Secretly Canadian
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Chris Swanson Ben Swanson Eric Weddle Jonathan Cargill |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Official website | http://www.secretlycanadian.com |
Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic. Weddle later left and formed his own label, Family Vineyard.
Chris Swanson also runs the Jagjaguwar label along with Darius Van Arman. In February, 2007, the partners behind Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar, along with Phil Waldorf, former label manager of Misra Records, announced a third sister label, Dead Oceans. The three labels share offices and staff in Bloomington, IN; however, they maintain distinct and separate aesthetic visions.
[edit] Bands and artists who have released material on Secretly Canadian
- Antony and the Johnsons
- Ativin
- Bodies of Water
- Catfish Haven
- Danielson Famile
- The Earlies
- Early Day Miners
- Dave Fischoff
- Havergal
- The Horns of Happiness
- Frida Hyvönen
- I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
- The Impossible Shapes
- Instruments of Science & Technology
- Damien Jurado
- Suzanne Langille & Loren MazzaCane Connors
- Jens Lekman
- Magnolia Electric Co
- Marmoset
- Scout Niblett
- Normanoak
- June Panic
- The Panoply Academy
- Racebannon
- Songs: Ohia
- Nikki Sudden & The Jacobites
- Swearing at Motorists
- Swell Maps
- Richard Swift
- Throw Me The Statue
- Bobb Trimble
- David Vandervelde
- Windsor for the Derby
