Frenchkiss Records is an

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based in New York City. The label was started in 1999 by

Syd Butler Syd Butler (born August 15, 1972) is an American musician and co-founder of the indie rock and post-hardcore band Les Savy Fav. In 1999, he founded Frenchkiss Records. Butler also served as the bassist for the 8G Band, the house band for ''Lat ...

, bassist and founder of

Les Savy Fav Les Savy Fav ( ) is an American indie rock band based in New York City. Their style is influenced by art punk and post-hardcore. The group is known for the stage presence of lead singer Tim Harrington. The band is signed to Frenchkiss Record ...

. The label's first purpose was to release Les Savy Fav's second album ''

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'', but has since been the label responsible for discovering a varying array of artists such as

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, the Antlers,

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and

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. The label has recently added a music publishing side as well, Frenchkiss Publishing. The company was acquired by The Orchard in September 2014.

Frenchkiss Label Group

In early 2012 Frenchkiss Records launched the distribution company Frenchkiss Label Group, which is "focused on growing visibility for indie labels in the spirit of communities such as

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and Touch & Go." In May of that year Cavity Search Records was announced as one of the first nine labels to join the Frenchkiss distribution group, along with JAXART and Pendu Sound. At that point, Frenchkiss had ceased its affiliation with

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, and had begun working with The Orchard.

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* The Antlers *

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* Call Me Lightning *

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* Devin *

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* The Plastic Constellations *

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* Suckers *

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