Electronic soulMarla
Venn
Venn
Marla Venn
Synths and a borrowed choir. The second album is out in November.
Sheffield · Signed 2019Independent labelSheffield
Small runs, loud records. We sign artists we’d queue in the rain to see, then press them on heavyweight vinyl.
Now spinning: Marla Venn, Cold Light Hours
The new record
Cold Light
Hours
Marla Venn wrote these ten songs on night buses between Sheffield and Leeds. They are about the hour after the party, when the streetlights still hum and nobody wants to be the first to go home.
180g black vinylGatefold sleeve, lyric insert£26
Cobalt splatter vinylLimited to 300, numbered£30
CDSix-panel digipak£12
DownloadWAV, FLAC or MP3£8
Marla Venn · NFR 009Cold Light
Hours
Hours
Side A
- Last Bus Out 3:41
- Sodium 4:12
- Kelvin Flats 3:58
- The Long Way Round 5:06
- Halfway House 3:27
Side B
- Cold Light Hours 4:49
- Static on the Line 3:33
- Ring Road 4:20
- Nobody Goes Home 3:52
- First Train 6:14
The roster
Five artists.
No filler.
We keep the roster small on purpose, so every artist gets a proper campaign and someone who answers the phone.
Indie rockThe Upper
Floors
Floors
The Upper Floors
Four friends from one tower block. Their guitars are far too loud for it.
Rotherham · Signed 2020Rap & productionKesh
Ade
Ade
Kesh Ade
Producer first, rapper second. The busiest person on this page.
Leeds · Signed 2021AmbientGlass
Allotment
Allotment
Glass Allotment
A duo who record sounds on Peak District walks, then slow them right down.
Hathersage · Signed 2022Post-punkLowlit
Lowlit
Short songs, sharp elbows. Their debut sold out its first pressing in a week.
Sheffield · Signed 2024The catalogue
Every record
we’ve made.
Live
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hear it loud.
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