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Fire Talk
Founded2009
FounderTrevor Peterson
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
LocationBrooklyn, New York
Official websitefiretalkrecs.com

Fire Talk is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn.[1]

History[edit]

Fire Talk began in the spring of 2009 in Denver, Colorado, when Trevor Peterson, former member of the indie rock band Woodsman, wanted a vessel to release his own music.[2] Woodsman booked their first tour in spring 2009 and created CD-Rs to sell at merchandise tables. Peterson created the Fire Talk logo in an effort to "make the band's merch look a little more legit".[3] The band added the new logo to their merchandise, which included hand painted CD covers.[3] Shortly thereafter, friends of Peterson started asking if they could use the logo for their own releases. By the time a third friend asked, Peterson decided to make Fire Talk into a "real thing".[2]

In June 2010, Fire Talk released Tennis' debut 7-inch, "South Carolina".[3][4] On September 28, 2010, Fire Talk released their first vinyl LP for Colorado psychedelic rock group Tjutjuna.[5][6]

In 2011, Peterson relocated the label to Brooklyn, New York.[7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fire Talk announced they would waive their own share of revenue along with Bandcamp on the platform's commission-free days in a bid to help artists on their roster raise much-needed funds.[8][9]

In July 2021, Fire Talk launched a new digital singles label called Open Tab.[10] The label focuses on new music discovery and aims on bringing community and human curation back into world that is becoming increasingly reliant on algorithms.[10][11]

On September 22, 2023, the label opened Fire Talk Shop, a brick and mortar store in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.[12]

In September 2023, Fire Talk announced the launch of their new Chicago-based imprint, Angel Tapes, along with its inaugural release, Common Rituals, the debut EP by the Chicago quartet Cruel.[13] Angel Tapes offers a platform for developing artists to release music in "good faith".

Artists[edit]

Current roster of artists signed to the label

Artists previously signed to the label

Artists with one or more releases on the label

  • Aa
  • Accessory
  • Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk
  • Cal Fish
  • Campfires
  • cindygod
  • Corey Flood
  • Dark Tea
  • Dave Vettraino
  • Dead Gaze
  • Erasers
  • Future Museums
  • Flower Orgy
  • Gem Trails
  • Gold Dime
  • Halfsour
  • Heaven's Gate
  • Katrina Stonehart
  • Lunch Money Life
  • Monteagle
  • Nassau
  • Mezzanine Swimmers
  • Murals
  • Paw Paw
  • Scully
  • Tennis
  • Tjutjuna
  • The Spookfish
  • Turnip King
  • W00DY

Artists with reissued releases on the label

Artists with one or more releases on Open Tab

  • Advertisement
  • Blood
  • Blunt Chunks
  • Chanel Beads
  • Cusp
  • Dwell
  • ENOLA
  • Fake Fruit
  • Frances Chang
  • Friko
  • Goo
  • heka
  • headboy
  • hydrodate
  • Maria BC
  • No Home
  • omat
  • Pedazo De Carne Con Ojo
  • Puppy Angst
  • Rosa Pajaro
  • Slic
  • SLAP RASH
  • Shallowhalo
  • Sub*T
  • The Dare

Artists with one or more releases on Angel Tapes

  • Cruel
  • Feller
  • Sleeper's Bell

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Interview — Fire Talk Records". ORM. 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Davis, Ted (October 2, 2020). "Label Maker: Fire Talk". Merry-Go-Round Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c King, Patrick (January 25, 2021). "FOCUS: Fire Talk Records". Ears to Feed. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "South Carolina". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ten Years of Fire Talk Records". AdHoc. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tjutjana". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Group Chat: Deeper & Dehd on the Fire Talk 10 Year Anniversary". Pond Magazine. August 20, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Terry, Josh (May 27, 2020). "Coronavirus Is Making Record Labels Scrappier". VICE. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  9. ^ Yoo, Noah (March 19, 2020). "Labels Directing Bandcamp Revenue to Their Artists". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Pearis, Bill (July 30, 2021). "Fake Fruit, Maria BC and Shallowhalo release singles on new Fire Talk imprint Open Tab". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "Fire Talk Records Announces New Digital Imprint Open Tab". Closed Caption. July 30, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  12. ^ Conlon, Erin (September 29, 2023). "Fire Talk Records Celebrates A New Shop in Greenpoint". Greenpointers. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Fire Talk Announces New Imprint - Introducing Cruel". Front View Magazine. September 22, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "Bnny Sign to Fire Talk Records". Music Connection. May 6, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  15. ^ Rossignol, Derrick (March 7, 2024). "Wild Pink Announces A New Label Home With The Reflective Single 'Air Drumming Fix You'". Uproxx. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  16. ^ Pearis, Bill (October 13, 2021). "Young Prisms are back with first new music in a decade: listen to "Yourside"". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  17. ^ Corcoran, Nina (March 2, 2022). "Tonstartssbandht Reissuing Three Albums, Share New Video for Single "5ft7": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
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