Loose is a British

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

based in

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, London. In 1998, Loose was formed from the vinyl only record label, Vinyl Junkie, which was set up in 1994 by Tom Bridgewater. Loose Music – About Since 1998, Loose has released music by the following artists: Sturgill Simpson,

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, M Ward, Mark Mulcahy,

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, Dawes, Deer Tick, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Justin Townes Earle and Grand Drive.

Current artists

* The Americans * Barna Howard * Brown Horse * Carson McHone * Courtney Marie Andrews * Damien Jurado * Danny and the Champions of the World * Frankie Lee * Frontier Ruckus * Gill Landry *

* Ian Felice (

) * Israel Nash * Jim White * Joana Serrat * Native Harrow * Sons of Bill * Treetop Flyers *

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References

{{Authority control Record labels established in 1998 British independent record labels Companies based in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea