Partisan Records
| Partisan Records | |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Tim Putnam Ian Wheeler |
| Distributor(s) | ADA (US), Cadence Music Group (Canada), PIAS Group (ROW) |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Official website | www |
Partisan Records is an independent record label with offices in London and Los Angeles, as well as in New York City, where the company was co-founded in 2007 by Tim Putnam and Ian Wheeler. The label, initially run out of Putnam’s South Brooklyn apartment, relocated in 2009 to their flagship office in Williamsburg where they still reside.[1] Holy Sons (‘Decline Of The West’) was the first release on the label, and early success followed shortly thereafter with the release of Deer Tick (‘War Elephant’).[2]
In 2008, while working as the Night Manager for The Knitting Factory venue at their Leonard St. location in Manhattan, Putnam was approached by Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis to form a strategic partnership with Partisan.[3] Together they've reissued the Fela Kuti catalogue and revived their label, Knitting Factory Records, which also includes Grammy Award-nominated members of the Kuti family, Femi Kuti and Seun Kuti.[4]
Partisan has since cultivated an eclectic, diverse roster across all genres, prioritizing an artist-friendly philosophy, and achieving international acclaim. In 2019 they earned their first-ever Grammy nomination for ‘Deran’ by Bombino[5] followed by two more nominations in 2020 for ‘A Hero’s Death’ by Fontaines D.C. and ‘Song For Our Daughter’ by Laura Marling.[6] In 2020 they also achieved a #1 UK album for ‘Ultra Mono’ by IDLES.[7]
Music Week’s International Woman of The Year award went to Partisan's Managing Director, Zena White in 2019.[8]
Putnam now serves as President of Partisan, and Wheeler manages The Talkhouse, which he founded in 2015 and shares an office with Partisan.[9]
Roster[]
Current[]
- Aerial East
- The Black Angels
- Body Meat
- Bombino
- Chubby and the Gang
- Cigarettes After Sex
- Craig Finn
- Dilly Dally
- Emel Mathlouthi
- Fela Kuti
- Femi Kuti
- Fontaines D.C.
- Geese
- IDLES
- John Grant
- Laura Marling
- Made Kuti
- Maple Glider
- Molly Sarlé
- Pottery
- Ultraísta
- Westerman
Alumni[]
- Aaron Freeman
- Ages and Ages
- The Amazing
- Baby In Vain
- Bobby
- Body Type
- Callers
- Christopher Denny
- Deer Tick
- Dolorean
- Eagulls
- Emily Wells
- Erika Wennerstrom (of Heartless Bastards)
- Field Report
- Goon
- Flock of Dimes
- Guards
- Heartless Bastards
- Holy Sons
- JBM
- Lontalius
- Lumerians
- Mercury Rev
- Middle Brother
- Mountain Man
- Nico Yaryan
- Paleo
- PHOX
- Pure Bathing Culture
- Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside
- SPIKE FCUK
- Sylvan Esso
- The Dismemberment Plan
- The Standard (band)
- The Wytches
- Treetop Flyers
- Tender
- Torres
- Violents
- Warm Ghost
Discography[]
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| Year | Artist | Release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Deer Tick | War Elephant | |
| Holy Sons | Decline of the West | ||
| Deer Tick | Born on Flag Day | ||
| 2010 | Deer Tick | The Black Dirt Sessions | |
| Mountain Man | Made The Harbor | ||
| Holy Sons | Survivalists Tales! | ||
| Paleo | A View of the Sky | ||
| Deer Tick / Johnny Corndawg | Water Friends For | ||
| 2011 | Dolorean | The Unfazed | |
| Ages and Ages | Alright, You Restless | ||
| Warm Ghost | Uncut Diamond (EP) | ||
| Bobby | Bobby | ||
| Lumerians | Transmalinnia | ||
| Middle Brother | Middle Brother | ||
| Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | Dirty Radio | ||
| Paleo | Fruit Of The Spirit | ||
| Warm Ghost | Narrows | ||
| Virgin Forest | Joy Atrophy | ||
| Deer Tick | Divine Providence | ||
| 2012 | Virgin Forest | Easy Way Out | |
| Heartless Bastards | Arrow | ||
| Deer Tick | Tim (EP) | ||
| Emily Wells | Mama | ||
| Diamond Rugs | Diamond Rugs | ||
| Freeman | Marvelous Clouds | ||
| The Amazing | Gentle Stream | ||
| Field Report | Field Report | ||
| Callers | Reviver | ||
| Lumerians | Horizon Structures | ||
| 2013 | Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | Untamed Beast | |
| John Grant | Pale Green Ghosts | ||
| Emily Wells | Mama Acoustic Recordings | ||
