I'd be curious to know where you think American Laundromat fits in all of this (without betraying confidentialities, of course). Any label that can nab Tanya Donelly and Juliana Hatfield would seem to get instant credibility for being trusted with the works of such consistently inventive, independent-minded artists, yet the label is not a household name nor a ticket to network talk/variety show appearances. I also feel for everyone involved when their demographic veers into fifty-year-olds-pretending-they're-back-in-college-for-one-night territory, people who don't care about the new material no matter how great it is, but you don't want to bite the hands that feed you. Licensing legacy material for vinyl reissues while being the outlet for brand new works seems like a clever middle ground for such an "indie" label. Thanks!
I'd be curious to know where you think American Laundromat fits in all of this (without betraying confidentialities, of course). Any label that can nab Tanya Donelly and Juliana Hatfield would seem to get instant credibility for being trusted with the works of such consistently inventive, independent-minded artists, yet the label is not a household name nor a ticket to network talk/variety show appearances. I also feel for everyone involved when their demographic veers into fifty-year-olds-pretending-they're-back-in-college-for-one-night territory, people who don't care about the new material no matter how great it is, but you don't want to bite the hands that feed you. Licensing legacy material for vinyl reissues while being the outlet for brand new works seems like a clever middle ground for such an "indie" label. Thanks!
I'm very curious to see how the infrastructures of music communities are changing now--I appreciate your insights.
Fun read! Thanks for sharing. Passing this along to several friends who will enjoy as well...
Thanks so much my friend. Hope you and the family are great, and I look forward to catching up.