Suicide Squeeze Records is a Seattle, Washington-based

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that releases

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, and

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music. Suicide Squeeze releases content on vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital. The label has also released comedy and

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CD and DVDs. Founded in 1996 by David Dickenson, it got its start releasing singles by artists such as

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and

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. Current artists include

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, L.A. Witch,

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, Audacity, Guantanamo Baywatch, White Woods, and

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan Yamantaka // Sonic Titan is a Canadian experimental music and performance art collective.

. In the spring of 2014, Oregon-based

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and Suicide Squeeze created the

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"Suicide Squeeze IPA." In recent years, Suicide Squeeze has released music by L.A. Witch,

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Minus the Bear Minus the Bear are an American indie rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2001, and comprising members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound has been described as " Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics with sophi ...

, Michael Nau (of

Cotton Jones Cotton Jones (formerly The Cotton Jones Basket Ride) is an American indie folk band, with elements of psychedelic folk, dream pop, and chamber pop, based in Cumberland, Maryland and currently signed to Suicide Squeeze Records. Michael Nau (born ...

), and

History

Founding, early releases

Suicide Squeeze Records was started in August 1996 in

Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is the List of municipalities in Washington, most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the List of Unit ...

by owner David Dickenson. After the initial release of a 7" single from Seattle band

764-Hero 764-HERO was an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. They were active from 1995 to 2002 and briefly reunited in 2012 and 2016. The group released three albums on Up Records, a fourth on Tiger Style Records, and several other release ...

, the label quickly grew from Dickenson's full-time hobby to a cottage industry by the late-1990s. By 1997 the label had released singles by popular Northwest artists

and

. The label has also released comedy and

CD and DVDs, and continues to press a significant number of releases on vinyl. In an interview with ''The Stranger'', Dickenson said "A highlight of those early days for me was our first 746-HERO release under my belt. Getting to work with David Bazan. And Modest Mouse was a big one. Isaac rock, singer/guitarist of Modest Mouseused to come into Hot Lips, a pizza place that I worked at on the Ave, and he’d be selling these dial-a-song cassettes. He basically was just going to the dumpsters behind the Muzak office, pulling the discarded tapes, making his own artwork, and selling them."

2000–2009

In August 2003, Suicide Squeeze put out a limited-edition

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single for "Pretty (Ugly Before)", a song that

had been playing since his Figure 8 tour. Shortly afterwards in 2004, the label released a spoken CD by

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, a Russian-born American comedian and writer. ''The Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman'' was also released on DVD, and was voted one of the Best Albums of 2004 by both ''

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'' and ''

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''. Goon Moon, an American rock band composed of

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(also known as Twiggy Ramirez from

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) and

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, released a mini-LP on Suicide Squeeze called '' I Got a Brand New Egg Layin' Machine'' in 2005. Chin Up Chin Up was an American

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band from Chicago, who released '' This Harness Can't Ride Anything'' on October 10, 2006 on Suicide Squeeze. Also in 2006, Canadian rock band Black Mountain released their "Stormy High" single and EP on Suicide Squeeze. In 2006, to celebrate their tenth anniversary, the label released the compilation album ''Suicide Squeeze Records: Slaying Since 1996.'' Minus the Bear - 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival

Minus the Bear - 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival

is an indie rock band from Seattle, whose sound has been described as " Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics with sophisticated time signature composition." '' Interpretaciones del Oso'', an album of remixed songs from their second full-length album ''

Menos el Oso ''Menos el Oso'' is the second studio album from Minus the Bear and was released on August 23, 2005 by Suicide Squeeze Records. The album title is a Spanish translation of "Minus the Bear." Track listing Personnel *Jake Snider - Vocals & Gui ...

'', was released on February 20, 2007 through Suicide Squeeze, who also released the band's third full-length album, titled ''

Planet of Ice ''Planet of Ice'' is the third full-length album from Minus the Bear, released in the UK on August 20, 2007 and in the US on August 21 by Suicide Squeeze Records. It was produced and recorded by the band's former keyboard player, Matt Bayles, in ...

