Barsuk Records ( ) is an

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based in

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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'',

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' ''When I Pretend to Fall'', and

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'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

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. 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 *

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Benjamin Gibbard Benjamin ( ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the younger of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel, and Jacob's twe ...

Laura Gibson Laura Anne Gibson (born August 9, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter. She currently records for the U.S. independent label Barsuk Records, and the Berlin-based label City Slang. Gibson's most recent album ''Goners'' was released October 26, 20 ...

* The Globes * Abigail Grush *

Harvey Danger Harvey Danger was an American indie/alternative rock band. It was formed in 1992 in Seattle, Washington, by Aaron Huffman and Jeff J. Lin, who were both journalism students at the University of Washington. Drummer Evan Sult and singer Sean N ...

* Hibou * Jessamine *

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Lackthereof Lackthereof is the solo project of Danny Seim, a founding member of the Portland, Oregon-based band Menomena. History The first six Lackthereof albums were recorded at home and given out to Seim's friends on cassettes and CD-R's. In 2005, F ...

Little Champions Little Champions is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, United States, formed in 1996. The band's founding members are Becky Harbine (bass, keyboards, vocals), Scott Harbine (guitar, vocals), and Fred Stuben (drums). Later Fred ...

* Lo Tom *

* Maps & Atlases * Mates of State * Menomena * Minor Alps * Travis Morrison (of the Dismemberment Plan) * Nada Surf * Jim Noir * Pacific Air *

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* 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 Chaos Chaos are an American indie (music), indie synthpop band based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The band was formed in Seattle under the name Smoosh in 2000 and adopted their current name in 2012. The band consists of two sisters, ...

* Chris Staples * Starlight Mints * Steady Holiday * Sunset Valley * Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter *

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* This Busy Monster * Trails and Ways * John Vanderslice * Viva Voce * Rocky Votolato *

Chris Walla Christopher Ryan Walla (born November 2, 1975) is an American musician, record producer, and film music composer, best known for being a former guitarist and songwriter for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Musical career Early bands While at B ...

* What Made Milwaukee Famous * The Wooden Birds * Yellow Ostrich File:Death Cab for Cutie at Manchester Academy, 4 July 2011.jpg,

performs at Manchester Academy, 2011

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