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based in
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. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over his role in the company to
Robb Nansel Robb Nansel (AKA the indie rock Elon Musk) is an Omaha musician and co-founder / president of Saddle Creek Records (originally Lumberjack Records). He is also credited as a member of Commander Venus and Bright Eyes. Nansel met Mike Mogis while a ...
. The label is named after Saddle Creek Road, a major street that cuts through Midtown Omaha, and the beginnings of a scene whose members included Justin's brother Conor Oberst (then a solo artist, currently of Bright Eyes,
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band is the name taken by Conor Oberst and his backing band. The band is composed of Nik Freitas (guitar), Taylor Hollingsworth (guitar), Macey Taylor (bass), Nate Walcott (keyboards/organ) and Jason Boesel ...
, Desaparecidos, and Monsters of Folk),
Tim Kasher Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records. Music Slowdow ...
(then of
Slowdown Virginia Slowdown Virginia was an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. Formed in 1993, the band recorded and released one album, ''Dead Space'', on Lumberjack Records in 1994, the predecessor to today's Saddle Creek Records. After playing an influent ...
, currently of
Cursive Cursive (also known as script, among other names) is any style of penmanship in which characters are written joined in a flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster, in contrast to block letters. It varies in functionali ...
and The Good Life), and others. Collectively, they were known unofficially as the "Creekers". Saddle Creek first appeared in print on a show flyer, offering to "Spend an evening with Saddle Creek" (later to be the title of the label's DVD.)Spend an Evening With Saddle Creek. Dir. Jason Kulbel and Rob Walters. DVD. Plexifilm, 2005. Saddle Creek became an incorporated entity as a result of a class project on entrepreneurship. Distribution is handled by
Redeye Distribution Redeye Distribution, is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1996 by Tor Hansen, Kim Hansen, Glenn Dicker. The label focuses on independent music. History Redeye is repres ...
. Saddle Creek Records continues to be the flagship label of a style of music called "The
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", characterized by a slight country twang. This is increasingly inaccurate, though, with the rise of more electronic sounds such as those favored by The Faint and
Broken Spindles Broken Spindles was a band solely consisting of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska, who also played bass, guitar and keyboards in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-inf ...
. The eclectic sounds of Saddle Creek's disparate member bands is somewhat explained by their history; a number of the original members of the label attended grade school together. A "sister label", of sorts, to Saddle Creek is
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, started by Conor Oberst in 2004.


History

The label opened arms to their first bands not based in Omaha in 2001 with releases by Now It's Overhead and
Sorry About Dresden Sorry About Dresden was an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1997 and was signed to Saddle Creek Records. Career Combining elements of traditional alternative rock and punk rock, the band has drawn comparison ...
. Other non-Nebraskan artists followed, including Los Angeles's
Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings' ...
, Eric Bachmann (formerly leader of Archers of Loaf and
Crooked Fingers Crooked Fingers was an American indie rock band, led by the former Archers of Loaf frontman Eric Bachmann. A vehicle for Bachmann's songwriting, the band's lineup changed between each record. Crooked Fingers released albums on WARM Records and Merg ...
from
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),
Georgie James Georgie James was an American indie pop/ rock group from Washington D.C. composed of John Davis (formerly of Q and Not U) and Laura Burhenn. When Q and Not U disbanded in 2005 after releasing three albums, the band split into three different ...
( Washington D.C.), Two Gallants (
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), and most recently Tokyo Police Club (
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). In 2005, '' Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek'', a documentary detailing the first ten years of the record label's history, was released. The DVD features extensive interviews with the Saddle Creek bands, archival footage, and rare live performances. On June 8, 2007, the label opened their own music venue named SlowdownSlowdown
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), located in downtown
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. The label's name was inspired partially by the A-side single of
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's 1994
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release ''2500 Ft of Our Love'', "Saddle Creek."


