Indies rock on

Nice to see this article in the Denver Post about the success indie labels are having at a time the majors are complaining of falling sales. Matador Records, the home (or ex-home) to a few kiwi acts (Bailter Space, Graeme Downes, David Kilgour, Chris Knox), are going from strength to strength, much of it based on the label's strong brand, which in itself has come about from years of dedication to only signing and releasing acts the label bosses (a couple of mates) really liked.

Quality, eh? Who'd have thought of it! Not those major label hotshots, who are still looking for the next big follow up to the 'Cheeky Song: Touch My Bum'.

Hopefully this will be a trend that continues, especially with the increased (and cheaper) means of distribution indie labels can now take advantage of when getting their wares to the world. This is doubly important for those of us stuck way down here at the bottom of the world in NZ: the likes of capitalrecordings, loop, arch hill, the kog stable, dawn raid, arc, failsafe, wildside, et. al. have (in most cases) pretty decent rosters, but less resources when it comes to getting the CDs onto the shelves offshore.
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