Odd Box Records

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{{Infobox record label

| name = Odd Box Records

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| founded = 2009

| defunct = 2019

| genre = Indie pop, indie rock

| country = United Kingdom

| location = Cardiff

| url = https://oddboxrecords.bandcamp.com/

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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."{{cite web|url=http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/singles/The_Blanche_Hudson_Weekend_Horowitz_and_others_Oddbox_Singles_Club_Part_1.shtml|title=The Blanche Hudson Weekend, Horowitz and others Oddbox Singles Club (Part 1)|work=Sounds XP|accessdate=26 December 2014}}

History

Odd Box was launched in 2009,{{cite web|url=https://www.normanrecords.com/records/150500-tyrannosaurus-dead-flying-ant-day-#reviews|title=Tyrannosaurus Dead - Flying Ant Day|author=|date=26 November 2014|work=Norman Records|accessdate=26 December 2014}} after the dissolution of earlier imprint Lost Music Records.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/label-mates-iii-the-405-meets-odd-box-records-142|title=Label Mates III: The 405 meets Odd Box Records|date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318181907/http://www.thefourohfive.com/news/article/label-mates-iii-the-405-meets-odd-box-records-142|accessdate=2 September 2020|archive-date=18 March 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/label/175743-Lostmusic-Records|title=Lostmusic Records|publisher=Discogs.com|accessdate=26 December 2014}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://louderthanwar.com/wolfhounds-middle-aged-freaks-album-review/|title=Wolfhounds: Middle Aged Freaks - album review|work=Louder Than War|date=17 November 2014|accessdate=26 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18556/reviews/4148532|title=Album Review: The Wolfhounds - Middle Aged Freaks|work=DrownedInSound|accessdate=26 December 2014|archive-date=28 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828042254/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18556/reviews/4148532|url-status=dead}} Pocketbooks,{{cite web|url=http://alayerofchips.blogspot.com/2011/09/pocketbooks-carousel-odd-box.html|title=A layer of chips|author=A layer of chips|date=15 September 2011|publisher=Alayerofchips.blogspot.com|accessdate=26 December 2014}} Sarandon,{{cite web|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2011/05/27/sarandon-the-age-of-reason-odd-box/|title=Sarandon – The Age of Reason (Odd Box)|work=God Is In The TV|date=27 May 2011|accessdate=26 December 2014}} The Manhattan Love Suicides,{{cite web|url=http://russellsmusicreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/manhattan-love-suicides-dandelion.html|title=Russell's Reviews|author=Russ|date=14 April 2010|publisher=Russellsmusicreviews.blogspot.co.uk|accessdate=26 December 2014}} Martha,{{cite web|url=http://gold-sounds.com/2013/12/30/listen-martha-sycamore/|title=LISTEN: Martha – Sycamore|work=Gold Sounds|accessdate=26 December 2014}} Joanna Gruesome,{{cite web|url=http://www.collective-zine.co.uk/reviews/?id=9697|title=Joanna Gruesome - Tyrannosaurus Dead - Split (Odd Box) review on Collective Zine|work=Collective Zine|accessdate=26 December 2014}} The Blanche Hudson Weekend and The Ethical Debating Society,{{cite web|url=http://louderthanwar.com/the-ethical-debating-society-new-sense-album-review/ |title=The Ethical Debating Society 'New Sense' album review |website=Louderthanwar.com |date=2020-04-18 |accessdate=2020-05-03}} as well as other groups such as The Millipedes,{{cite web|url=http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/albums/The_Millipedes_Shake_Your_Bones.shtml|title=The Millipedes Shake Your Bones|work=Sounds XP|accessdate=26 December 2014}}

The Humms,{{cite web|url=https://flagpole.com/music/music-features/2012/06/13/garage-band-of-gypsies|title=The Humms|date=13 June 2012|publisher=Flagpole.com|accessdate=24 May 2020}} The Wednesday Club,{{cite web|url=http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/albums/The_Wednesday_Club_Katapult.shtml|title=The Wednesday Club Katapult|work=Sounds XP|accessdate=26 December 2014}} One Happy Island,{{cite web|url=http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/albums/One_Happy_Island_A_Purpose_of_the_Surface.shtml|title=One Happy Island A Purpose of the Surface|work=Sounds XP|accessdate=26 December 2014}} The Monorals,{{cite web|author= |url=http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/singles/The_Monorals_Surf_4_Fuzz_EP.shtml |title=The Monorals Surf 4 Fuzz EP Single/Download Review |website=Soundsxp.com |date=2009-12-24 |accessdate=2020-05-03}} The Smittens,{{cite web|url=http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/albums/The_Smittens_Dancing_Shoes_The_Smittens_Remixed.shtml|title=The Smittens Dancing Shoes: The Smittens Remixed|work=Sounds XP|accessdate=26 December 2014}} Ace Bushy Striptease,{{cite web|url=http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/albums/Ace_Bushy_Striptease_Outside_It_s_Cold_Just_Like_The_Inside_Of_Your_Body_And.shtml|title=Ace Bushy Striptease Outside It's Cold Just Like The Inside Of Your Body And|work=Sounds XP|accessdate=26 December 2014}} Pale Man Made,{{cite web|url=http://soundsxp.com/artman2/publish/albums/Pale_Man_Made_-_Red_Box_Secrets_album_review.shtml|title=Pale Man Made Red Box Secrets|work=Sounds XP|accessdate=26 December 2014}} Tyrannosaurus Dead,{{cite web|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2014/11/13/tyrannosaurus-dead-flying-ant-day-odd-box-records/|title=Tyrannosaurus Dead – Flying Ant Day (Odd Box Records)|work=God Is In The TV|date=13 November 2014|accessdate=26 December 2014}} Wolf Girl{{cite web|url=https://cambridgemusicreviews.net/2016/04/04/wolf-girl-we-tried-album-released-march-2016/ |title=Wolf Girl : We Tried, album released March 2016 |website=Cambridgemusicreviews |date=2016-04-04 |accessdate=2020-05-03}} and Giant Burger.{{Cite web|url=https://overblown.co.uk/giant-burger-band-tono-tono-overblown-video-premiere/|title=Giant Burger - 'Tono Tono' | Overblown Video Premiere|first=Jamie|last=Coughlan|date=7 November 2016}}

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,{{cite web|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2017/03/01/news-darling-buds-return-first-new-record-25-years/ |title=NEWS: The Darling Buds return with first new record in 25 Years | God Is In The TV |website=Godisinthetvzine.co.uk |date=2017-03-02 |accessdate=2020-05-03}} and reissued the debut album by Witching Waves, originally released on Soft Power Records.{{cite web|author= |url=https://fortherabbits.net/2017/05/10/witching-waves-fear-of-falling-down-re-issue/ |title=Witching Waves – Fear Of Falling Down (Re-Issue) – For The Rabbits |website=Fortherabbits.net |date=2017-05-10 |accessdate=2020-05-03}} The label ended in 2019.

Odd Box album artists

  • Ace Bushy Striptease
  • Anguish Sandwich
  • The Blanche Hudson Weekend
  • City Yelps
  • Corporationpop{{Cite web|url=https://thefriendlycritic.org/2018/04/04/the-10-minute-review-12-corporationpop/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925014834/https://thefriendlycritic.org/2018/04/04/the-10-minute-review-12-corporationpop/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 September 2020|title = The 10-Minute Review – 12: Corporationpop|date = 4 April 2018}}
  • The Ethical Debating Society
  • Frozy
  • Giant Burger
  • The Humms
  • The Manhattan Love Suicides
  • The Millipedes
  • The Monorals
  • 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

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