Bands

* Art in Manila *
Azure Ray Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor. Formed in Athens, Georgia in 2001, they later moved to Omaha, Nebraska and became part of the Saddle Creek Records music scene, which also included ...
* Beep Beep *
Big Thief Big Thief is an American indie rock band with folk roots based in Brooklyn, New York. Its members are Adrianne Lenker (guitar, vocals), Buck Meek (guitar, backing vocals), Max Oleartchik (bass), and James Krivchenia (drums). The band's debu ...
* Black Belt Eagle Scout * Bright Eyes *
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* Desaparecidos * Hop Along * The Good Life *
Icky Blossoms Icky Blossoms is an electropop trio formed in Omaha, Nebraska in 2011, bringing together singer/synth player Sarah Bohling and singer/multi-instrumentalists Derek Pressnall and Nik Fackler. The three became acquainted through the Omaha arts scene ...
* Indigo De Souza *
Ladyfinger (ne) Ladyfinger (ne) is a four-piece musical outfit from Omaha, Nebraska. The (ne) at the end of their name is a reference to the official abbreviation for their home state of Nebraska, as such the band's full name is typically pronounced as "Ladyfi ...
* Eastern Youth * Eric Bachmann * Land of Talk * Maria Taylor *
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* Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson *
The Mynabirds The Mynabirds are an American indie pop band founded by singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn, who was previously one half of the Washington, D.C. indie duo Georgie James. Burhenn formed The Mynabirds in 2009, and shortly after signed t ...
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* Now It's Overhead * Old Canes *
Orenda Fink Orenda Fink is an American singer, musician, and writer. Perhaps best known as half of the duo Azure Ray, Fink is also a member of Art in Manila, O+S, Closeness, and High Up, and has played with or appeared as a guest on records by Bright Ey ...
* Palm * The Rural Alberta Advantage *
Sebastien Grainger Sebastien Alexandre Grainger (born 11 April 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the alternative rock duo Death from Above and the singer and guitarist for his band Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains. H ...
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Sam Evian Sam Griffin Owens, known professionally as Sam Evian, is an American songwriter, instrumentalist and producer based in New York. He has released three full-length albums and one 7" single. History In 2016, Sam Evian signed with Saddle Creek Re ...
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Son, Ambulance Son, Ambulance is an American band based in Omaha, Nebraska. As of February 2015, they are again signed as "active" on the Saddle Creek website after being labeled "inactive" for an indefinite time.Saddle Creek band listing: http://saddle-cree ...
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Sorry About Dresden Sorry About Dresden was an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1997 and was signed to Saddle Creek Records. Career Combining elements of traditional alternative rock and punk rock, the band has drawn comparison ...
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* Stef Chura *
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Tim Kasher Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records. Music Slowdow ...
* Tokyo Police Club * Tomberlin * Young Jesus


Past bands

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Broken Spindles Broken Spindles was a band solely consisting of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska, who also played bass, guitar and keyboards in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-inf ...
* Commander Venus * The Faint *
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Georgie James Georgie James was an American indie pop/ rock group from Washington D.C. composed of John Davis (formerly of Q and Not U) and Laura Burhenn. When Q and Not U disbanded in 2005 after releasing three albums, the band split into three different ...
*
Park Ave. Park Ave. was an indie pop band which started in January 1996 in Omaha, Nebraska. The band lasted only two and a half years, but still retains a substantial fanbase. During their short time together, Park Ave. (named after an actual street i ...
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Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings' ...
*
Slowdown Virginia Slowdown Virginia was an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. Formed in 1993, the band recorded and released one album, ''Dead Space'', on Lumberjack Records in 1994, the predecessor to today's Saddle Creek Records. After playing an influent ...
* Two Gallants * We'd Rather Be Flying


