Saddle Creek Records is an American

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

based in

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...

. 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 (dru ...

, Desaparecidos, and

Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk was an American supergroup, consisting of Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, Will Johnson from Centro-matic and M. Ward, solo artist and half of She & Him. The band was formed in 200 ...

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 Slowdo ...

(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 influentia ...

, currently of

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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 represen ...

. Saddle Creek Records continues to be the flagship label of a style of music called "The

Omaha Sound Music in Omaha, Nebraska, has been a diverse and important influence in the culture of the city. Long a home to jazz, blues, funk and rock, today Omaha has dozens of subgenres represented, including Latin, alternative rock and hip hop. Omaha's his ...

", 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 The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom T ...

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-infl ...

. 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

Team Love 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 ...

, 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 Now It's Overhead was an indie rock band fronted by singer/songwriter Andy LeMaster and based in Athens, Georgia. Their first album, a self-titled collection of songs LeMaster wrote over a period of two years in the late 1990s, quickly rose from a ...

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 compariso ...

. Other non-Nebraskan artists followed, including Los Angeles's Rilo Kiley,

Eric Bachmann Eric Bachmann is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He rose to prominence as the frontman of Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers. Originally a saxophone major at Appalachian State University, Bachmann’s music is disti ...

(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 pro ...

( Washington D.C.), Two Gallants (

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), and most recently

Tokyo Police Club Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005, it consists of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook, and drummer Greg Alsop. The band found early success with the ...

(

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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

. The label's name was inspired partially by the A-side single of Polecat's 1994

-ismist Recordings -ismist Recordings was a Lincoln, Nebraska-based independent record label founded in 1992 by Dan Schlissel. Over the 1990s, -ismist released nearly 80 albums and singles by bands including Killdozer, Season to Risk, and House of Large Sizes. It ...

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 debut ...

Black Belt Eagle Scout Katherine Paul (born 1989) is a Swinomish/ Iñupiaq singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Portland, Oregon. Her music is influenced by post-rock, alternative rock, and Native American traditional music. She has released an EP and ...

* Bright Eyes *

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* Desaparecidos *

Hop Along Hop Along is an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formerly known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis. History Hop Along began as an acoustic freak folk solo project known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis in 2004, during Frances Quinl ...

* 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 Indigo De Souza is an American singer-songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina. Her most recent album, '' Any Shape You Take'', was released in August 2021. She has been noted for creating "intimate, anxious indie rock songs hatwrangle with dis ...

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 *

* Land of Talk *

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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 to ...

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* 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 ...

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 ...

Son, Ambulance Son, Ambulance is an American band (music), band based in Omaha, Nebraska, 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 b ...

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* Stef Chura *

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Tomberlin Sarah Beth Tomberlin (born April 6, 1995), known mononymously as Tomberlin, is an American contemporary folk musician and singer-songwriter based in Louisville, Kentucky. Early life Tomberlin was born in Jacksonville, Florida, but moved five di ...

Young Jesus Young Jesus is an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2014, the band has been based out of Los Angeles, California. History Young Jesus began as a high school band in the Chicago suburbs, consisting of two members who are no l ...

Past bands

* Commander Venus *

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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 in ...

* Polecat * Rilo Kiley *

* Two Gallants *

We'd Rather Be Flying We'd Rather Be Flying was a band on the Lumberjack/Saddle Creek record label. Members included Shane Aspegren, A.J. Mogis, and Mike Mogis. They released the album ''The Solution for Your Thinning Hair'' in 1995. The trio then joined musician Ted S ...

Discography

*LBJ-034 Bright Eyes/

- 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 a ...

CD/LP *LBJ-036 Son, Ambulance - Euphemystic CD/LP *LBJ-037 The Faint - Danse Macabre CD/LP *LBJ-038

CD/LP *LBJ-039

- The Convenience of Indecision CD *LBJ-040 Desaparecidos - The Happiest Place on Earth CD5 *LBJ-041

November EP ''November EP'' is an EP by Azure Ray. It was released January 22, 2002 on Saddle Creek Records. Track listing # "November" # "For the Sake of the Song" (Townes Van Zandt John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997) was an Ameri ...

CD *LBJ-042 Desaparecidos -

Read Music/Speak Spanish ''Read Music/Speak Spanish'' is the first studio album by American punk band Desaparecidos. Released in February 2002, the record is the forty-second release of Saddle Creek Records. Reviews were mostly positive upon release. About ''Read Mus ...

CD/LP *LBJ-043 The Good Life - Black Out CD/LP *LJB-044

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 Te ...

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 -

The Execution of All Things ''The Execution of All Things'' is the second full-length album released by Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles-based indie pop band Rilo Kiley. Expanding on their previous musical sound that mostly incorporated guitars, vocals, percussion an ...

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 b ...

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 -

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CD *LBJ-058 Now It's Overhead -

Fall Back Open ''Fall Back Open'' is the second album by Athens-based indie rock band Now It's Overhead. It was released March 9, 2004, on Saddle Creek Records Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college ...

CD *LBJ-059 Cursive - The Recluse CD *SCE-060 Bright Eyes/

One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels ''One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels'' is a collaborative Split record, split Extended play, EP by Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes and Neva Dinova. It was released in 2004 on Crank! Records. It was also reissued on CD/LP/Digital by Saddle Creek Records ...

CD/LP *LBJ-061

- 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 -

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CD *LBJ-067 The Faint - Wet From Birth CD/LP *LBJ-068 Bright Eyes - Lua CD *LBJ-069 Bright Eyes -

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CD *LBJ-070 Cursive - The Difference Between Houses and Homes CD/LP *LBJ-071 Son, Ambulance -

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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

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CD *LBJ-075

Invisible Ones ''Invisible Ones'' is the debut solo album by Orenda Fink of Azure Ray. It was released August 23, 2005, by Saddle Creek Records Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on ...

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

- 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 -

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CD *LBJ-084 Bright Eyes -

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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

- 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 -

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CD *LBJ-098 Ladyfinger -

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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 Wan ...

CD/LP *LBJ-109 Two Gallants - Two Gallants CD/LP *LBJ-110

- 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

- Elephant Shell CD/LP *LBJ-117

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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''. The album is divided into four parts: ''A View of Minstrel Town'' (tracks 1-3), ''About the Public Sq ...

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

- 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 ''Mama, I'm Swollen'' is the sixth studio album by the American indie rock band Cursive, on Saddle Creek Records. It was released on March 1, 2009 digitally, March 10 on CD, and was released on LP on May 19, 2009. The entire album was played th ...

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 Dag för Dag is a Swedish-American brother and sister duo based in Stockholm. The band's core members are Sarah and Jacob Snavely. Formed in 2007, they are supported both on stage and in the studio by a drummer. Their first tour was with friends ...

- Shooting from the Shadows CD EP *LBJ-137 UUVVWWZ - UUVVWWZ CD *LBJ-138 The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns CD/LP *LBJ-139

- 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 /

- One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels CD/LP/Digital (2010 Reissue) *LBJ-146

- What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-148

- 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

- Cold Love 7"/Digital *LBJ-152

- The Game of Monogamy CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-153

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We Live on Cliffs ''We Live on Cliffs'' is the debut studio album by singer/songwriter Adam Stephens, vocalist and guitar player for San Francisco, California's folk rock guitar/drum duo Two Gallants. ''We Live on Cliffs'' was released on September 28, 2010, on Sa ...

CD/LP/Digital *LBJ-154

- Don't Leave My Mind Digital Single *LBJ-155

- Delirium Tantrums 7" (online-store exclusive) *LBJ-156

- 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

(feat.

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 ...

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Compilations

*'' Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler'' (1998) *''

'' (2002) *'' Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina'' (2005)

References

External links

Saddle Creek Records official website

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Lazy-i Interview: March 2005
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