He’s long played with a revolving cast of musicians, some of whom I knew of and some I didn’t, but according to the grapevine, this time it would be different. First of all, I was ecstatic that Evan Dando, one of my all-time favorite writers, was back in the saddle. When rumor first started to filter through about The Lemonheads’ album in 2006, I thought I was having some kind of fever dream. Eighteen years later, I still wake up some days and know that it’s a Good Mourning type of morning, and I look for an excuse to get in my car, blast it, and sing along. When it’s over, I either feel better or like I need to listen to it all the way through one more time. For me, Good Mourning is a 39-minute therapy session. It’s selfish at moments and selfless in others. It’s unhinged, romantic, perverted, vindictive, self-deprecating, and accepting. It runs the gamut of emotions that you experience when you feel unheard or unseen. I’ve listened to that album at least once a month since the day it came out, and it’s easily one of my all-time favorites. But rather than hanging the past when artists left for to major labels, breaking up, or otherwise parting ways with Vagrant, the label adapted, expanding their sound (and presence) by bringing in artists ranging from Paul Westerberg to Eels, while also landing deals with high-flying English sensations like The 1975 and Bombay Bicycle Club.Īlthough not quite as “independent” as it once was since being acquired by BMG in 2014, we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of the label by having some of our favorite artists (Vagrant or otherwise) tell us about their favorite albums in the Vagrant catalog.Īlso Read The 1975, Happily Washed Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning 28, 1999, Vagrant went on a several-year run that included some of the biggest names of the 2000s, ranging from Saves the Day to Alkaline Trio, Dashboard Confessional to Rocket from the Crypt. Much like how Epitaph Records and Fat Wreck Chords have become well-established homes for punk, Vagrant remains one of the most significant labels in the world thanks to a catalog featuring hundreds of beloved albums and dozens of all-time classics.īeginning with the launch of the Get Up Kids‘ Something to Write Home About on Sept.
They quickly became a major player in the punk and emo scene - signing acts like Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio, Senses Fail and Thrice and bringing commercial success to an otherwise niche genre.For much of the last quarter-century, Vagrant Records has been synonymous with the emo and alternative scenes. The label’s first big break was with the signing of The Get Up Kids and their album release Something to Write Home About. Vagrant Records has been at the forefront of big shifts in the music industry – bringing The 1975 into North America, signing a myriad of genre-bending pioneers like Mayer Hawthorne, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and PJ Harvey.įounded in 1996 by co-founders Rich Egan and Jon Cohen when they released West x North-South. As part of the deal, BMG acquired the entire Vagrant catalogue, as well as its rights to future recordings. The podcast hosts many interesting voices from Vagrant artists to fans to business insiders.īMG acquired leading LA-based indie rock label Vagrant Records in 2014. The episodes go back to the start of their adventure and recount their journey, sharing their mistakes and accomplishments. Vagrant Records started a new podcast called Vagrant Records: 25 Years on the Streets – hosted by The Get Up Kid’s Matt Pryor. There will be more vinyl reissues to be announced throughout the year to celebrate the 25-Year Anniversary. And for the first time ever, a portion of Vagrant’s catalogue is also available via Bandcamp. As well as the first set of vinyl reissues of fan-favorites albums from The Anniversary, Balance and Composure and Bad Suns. They announced special Record Store Day titles from Alkaline Trio, Senses Fail, and Thrice.
In celebration of its 25-Year Anniversary, BMG label Vagrant Records has announced vinyl reissues and Record Store Day titles, the launch of a new podcast, and their move into Bandcamp.
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