Discography

*LBJ-034 Bright Eyes/
Son, Ambulance Son, Ambulance is an American band based in Omaha, Nebraska. As of February 2015, they are again signed as "active" on the Saddle Creek website after being labeled "inactive" for an indefinite time.Saddle Creek band listing: http://saddle-cree ...
- Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes CD/LP *LBJ-035 Cursive -
Burst and Bloom ''Burst and Bloom'' is an EP by American indie rock band Cursive, released in 2001 on Saddle Creek Records. It is the band's first release with cellist Gretta Cohn. Some lyrics in the song "Sink To The Beat" reference the song-writing process ...
CD/LP *LBJ-036 Son, Ambulance - Euphemystic CD/LP *LBJ-037 The Faint - Danse Macabre CD/LP *LBJ-038 Now It's Overhead - Now It's Overhead CD/LP *LBJ-039
Sorry About Dresden Sorry About Dresden was an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1997 and was signed to Saddle Creek Records. Career Combining elements of traditional alternative rock and punk rock, the band has drawn comparison ...
- The Convenience of Indecision CD *LBJ-040 Desaparecidos - The Happiest Place on Earth CD5 *LBJ-041
Azure Ray Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor. Formed in Athens, Georgia in 2001, they later moved to Omaha, Nebraska and became part of the Saddle Creek Records music scene, which also included ...
- November EP CD *LBJ-042 Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak Spanish CD/LP *LBJ-043 The Good Life - Black Out CD/LP *LJB-044
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Old Blood ''Old Blood'' is an album by Mayday, released May 14, 2002. The album was recorded in May and November 2001 at Presto! Recording Studios in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mayday features the vocals and compositions of Lullaby for the Working Class frontman ...
CD *LBJ-045 Bright Eyes -
There Is No Beginning To The Story ''There Is No Beginning to the Story'' is the third EP by Bright Eyes. The songs on it are fairly varied, with "From a Balance Beam" and "Loose Leaves" having more electronic qualities, while "Messenger Bird's Song" and "We Are Free Men" are ...
EP CD/12" *LBJ-046 Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground CD/2xLP *LBJ-047
Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings' ...
- The Execution of All Things CD/LP *LBJ-048 Bright Eyes - A Christmas Album CD *LBJ-049 Cursive - Art Is Hard CD *LBJ-050 Various Artists -
Saddle Creek 50 ''Saddle Creek 50'' is a compilation by Saddle Creek Records in honor of being the label's 50th album release. It was released in 2003 and features one album track and one non-album track by each of the bands then recording for the label. Track l ...
2xCD/LP *LBJ-051 Cursive -
The Ugly Organ ''The Ugly Organ'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cursive, released on March4, 2003, through Saddle Creek Records. It was released both on black and translucent green 180 gram vinyl. Background and production Following a br ...
CD/LP *LBJ-052 Sorry About Dresden - Let It Rest CD *LBJ-053 Bright Eyes - Vinyl Box Set 5xLP + 2x12" + box set *LBJ-054 Azure Ray - Hold On Love CD/LP *LBJ-055 Azure Ray - The Drinks We Drank Last Night CD *SCE-056 Rilo Kiley - The Execution of All Things CD *LBJ-057 Azure Ray - New Resolution CD *LBJ-058 Now It's Overhead - Fall Back Open CD *LBJ-059 Cursive - The Recluse CD *SCE-060 Bright Eyes/
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- One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels CD/LP *LBJ-061
Broken Spindles Broken Spindles was a band solely consisting of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska, who also played bass, guitar and keyboards in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-inf ...
- fulfilled/complete CD/LP *LBJ-062 The Good Life -
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CD/10" *LBJ-063 Beep Beep - Business Casual CD/LP *LBJ-064 The Good Life -
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CD/LP *LBJ-065 Now It's Overhead - Wait in a Line CD *LBJ-066 The Faint - I Disappear CD *LBJ-067 The Faint - Wet From Birth CD/LP *LBJ-068 Bright Eyes - Lua CD *LBJ-069 Bright Eyes -
Take It Easy (Love Nothing) "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" is a single by Bright Eyes, released in October 2004. It, along with " Lua", took the top two spots on ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot Singles Sales chart, something that had not been accomplished by one artist since 19 ...
CD *LBJ-070 Cursive - The Difference Between Houses and Homes CD/LP *LBJ-071 Son, Ambulance - Key CD *LBJ-072 Bright Eyes -
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning ''I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning'' is the sixth studio album by American band Bright Eyes, released on January 25, 2005 by Saddle Creek Records (the same day as their seventh album, '' Digital Ash in a Digital Urn''). The album will be reissued ...
