American record label
Glassnote Records (also known as Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC ) is a
record label that was launched by American music executive
Daniel Glass in 2007. The label primarily has a lineup of
indie rock and
alternative rock artists, most notably
Mumford & Sons and
Phoenix .
[1] The label has also released music from popular artists in other genres, such as
Chvrches ,
Childish Gambino and
Secondhand Serenade . The label is distributed by The Orchard as of 2022.
[2]
History
In 2009, the label released
French
indie rock band
Phoenix 's fourth album,
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix , which was awarded the
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2010.
[3] Phoenix went on to release
Bankrupt! which won the 2014
Victoires de la Musique Rock Album of the Year.
[4] The band also released
Ti Amo in 2017 and
Alpha Zulu in 2022.
In February 2011,
Mumford & Sons '
Sigh No More became the label's highest charting album, peaking at #2. That same month, Mumford & Sons' single "
The Cave " became the label's second Top 40 chart placement on the
Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at #27 (the first being "
Fall for You " by
Secondhand Serenade in 2008). The September 2012 release of the band's second album,
Babel , gave the label its first ever #1 album on the
Billboard 200 and the label's first album to win the
Grammy Award for Album of the Year .
Childish Gambino , the music project of actor and comedian
Donald Glover ,
[5] signed with Glassnote Records in September 2011. Shortly after on November 15, 2011,
[6] the label released its first hip hop album,
Camp . On December 10, 2013, the label released his second studio album
Because the Internet . On December 2, 2016, the label released his third studio album,
Awaken, My Love! . The album received critical acclaim including being one of
Clash (magazine) 's album of the year
[7] and became certified Platinum on September 27, 2018.
[8]
On February 13, 2014, it was revealed that Glassnote had signed a global distribution agreement with
Universal Music Group ,
[9] excluding Australia/New Zealand (Liberator), and South Africa (Just Music).
[10] The label was previously distributed by
RED Distribution
[11] in the US.
In 2020,
Silvana Estrada became the first Latin American artist to sign with Glassnote Records.
[12] In 2022, she released her first solo album,
Marchita which received critical acclaim.
[13] Estrada won the 2022 Latin GRAMMY Award for Best New Artist with
Angela Alvarez at the
23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards
[14]
In 2021, Glassnote announced the creation of Connection Music Publishing to be led by Jackie Post.
[15]
Awards
In the April 28, 2011, issue of
Rolling Stone , Glassnote was named Best Indie Label.
[16]
Two albums released by the label have been certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America for sales of at least one million units:
Sigh No More and
Babel , both by
Mumford & Sons .
[17] Sigh No More , which has been certified triple-platinum for sales of three million copies, is the label's highest selling record.
[17]
Four other albums have been certified gold for sales of 500,000 units:
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by
Phoenix ,
Wilder Mind by
Mumford & Sons and
Because the Internet and
"Awaken, My Love!" , both by
Childish Gambino .
[17]
Current roster
Former artists
Catalog
Everlea – Everlea (May 11, 2007)
Secondhand Serenade –
Awake (May 22, 2007)
Blowing Trees – Blowing Trees (March 18, 2008)
Justin Nozuka –
Holly (April 15, 2008)
I Hate Kate –
Embrace the Curse (June 24, 2008)
Secondhand Serenade –
A Twist in My Story (February 18, 2009)
Phoenix –
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (May 26, 2009)
Jonas Sees in Color –
Jonas Sees in Color (September 29, 2009)
Mumford & Sons –
Sigh No More (October 6, 2009)
The Temper Trap –
Conditions (October 13, 2009)
Justin Nozuka –
You I Wind Land and Sea (April 13, 2010)
Two Door Cinema Club –
Tourist History (April 27, 2010)
