Odd Box Records

Record label

Odd Box Records

Founded| 2009
Defunct| 2019
Genre| Indie pop, indie rock
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Location| Cardiff
Official website| https://oddboxrecords.bandcamp.com/

Odd Box Records was a British DIY indiepop record label founded in London. In 2016 it was relocated to Cardiff, Wales. It was hailed as a "big presence on the indiepop scene."[1]

## History

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Odd Box was launched in 2009,[2] after the dissolution of earlier imprint Lost Music Records.[3][4] The label has issued a steady and wide-ranging series of albums, EPs and singles since that time including well-received releases by The Wolfhounds,[5][6] Pocketbooks,[7] Sarandon,[8] The Manhattan Love Suicides,[9] Martha,[10] Joanna Gruesome,[11] The Blanche Hudson Weekend[1] and The Ethical Debating Society,[12] as well as other groups such as The Millipedes,[13] The Humms,[14] The Wednesday Club,[15] One Happy Island,[16] The Monorals,[17] The Smittens,[18] Ace Bushy Striptease,[19] Pale Man Made,[20] Tyrannosaurus Dead,[21] Wolf Girl[22] and Giant Burger.[23]

In 2017 Odd Box released the first in a planned series of EPs by The Darling Buds, featuring their first new material for 25 years,[24] and reissued the debut album by Witching Waves, originally released on Soft Power Records.[25] The label ended in 2019.

## Odd Box album artists

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* Ace Bushy Striptease
* Anguish Sandwich
* The Blanche Hudson Weekend
* City Yelps
* Corporationpop[26]
* The Ethical Debating Society
* Frozy
* Giant Burger
* The Humms
* The Manhattan Love Suicides
* The Millipedes
* Nervous Twitch
* One Happy Island
* Pale Man Made
* Pocketbooks
* Rainbow Reservoir
* The Rosie Taylor Project
* Sarandon
* Silent Forum
* The Smittens
* Suggested Friends
* T.O.Y.S.
* T-Shirt Weather
* Two White Cranes
* Tyrannosaurus Dead
* The Wednesday Club
* The Wendy Darlings
* Witching Waves
* Wolf Girl
* The Wolfhounds
* Year Of Birds

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Blanche Hudson Weekend, Horowitz and others Oddbox Singles Club (Part 1)". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
2. ^ "Tyrannosaurus Dead - Flying Ant Day". Norman Records. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
3. ^ "Label Mates III: The 405 meets Odd Box Records". 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
4. ^ "Lostmusic Records". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
5. ^ "Wolfhounds: Middle Aged Freaks - album review". Louder Than War. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
6. ^ "Album Review: The Wolfhounds - Middle Aged Freaks". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
7. ^ A layer of chips (15 September 2011). "A layer of chips". Alayerofchips.blogspot.com. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
8. ^ "Sarandon – The Age of Reason (Odd Box)". God Is In The TV. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
9. ^ Russ (14 April 2010). "Russell's Reviews". Russellsmusicreviews.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
10. ^ "LISTEN: Martha – Sycamore". Gold Sounds. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
11. ^ "Joanna Gruesome - Tyrannosaurus Dead - Split (Odd Box) review on Collective Zine". Collective Zine. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
12. ^ "The Ethical Debating Society 'New Sense' album review". Louderthanwar.com. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
13. ^ "The Millipedes Shake Your Bones". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
14. ^ "The Humms". Flagpole.com. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
15. ^ "The Wednesday Club Katapult". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
16. ^ "One Happy Island A Purpose of the Surface". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
17. ^ "The Monorals Surf 4 Fuzz EP Single/Download Review". Soundsxp.com. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
18. ^ "The Smittens Dancing Shoes: The Smittens Remixed". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
19. ^ "Ace Bushy Striptease Outside It's Cold Just Like The Inside Of Your Body And". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
20. ^ "Pale Man Made Red Box Secrets". Sounds XP. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
21. ^ "Tyrannosaurus Dead – Flying Ant Day (Odd Box Records)". God Is In The TV. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
22. ^ "Wolf Girl : We Tried, album released March 2016". Cambridgemusicreviews. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
23. ^ Coughlan, Jamie (7 November 2016). "Giant Burger - 'Tono Tono' | Overblown Video Premiere".
24. ^ "NEWS: The Darling Buds return with first new record in 25 Years | God Is In The TV". Godisinthetvzine.co.uk. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
25. ^ "Witching Waves – Fear Of Falling Down (Re-Issue) – For The Rabbits". Fortherabbits.net. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
26. ^ "The 10-Minute Review – 12: Corporationpop". 4 April 2018.

## External links

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* Odd Box bandcamp
* 45cat
* Discogs
* Odd Box label review, 2011
* Odd Box interview, 2015 Archived 18 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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* MusicBrainz label

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