| Treetop Flyers | The Mountain Moves | ||
| Pure Bathing Culture | Moon Tides | ||
| Lumerians | The High Frontier | ||
| Deer Tick | Negativity | ||
| The Dismemberment Plan | Uncanney Valley | ||
| Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | Summer (EP) | ||
| 2014 | Eagulls | Eagulls | |
| Ages and Ages | Divisionary | ||
| Sylvan Esso | Sylvan Esso | ||
| Phox | Phox | ||
| Freeman | Freemen | ||
| Christopher Denny | If The Roses Don't Kill Us | ||
| The Wytches | Annabel Dream Reader | ||
| Field Report | Marigolden | ||
| The Dismemberment Plan | Change | ||
| 2015 | The Amazing | Picture You | |
| Torres | Sprinter | ||
| Heartless Bastards | Restless Ones | ||
| Sylvan Esso | H.S.K.T. | ||
| Craig Finn | Faith In The Future | ||
| Dilly Dally | Sore | ||
| John Grant | Grey Tickles, Black Pressure | ||
| Pure Bathing Culture | Pray For Rain | ||
| Made of Oak | Penumbra | ||
| Sylvan Esso / Flock of Dimes | Split Single | ||
| Holy Sons | Decline Of The West Vol I.& II. (Deluxe Reissue) | ||
| Nico Yaryan | Just Tell Me | ||
| 2016 | Lontalius | I'll Forget 17 | |
| Bombino | Azel | ||
| Baby In Vain | For The Kids | ||
| John Grant | Queen of Denmark | ||
| Eagulls | Ullages | ||
| Nico Yaryan | What A Tease | ||
| The Amazing | Ambulance | ||
| Ages and Ages | Something to Ruin | ||
| Flock of Dimes | If You See Me, Say Yes | ||
| Dilly Dally | FKKT (EP) | ||
| Holy Sons | In The Garden | ||
| Tender | EP III | ||
| 2017 | IDLES | Brutalism | |
| Emel | Ensen | ||
| Craig Finn | We All Want The Same Things | ||
| The Black Angels | Death Song | ||
| Violents & Monica Martin | Awake and Pretty Much Sober | ||
| Cigarettes After Sex | Cigarettes After Sex | ||
| Baby In Vain | More Nothing | ||
| TENDER | Modern Addiction | ||
| Deer Tick | Deer Tick Vol. 1 | ||
| Deer Tick | Deer Tick Vol. 2 | ||
| 2018 | Emel | Ensenity | |
| Erika Wennerstrom | Sweet Unknown | ||
| The Amazing | In Transit | ||
| Bombino | Deran | ||
| Goon | Dusk of Punk - Happy Omen | ||
| IDLES | Joy as an Act of Resistance | ||
| Dilly Dally | Heaven | ||
| John Grant | Love is Magic | ||
| IDLES with Heavy Lungs | Split 7" Single | ||
| Cigarettes After Sex | Crush 7" | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Deer Tick | Mayonnaise | ||
| Tender | Fear of Falling Asleep | ||
| Mercury Rev | Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted | ||
| Craig Finn | I Need a New War | ||
| John Grant | Remixes Are Also Magic | ||
| Fontaines D.C. | Dogrel | ||
| Body Type | Body Type EP & EP2 | ||
| Pottery | No.1 EP | ||
| Goon | Heaven is Humming | ||
| IDLES | Mercedes Marxist 7 inch | ||
| Spike Fuck | Smackwave EP | ||
| Molly Sarlé | Karaoke Angel | ||
| Emel Mathlouthi | Everywhere We Looked Was Burning | ||
| Cigarettes After Sex | Cry | ||
| IDLES | A Beautiful Thing: IDLES Live at Le Bataclan | ||
| 2020 | Ultraìsta | Sister | |
| Laura Marling | Song For Our Daughter | ||
| Westerman | Your Hero is Not Dead | ||
| Pottery | Song For Our Daughter | ||
| Fontaines D.C. | A Hero's Death | ||
| Craig Finn | All These Perfect Crosses | ||
| IDLES | Ultra Mono | ||
| Emel | The Tunis Diaries | ||
| Ultraìsta | Ordinary Boy - The Remixes | ||
| Chubby and The Gang | Speed Kills | ||
| Bombino | Live in Amsterdam | ||
| 2021 | Femi Kuti & Made Kuti | Legacy + | |
| Aerial East | Try Harder | ||
| Ultraìsta | Sister - The Remixes | ||
| John Grant | Boy From Michigan | ||
| Maple Glider | To Enjoy is The Only Thing | ||
| LUMP | Animal | ||
| Chubby and the Gang | The Mutt's Nuts |
References[]
- ^ "Plug In Music News Story: Partisan Records Give Home To Deer Tick, The Standard, Holy Sons". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ Brooklyn Vegan: Deer Tick Album Re-Release
- ^ WMG News: Renowned Indie Labels Partisan and Knitting Factory Records Partner With ADA
- ^ Music Business Worldwide: Zena White Named MD of Partisan Records + KFR
- ^ Billboard: Bombino Reacts to Grammy Nomination
- ^ "2021 Grammy Award Nominations: The Full List".
- ^ "Idles Blast to Big Lead on Midweek U.K. Chart".
- ^ Music Week: Partisan Records - The Music Week Interview
- ^ Talkhouse: Ian Wheeler
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