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The Record Company is a Grammy-nominated American rock band from
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. The members are Chris Vos (guitar, lead vocals), Alex Stiff (bass, backing vocals), and Marc Cazorla (drums, backing vocals). Their music is influenced by
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. The Record Company have since played concert halls across North America, opening for
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. The band toured Europe supporting
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in late 2015. The band has received positive reviews from ''
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''. ''Rolling Stone'' also included The Record Company in their April 2016 list of "10 New Artists You Need to Know."


History

Prior to forming The Record Company, band members Stiff and Cazorla played together in the indie-rock band
The Frequency The Frequency was an independent rock band from Los Angeles, CA. Marc Cazorla and Alex Stiff, later of The Record Company, were the core songwriting and recording duo behind the music. They used an array of analog and vintage instruments to cre ...
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''Give It Back to You'' (2016–2017)

Their first full-length album ''Give It Back to You'' was released on
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on February 12, 2016. The album was written, recorded, and mixed by the band in the same living room in the
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neighborhood of Los Angeles where The Record Company formed and did their first recordings. The lead single, "Off the Ground", reached #1 on the US ''Billboard''
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chart. The album's second single, “Rita Mae Young,” reached No. 12 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart. The album spent 42 weeks on both the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums Chart and the Nielsen Alternative New Artist Chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Contemporary Blues Album. ''Give It Back to You'' was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album in the 2017
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. To promote ''Give It Back to You'', the band appeared on CBS’ ''
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, NPR’s ''World Café Live'', and Chicago, IL’s WXRT. The band were also favorites at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, prompting ''Rolling Stone Country'' to name the trio’s set among the event’s “5 Best Country and Americana Moments” while declaring it “a wildly energetic show and one of the most communal experiences of the festival.” The Record Company embarked on their first headline tour in the fall of 2016 in support of ''Give It Back to You'', selling out 32 of the 41 shows they played. That was followed by a tour opening for
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in early 2017. The band then toured Australia and Europe and made festival appearances.


''All of this Life'' (2017–present)

In the spring of 2017, they followed up with “Baby, I’m Broken,” which reached No. 6 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart. The song did not appear on any album. In April 2018, the band released "Life to Fix", the lead single off their second studio album, ''All of This Life''. The song was praised by NPR and Rolling Stone. In June 2021 the band released an EP, entitled ''Side Project'', which featured covers of songs by
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. Later that year, in October they released a new album, ''Play Loud''.


Band members

*Chris Vos – vocals, guitars, lap steel, pedal steel, harmonica *Alex Stiff – bass, guitars, piano, vocals *Marc Cazorla – drums, piano, vocals


Discography


Studio albums


Singles

Vinyl singles and EPs * "Don't Let Me Get Lonely"/"Born Unnamed" vinyl 7" single self-released March 2012 * "This Crooked City"/"
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* ''Superdead'' EP – released July 17, 2012 * ''Covers'' EP – released November 28, 2012 * ''Feels So Good'' EP – released November 19, 2013 * ''Feels So Good'' EP Vinyl Edition
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. Limited edition 180-gram gold vinyl featuring 3 unreleased extended length tracks, released March 24, 2014


Appearances in media

* Their cover of
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''. * On March 7, 2016, The Record Company appeared on '' Conan'', performing "Off the Ground" from their album ''Give It Back to You.'' * In 2016 "Turn Me Loose" was featured at the end of the show during credits of the
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'' Season 2 Episode 7. * On May 20, 2017, The Record Company appeared on ''
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'', performing "Off the Ground" and "Baby I'm Broken" from their album ''Give It Back to You.'' * "Off the Ground" is heard in Season 1 Episode 2 of CBS's '' Seal Team'', October 2017. *"Hard Day Coming Down" and "Never Gonna Cry For Me" appeared in the 2017 film ''Live or Die in La Honda''. *"How High" appears on the
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soundtrack * "Life To Fix" is heard in "The ROOKIE" Season 1 - Episode 20 of ABC's ''
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References


External links

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