Transgressive Records

{{Short description|English independent record label}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Transgressive Records

| image = Transgressive Records.png

| image_size = 300

| founded = 2004

| founder = Tim Dellow and Toby L

| location = London, England

| url = {{URL|transgressiverecords.com}}

}}

Transgressive Records is an independent record label based in London, founded in 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-50085790|title=Transgressive Records: How to survive in music|first=Jimmy|last=Blake|date=22 October 2019|website=BBC}} Its founders, Tim Dellow and Toby L, first met at a Bloc Party gig organised by Toby's Rockfeedback website.{{cite news |last=Paphides |first=Pete |date=6 January 2006 |title=Today, the world. Tomorrow? |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article785302.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809062844/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article785302.ece |archive-date=9 August 2011 |newspaper=The Times}}

The label's debut release was "1am" by the Subways in September 2004, quickly followed by singles from Mystery Jets, the Young Knives and Regina Spektor.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/record-label-profile-transgressive-417872.html|title=Record Label Profile: Transgressive|website=Independent.co.uk|date=27 September 2006 |access-date=22 August 2018}} Artists on its current roster include Flume, Sophie, Arlo Parks, Alvvays, Julia Jacklin and Damon Albarn.{{cite web|url=http://www.transgressiverecords.com/records|title=Transgressive - RECORDS|website=Transgressiverecords.com|access-date=22 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pias.com/labels/transgressive-records/|title=Transgressive Records - [PIAS]|website=Pias.com|access-date=22 August 2018}}

The company also formed Transgressive Management, representing Johnny Flynn, Marika Hackman, Let's Eat Grandma and Wesley Joseph, alongside Transgressive Publishing, working with Black Country, New Road, Foals, Loyle Carner and more.{{cite web|url=http://www.transgressiverecords.com/artists|title=Transgressive - ARTISTS|website=Transgressiverecords.com|access-date=22 August 2018}}

In 2021, Transgressive released Arlo Parks debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, which was awarded the Mercury Prize.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58509085 |title=Mercury Prize 2021: Arlo Parks wins for Collapsed In Sunbeams |publisher=BBC |date=10 September 2021}}