Marathon Artists
UK alt-pop label (CocoRosie, Courtney Barnett) ★★★★
4AD
Legendary British altpop label founded in 1980 (Cocteau Twins, Big Thief, The National) ★★★★
Luaka Bop
David Byrne's label (Pharaoh Sanders, Nouvelle Vague ★★★★
La Pochette Surprise Records
Hamburg indie music ★★★
Glitterhouse Records
German alt-pop/psychedelic label. Grew out of fanzine of the same name ★★★
Ici d'ailleurs
off-beat French pop label (Yann Tiersen) ★★★
Helmi Levyt
Finnish-language alt-pop from Finland ★★★
Ultreme Records
French alt-pop label ★★★
Tapete Records
Hamburg Deutschpop label, organizer of the annual Hanse Song Festival ★★★
Sierpien Records
Russian pop label. "Obscure post-punk, new wave and all it's derivates from Russia & Eastern Europe. ★★★
Future Classic
Australian electro-pop label (Toro Y Moi) ★★★
Nettwerk
Vancouver indie pop label (Perfume Genius, Ladytron, Guster, Ólafur Arnalds) ★★★
One Little Independent Records
London alt-pop label (björk) ★★★
Sacred Bones Records
Brooklyn altpop/electronic label (Jim Jarmusch, Zola Jesus, Julee Cruise) ★★★
Nonesuch
Warner-owned label releasing music in a mix of genres including classical and pop (The Magnetic Fields, David Byrne, Wilco) ★★★
business casual
"Internet music label" releasing electronic, alt-pop music ★★★
Bella Union
London record label founded in 1997 by members of the Cocteau Twins (Fleet Foxes, Beach House, Flaming Lips) ★★★
Melodic
Manchester alt-pop label (Working Men's Club, The Cool Greenhouse) ★★★
Cool Thing Records
UK pop label
Dero Arcade
Australian label "your new home for anti-culture & offsider art."
Night School Records
Glasgow altpop label
Sunday Best
English alt-pop label (David Lynch, New Order)
Sonic Cathedral Recordings
London shoegaze (etc) label (Dean Warehan, M83)
Lisbon Lux Records
Montreal french-language pop label
Yotanka Productions
Eclectic pop music label from Nantes.
Morr Music
Berlin-based alt-pop/electronic label (The Notwist)
Elefant Records
Spanish alt-pop label
NUXXE
London electronic/pop label
Downtown
LA pop label (Miike Snow, Santigold, Gnarls Barkley)
Double Double Whammy
Brooklyn indie/alt-pop label
Microcultures
French pop label
Slow Dance
UK electronic/alt-pop label
ink Music
Austrian alternative pop label
Ed Banger Records
French electronic/pop label (Justice)
Freshly Squeezed Music
Brighton, UK label run by Electro-Swing pioneer Nick Hollywood
Trisol
leading goth label from Dieburg in Germany 1997-present.
[PIAS] Belgium
leading Belgian alt pop label (Soulwax, Front 242)
Grand Jury Music
NYC alt-pop label
HFN Music
Hamburg electronic/pop label
Secret City Records
Polaris Prize-winning Montreal pop label (Owen Pallett, Basia Bulat, Land of Talk)
Alcopop! Records
London pop label
COLD TRANSMISSION MUSIC
Label from Frankfurt, Germany. releasing post-punk, dark wave, new wave, etc.
AnalogueTrash Records
Manchester pop label
P‐VINE RECORDS
Japanese label indie pop label
Memphis Industries
North London alt-pop label (The Go! Team, Field Music)
Cooking Vinyl
London pop/singer/songwriter label (Billy Bragg, The Fratellis)
Spinster
Record label based in Burlington, VT. "SPINSTER is a feminist record label, founded in winter 2018 and owned and operated by Michelle Dove, Emily Hilliard, and Sally Anne Morgan. Grounded by their backgrounds in music, folklore, and art, they support a diverse range of musicians who explore territory across the traditional, radical, and experimental. "