CD/LP *LBJ-073 Bright Eyes -
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn ''Digital Ash in a Digital Urn'' is the seventh studio album by American band Bright Eyes, released on January 25, 2005 by Saddle Creek Records, the same day as their sixth album ''I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning''. It peaked at number 15 in the ...
CD/LP *LBJ-074 Maria Taylor -
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CD *LBJ-075
Orenda Fink Orenda Fink is an American singer, musician, and writer. Perhaps best known as half of the duo Azure Ray, Fink is also a member of Art in Manila, O+S, Closeness, and High Up, and has played with or appeared as a guest on records by Bright Ey ...
- Invisible Ones CD *LBJ-076 Mayday -
Bushido Karaoke ''Bushido Karaoke'' is the third full-length album by Nebraska's Mayday, full of songs of death, dismemberment, drugs, greed, and devotion. It was released on June 21, 2005. The marketing for the album described it thus: "Like the teenage death b ...
CD *LBJ-077 Bright Eyes -
When the President Talks to God "When the President Talks to God" is a protest song by Bright Eyes, with a very pointed political message directed towards George W. Bush and his policies. It was originally released as a free download on iTunes but has since been released as a p ...
iTunes exclusive *SCE-079 Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life CD/7" *LBJ-080
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- En Garde (reissue) CD *LBJ-081 Criteria -
When We Break ''When We Break'' is the second release by indie-rock band Criteria. It was released August 23, 2005 on Saddle Creek Records. The CD-release party was held in Omaha, Nebraska on August 20, 2005 at the Sokol Underground. Facing New York and loc ...
CD/LP *LBJ-082 Broken Spindles - inside/absent CD/LP *LBJ-083 The Faint - Desperate Guys CD *LBJ-084 Bright Eyes -
Easy/Lucky/Free "Easy/Lucky/Free" is a single by the band Bright Eyes from their album ''Digital Ash in a Digital Urn''. It was released July 25, 2005. The music video features Conor Oberst entering a room, and then writing the lyrics and drawings on a transparen ...
CD/2x7" *LBJ-085 Criteria -
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CD *LBJ-086 Orenda Fink - Bloodline iTunes single *LBJ-087 Various Artists - Lagniappe *SCE-088 Bright Eyes - Motion Sickness: Live Recordings CD *LBJ-089 Saddle Up and Love It - Saddle Creek/Lovitt Records Hot Topic Compilation CD *LBJ-090 Two Gallants - Las Cruces Jail 7" *LBJ-091 Two Gallants - What the Toll Tells CD/LP *SCE-092 Two Gallants - Steady Rollin' iTunes Exclusive *LBJ-093 Cursive - Dorothy at Forty CD/7" *LBJ-094 Cursive - Happy Hollow CD/LP *LBJ-095 Eric Bachmann - To The Races CD *LBJ-096 Now It's Overhead - Dark Light Daybreak (Live in the Studio) iTunes Exclusive *LBJ-097 Now It's Overhead - Dark Light Daybreak CD *LBJ-098 Ladyfinger - Heavy Hands CD *LBJ-099 Bright Eyes - Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005 CD, 2*LP *LBJ-101 Bright Eyes - Four Winds CD/12" *LBJ-102 Maria Taylor -
Lynn Teeter Flower ''Lynn Teeter Flower'' is the second album by Maria Taylor and was released on March 6, 2007. This is the 102nd release of Saddle Creek Records. The album features a guest appearance and co-write from Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst on the track "The ...
CD *LBJ-103 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga CD/2xLP *SCE-104 Cursive - Big Bang digital single *LBJ-105 Two Gallants - The Scenery of Farewell CD/12" *LBJ-106 The Good Life - Heartbroke 7"/Digital Single *LBJ-107 Art in Manila - Set the Woods on Fire CD *LBJ-108 The Good Life-
Help Wanted Nights ''Help Wanted Nights'' is the fourth album by the Omaha-based band The Good Life, released on September 11, 2007 on Saddle Creek Records. Currently, frontman Tim Kasher has moved to Los Angeles and has written a screenplay entitled ''Help Wa ...
CD/LP *LBJ-109 Two Gallants - Two Gallants CD/LP *LBJ-110
Georgie James Georgie James was an American indie pop/ rock group from Washington D.C. composed of John Davis (formerly of Q and Not U) and Laura Burhenn. When Q and Not U disbanded in 2005 after releasing three albums, the band split into three different ...
- Places CD/LP *SCE-111 Two Gallants - Despite What You've Been Told Digital Single *SCE-112 Georgie James - Need Your Needs Digital Single *SCE-113 Richard Swift - Dressed Up for the Letdown CD *LBJ-114 Cursive - Rhapsody Original EP Digital *LBJ-115 Cursive - Bad Sects 12" *LBJ-116 Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell CD/LP *LBJ-117
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- You May Already Be Dreaming CD/LP *LBJ-118 Georgie James - Cake Parade 7"/Digital *LBJ-119 Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell (Remixes) Digital *LBJ-120 Son, Ambulance -
