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Saddle Creek Records

Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. 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. 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, Desaparecidos, and Monsters of Folk), Tim Kasher (then of Slowdown Virginia, currently of Cursive 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.)[1] Saddle Creek became an incorporated entity as a result of a class project on entrepreneurship. Distribution is handled by Redeye Distribution.[2]

Saddle Creek Records
Founded1993 (1993)
FounderMike Mogis
Justin Oberst
Distributor(s)Redeye Distribution (US)
GenreRock
Country of originU.S.
LocationOmaha, Nebraska
Official websitesaddle-creek.com

Saddle Creek Records continues to be the flagship label of a style of music called "The Omaha Sound", 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 and Broken Spindles. 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.[3] A "sister label", of sorts, to Saddle Creek is Team Love, 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 and Sorry About Dresden. Other non-Nebraskan artists followed, including Los Angeles's Rilo Kiley, Eric Bachmann (formerly leader of Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers from North Carolina), Georgie James (Washington D.C.), Two Gallants (San Francisco), and most recently Tokyo Police Club (Toronto).[4]

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 Slowdown[5] (after the group Slowdown Virginia), located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska.

The label's name was inspired partially by the A-side single of Polecat's 1994 -ismist Recordings release 2500 Ft of Our Love, "Saddle Creek."[6]

Bands

Former

Discography

All releases marked either LBJ (Lumberjack) or SCE (Saddle Creek Europe)[7]

YearNo.ArtistTitleFormat
1993LBJ-01[8]Conor OberstWaterCS
1993LBJ-02[9]PolecatDilly DallyCS
1994LBJ-03[10]Slowdown VirginiaDead SpaceCD
1995LBJ-04[11]SmashmouthSome of You Will Be HermitsCS
1995LBJ-05[12]Polecat/SunbrainHappy Valentine's Day/Makeout PartySplit 7-inch
1995LBJ-06[13]Commander VenusDo You Feel at Home?CD
1995LBJ-07[14]We'd Rather Be FlyingThe Solution for Your Thinning HairCD
1995LBJ-08[15]Norman BailerSine SierraCS
1996LBJ-09[16]VariousMusic Me All Over7-inch
1996LBJ-10[17]CursiveThe DisruptionCDr, 7-inch
1996LBJ-11[18]Lullaby for the Working ClassConsolation7-inch
1996LBJ-12[19]Lullaby for the Working ClassBlanket WarmLP
1996LBJ-13[20]Drip/Commander VenusLast Go/Bow to the Prom KingSplit 7-inch
1997LBJ-14[21]The Wrens/Park Ave.Split SingleSplit 7-inch
1997LBJ-15Lullaby for the Working Class...In Honor of My Stumbling7-inch
1997LBJ-16comm.venus*The Uneventful VacationLP
1997LBJ-17Lullaby for the Working ClassI Never Even Asked for LightLP
1997LBJ-18CursiveThe Icebreaker7-inch EP
1998LBJ-19Bright EyesA Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997LP
1997LBJ-20VariousA Sampler CDCD
1998LBJ-21The FaintMediaCD
1998LBJ-22CursiveThe Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of SongCD
1998LBJ-23Bright EyesLetting Off the HappinessCD/LP
1999LBJ-24Lullaby for the Working ClassThe Ebb & Flow, the Come Go, the To & Fro7-inch
1999LBJ-25The Faint/Ex-Action FiguressplitSplit 7-inch
1999LBJ-26GabardineGabardineCD
1999LBJ-27Lullaby for the Working ClassSongLP
1999LBJ-28The FaintBlank-Wave ArcadeLP
1999LBJ-29SpoonThe Agony of LaffitteCD Single
1999LBJ-30Bright EyesEvery Day and Every NightEP CD/12"
2000LBJ-31CursiveDomesticaCD/LP
2000LBJ-32Bright EyesFevers and MirrorsCD/LP
2000LBJ-33The FaintBlank-Wave Arcade Remixes12-inch

Compilations

  • Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler (1998)
  • Saddle Creek 50 (2002)
  • Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina (2005)

See also

References

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