'', on August 21, 2007. In 2017, Minus the Bear released their sixth-studio album ''VOIDS'' on Suicide Squeeze. Page France was an American indie folk-pop music band that played melodic and emotional music. Their last record deal was with Suicide Squeeze, before the disbandment in 2008. Their second album, '' Hello, Dear Wind'', was re-released by Suicide Squeeze. Page France's last album and third full-length, '' …and the Family Telephone'', was released May 8, 2007 on Suicide Squeeze. For their third studio album,

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signed to Suicide Squeeze. '' Tail Swallower and Dove'' was released in October 2008. The album was seen as a departure from their more

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-sounding songs and took a more experimental approach, and also more traditional song structures. On January 27, 2009,

The Cotton Jones Basket Ride Cotton Jones (formerly The Cotton Jones Basket Ride) is an American indie folk band, with elements of psychedelic folk, dream pop, and chamber pop, based in Cumberland, Maryland and currently signed to Suicide Squeeze Records. Michael Nau (bor ...

released their second LP, and their debut for Suicide Squeeze Records, '' Paranoid Cocoon''. It was described as a "weepy, reverb-drenched blend of Pacific Northwest, 1960s folk-pop, and heartland rock." On August 24, 2010, the band released their third LP, '' Tall Hours in the Glowstream''. It was described as "classic country music filtered through a dream-pop haze."

2009–present

released the albums '' Tunnel Blanket'' on Suicide Squeeze, as well as the "Black Dunes" 7" single. ''Tunnel Blanket'' was released in May 2011, and it entered the ''

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'' Heatseekers Album Chart at number 25.

are a punk group from

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, Georgia. After putting out a 7" on Suicide Squeeze in 2011, they released their third album, ''Larceny and Old Lace'' for Suicide Squeeze, to generally positive reviews. In 2012, Julia Kugel of The Coathangers released a 7" record on Suicide Squeeze, under the name "White Woods.". Other releases by The Coathangers on Suicide Squeeze include ''Suck My Shirt'' (2014), ''Nosebleed Weekend'' (2016), ''Perfume/Watch Your Back'' 7" (2016), ''Parasite'' EP (2017).

is a

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, punk and grunge trio. Their second album, "Sundowning", was released on August 7, 2012 via Suicide Squeeze and was given an 8.0 rating by

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. '' UZU'' by

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collective

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was released on Suicide Squeeze in 2013. In 2015, Suicide Squeeze released

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-based punk trio Guantanamo Baywatch's third studio album ''Darling...It's Too Late''. In 2016, Suicide Squeeze celebrated its 20th anniversary by releasing a digital compilatio
Suicide Squeeze: 20 Years
including

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and more. In 2017, Suicide Squeeze released music by

, Michael Nau (of

), and

. The label also signed

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-based trio L.A. Witch for the release of their debut album out September 8, 2017.

Partnerships

In the spring of 2014, the label worked with Oregon-based

to create the

"Suicide Squeeze IPA."

Artists

Current

* Audacity * Childbirth (band) *

David Bazan David Shannon Bazan (; born January 22, 1976) is an American indie rock singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona who now resides in Edmonds, Washington. Bazan is the lead singer and creative force behind the band Pedro the Lion and was the lead ...

* Death Valley Girls *Guantanamo Baywatch * L.A. Witch *

Michael Nau
*

*The Paranoyds *SadGirl * Shana Cleveland & The Sandcastles *Sun Breaks *

VHS
*White Woods *

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Past

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*Antwon *

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* Black Mountain *

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* Chin Up Chin Up *

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* Crystal Skulls *Davilla 666 *Destruction Unit *

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* Earlimart *Gap Dream *Heavy Cream * Page France * Goon Moon *

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*Hint Hint * Holy Other *

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*Meat Market *Metal Hearts *

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* Memoryhouse *

*Natural Child *

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*The Numerators *

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*Peace * Pedro the Lion *Pennsy's Electric Workhorses Songs *

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* S *

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*The Scenic Vermont *

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*Tammar *

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*Track Star *

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* Wax Idols *We Ragazzi

Discography

References

External links

* {{Authority control Record labels established in 1996 American independent record labels Alternative rock record labels Indie rock record labels Music of Seattle 1996 establishments in Washington (state)

History

Founding, early releases

2000–2009

2009–present

Partnerships

Artists

Current

Past

Discography

See also

References

Further reading

External links