Someone Else's Deja Vu ''Someone Else's Déjà Vu'' is the third studio full-length from Son, Ambulance. It's the first full release by the band since 2004's ''Key (Son, Ambulance album), Key''. The album is divided into four parts: ''A View of Minstrel Town'' (tracks ...
CD/LP *LBJ-121 Tokyo Police Club - Tessellate 7" *SCE-122 Two Gallants - Miss Meri Digital Single *LBJ-123 Beep Beep - Enchanted Islands CD *LBJ-124 Neva Dinova - Neva Dinova (2009 Reissue) Digital *LBJ-125 O+S - O+S CD/LP *LBJ-126 Land of Talk - Some Are Lakes CD/LP *LBJ-127
Sebastien Grainger Sebastien Alexandre Grainger (born 11 April 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the alternative rock duo Death from Above and the singer and guitarist for his band Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains. H ...
- American Names 7"/Digital EP *LBJ-128 Sebastien Grainger - Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains CD/LP *LBJ-129 Ladyfinger (ne) - Dusk CD *LBJ-130 Tokyo Police Club - FNMTV Live (Rhapsody Exclusive) *LBJ-131 Tokyo Police Club - Live Session iTunes Exclusive EP *LBJ-132 Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen CD/LP *LBJ-133 Cursive/Ladyfinger (ne) - Record Store Day Picture 10" *LBJ-134 Sebastien Grainger - Who Do We Care For Digital Single *LBJ-135 Tokyo Police Club - Baskervilles Remix Digital Single *SCE-136 Dag för Dag - Shooting from the Shadows CD EP *LBJ-137 UUVVWWZ - UUVVWWZ CD *LBJ-138 The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns CD/LP *LBJ-139
Orenda Fink Orenda Fink is an American singer, musician, and writer. Perhaps best known as half of the duo Azure Ray, Fink is also a member of Art in Manila, O+S, Closeness, and High Up, and has played with or appeared as a guest on records by Bright Ey ...
- Ask The Night CD/LP *LBJ-140 Old Canes - Feral Harmonic CD/LP *LBJ-141 O+S - We Do What We Want to Digital *LBJ-142 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Summer of Fear CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-143 Land of Talk - Fun & Laughter EP CD/Digital *LBJ-144 The Rural Alberta Advantage - Drain the Blood 7"/Digital *LBJ-145 Bright Eyes /
Neva Dinova The Neva (russian: Нева́, ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it i ...
- One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels CD/LP/Digital (2010 Reissue) *LBJ-146
The Mynabirds The Mynabirds are an American indie pop band founded by singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn, who was previously one half of the Washington, D.C. indie duo Georgie James. Burhenn formed The Mynabirds in 2009, and shortly after signed t ...
- What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-148
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- Discovering America Digital Single *LBJ-149 Land of Talk - Cloak and Cipher CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-150 Land of Talk - Swift Coin 7"/Digital *LBJ-151
Tim Kasher Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records. Music Slowdow ...
- Cold Love 7"/Digital *LBJ-152
Tim Kasher Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records. Music Slowdow ...
- The Game of Monogamy CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-153 Adam Haworth Stephens - We Live on Cliffs CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-154
Azure Ray Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor. Formed in Athens, Georgia in 2001, they later moved to Omaha, Nebraska and became part of the Saddle Creek Records music scene, which also included ...
- Don't Leave My Mind Digital Single *LBJ-155
Tim Kasher Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records. Music Slowdow ...
- Delirium Tantrums 7" (online-store exclusive) *LBJ-156
The Mynabirds The Mynabirds are an American indie pop band founded by singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn, who was previously one half of the Washington, D.C. indie duo Georgie James. Burhenn formed The Mynabirds in 2009, and shortly after signed t ...
- All I Want is Truth (for Christmas) 7"/Digital *LBJ-157 The Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-158 Bright Eyes - The People's Key CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-159 Bright Eyes - Singularity Digital *LBJ-160
Azure Ray Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor. Formed in Athens, Georgia in 2001, they later moved to Omaha, Nebraska and became part of the Saddle Creek Records music scene, which also included ...
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Sparklehorse Sparklehorse was an American indie rock band from Richmond, Virginia, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous. Sparklehorse was active from 1995 until Linkous' 2010 death. Prior to forming Sparklehorse, Linkous fronted local bands ...
) - Silverlake Digital