Kele –
The Boxer (June 21, 2010)
Secondhand Serenade – Hear Me Now (August 2010)
Royal Bangs –
Flux Outside (March 29, 2011)
Secondhand Serenade – Weightless EP (May 2011)
Givers –
In Light (June 7, 2011)
Childish Gambino –
Camp (November 15, 2011)
Oberhofer – Time Capsules II (March 2012)
Half Moon Run –
Dark Eyes (March 27, 2012)
The Temper Trap –
The Temper Trap (May 18, 2012)
Two Door Cinema Club –
Beacon (September 4, 2012)
Mumford & Sons –
Babel (September 21, 2012)
Robert DeLong – Global Concepts EP (October 30, 2012)
Robert DeLong – Just Movement (February 5, 2013)
Chvrches –
Recover EP (March 25, 2013)
Little Green Cars – Absolute Zero (March 26, 2013)
Phoenix –
Bankrupt! (April 22, 2013)
Brian Tyler and various artists –
Now You See Me Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (May 28, 2013)
Foy Vance –
Joy Of Nothing (August 26, 2013)
Chvrches –
The Bones of What You Believe (September 20, 2013)
Childish Gambino –
Because the Internet (December 10, 2013)
Panama Wedding –
Parallel Play EP (June 3, 2014)
Childish Gambino –
Kauai (October 3, 2014)
Flight Facilities – Down to Earth (October 24, 2014)
Robert DeLong – Long Way Down EP (November 10, 2014)
Tor Miller – Headlights EP (February 2, 2015)
Mumford & Sons –
Wilder Mind (May 4, 2015)
Holychild – The Shape of Brat Pop to Come (June 2, 2015)
Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear – Skeleton Crew (June 14, 2015)
Robert DeLong – In The Cards (September 18, 2015)
Baio – The Names (September 18, 2015)
Chvrches –
Every Open Eye (September 25, 2015)
Oberhofer – Chronovision (October 9, 2015)
Panama Wedding – Into Focus (November 6, 2015)
Daughter –
Not to Disappear (January 15, 2016)
Little Green Cars – Ephemera (March 11, 2016)
AURORA –
All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (March 11, 2016)
The Strumbellas – Hope (April 22, 2016)
Hamilton Leithauser +
Rostam –
I Had a Dream That You Were Mine (September 23, 2016)
Tor Miller – American English (September 30, 2016)
Two Door Cinema Club –
Gameshow (October 14, 2016)
Childish Gambino –
"Awaken, My Love!" (December 2, 2016)
Flo Morrissey and
Matthew E. White –
Gentlewoman, Ruby Man (January 13, 2017)
Jeremy Messersmith – 11 Obscenely Optimistic Songs For Ukulele: A Micro Folk Record For the 21st Century and Beyond (April 14, 2017)
Phoenix –
Ti Amo (June 9, 2017)
Jade Bird – Something American (July 7, 2017)
Various Artists – Noteworthy 01 (July 28, 2017)
snny – Learning to Swim (September 8, 2017)
HUNTAR – Your Favourite Worse Mistake (September 15, 2017)
Justin Nozuka – High Tide EP (September 22, 2017)
Baio – Grooves of the World (November 3, 2017)
Justin Nozuka – Low Tide EP (February 16, 2018)
Jeremy Messersmith – Late Stge Capitalism (March 9, 2018)
Justin Nozuka – Run to Waters (May 18, 2018)
Two Door Cinema Club – Four Words to Stand By (March 23, 2018)
Chvrches –
Love is Dead (May 25, 2018)
Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear – The Radio Winners (July 27, 2018)
GIVERS – Movin On EP (August 3, 2018)
AURORA –
Infections of a Different Kind (Step I) (September 28, 2018)
The Teskey Brothers – Half Mile Harvest (October 26, 2018)
Mumford & Sons –
Delta (November 16, 2018)
HUNTAR – The Ride (December 7, 2018)
Ider –
Emotional Education (July 19, 2019)
Hamilton Leithauser –
The Loves of Your Life (April 10, 2020)
Hamilton Leithauser – Live! at Café Carlyle (September 4, 2020)
AURORA – The Gods We Can Touch (January 21, 2022)
Baio –
Dead Hand Control (January 29, 2021)
Jade Bird –
Different Kinds of Light (August 13, 2021)
Chvrches –
Screen Violence (August 27, 2021)
Silvana Estrada –
Marchita (January 21, 2022)
Two Door Cinema Club – Keep On Smiling (September 2, 2022)
Phoenix –
Alpha Zulu (November 4, 2022)
Daughter – Stereo Mind Game (April 7, 2023)
The Teskey Brothers – The Winding Way (June 16, 2023)
Grouplove – I Want It All Right Now (July 7, 2023)
Ripe – Live From MGM Music Hall at Fenway (November 10, 2023)
The Strumbellas – Part Time Believer (February 9, 2024)
See also
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