Matador Records

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Matador Records is an influential independent record label known for championing alternative and indie rock artists since the late 1980s.

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Matador Records canonical 36
Matador Records in the United States 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent record label
record label
basedIn New York City
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distributes independent artists
distributionPartner Beggars Group
focusesOn alternative music
independent music
foundedBy Chris Lombardi NERFINISHED
Gerard Cosloy
foundedInDecade 1980s
genre alternative rock
experimental rock
indie rock
punk rock
hasImprint Matador Direct
True Panther Sounds
hasWebsite https://www.matadorrecords.com
inception 1989
industry music industry
knownFor championing indie rock artists
releasing influential alternative rock albums
language English
locationCity New York City
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
notableArtist Arctic Monkeys
Bardo Pond
Belle and Sebastian
Cat Power
Fucked Up
Guided by Voices
Interpol
Kurt Vile
Liz Phair
Matmos
Mission of Burma
Modest Mouse
Pavement
Queens of the Stone Age
Savages
Spoon
The New Pornographers
Yo La Tengo
parentOrganization Beggars Group
product compact discs
digital downloads
music recordings
streaming releases
vinyl records

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Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain – 1994 recordLabel Matador Records
subject surface form: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain – 1994 reissueLabel Matador Records
subject surface form: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
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this entity surface form: Matador Records in the United States
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