Compilations

*'' Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler'' (1998) *''
Saddle Creek 50 ''Saddle Creek 50'' is a compilation by Saddle Creek Records in honor of being the label's 50th album release. It was released in 2003 and features one album track and one non-album track by each of the bands then recording for the label. Track l ...
'' (2002) *'' Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina'' (2005)


See also

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Team Love Records Team Love is an independent record label based in New Paltz, New York, founded by Conor Oberst and Nate Krenkel in 2003. It has released albums by several other recording artists. Team Love also released the documentary film by Roy Germano, Th ...
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Range Life Records Range Life Records is an independent record label originally based in Lawrence, Kansas, but now based in San Francisco. It was founded in 2005 by Zach Hangauer. The label name was inspired by the Pavement song " Range Life". The design director of ...
* Slumber Party Records *
Lightspeed Champion Devonté Hynes (born David Joseph Michael Hynes, 23 December 1985), also known as Blood Orange and formerly Lightspeed Champion, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and director based in New York City. From 2004 to 2006, Hynes was ...


References


External links


Saddle Creek Records official website


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Robb Nansel Robb Nansel (AKA the indie rock Elon Musk) is an Omaha musician and co-founder / president of Saddle Creek Records (originally Lumberjack Records). He is also credited as a member of Commander Venus and Bright Eyes. Nansel met Mike Mogis while a ...

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Rilo Kiley Rilo Kiley ( ) was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Dave Rock. The group released their debut album ''Take-Offs and Landings' ...

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Robb Nansel Robb Nansel (AKA the indie rock Elon Musk) is an Omaha musician and co-founder / president of Saddle Creek Records (originally Lumberjack Records). He is also credited as a member of Commander Venus and Bright Eyes. Nansel met Mike Mogis while a ...
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Jason Kulbel Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over ...
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