 by

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. It is named after a track on their album Radiator. According to the label's website "Placid Casual retains an amateur status and an a&r policy of blatant nepotism. We exist to expose to the world (when we can be bothered), songs that come our way that may be ignored otherwise." ''

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'' has described the label as an "enterprise run by passion not for profit". Super Furry Animals released their

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album ''

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'' on the label before leaving to sign with Epic Records.

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also released his debut solo album, '' Yr Atal Genhedlaeth'', on the label in 2005.

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Placid Casual website
Super Furry Animals Welsh record labels Record labels established in 1998 Alternative rock record labels Companies based in Cardiff Economy of Cardiff {{Wales-company-stub

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