City Slang

City Slang is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany.

City Slang
Founded	1990
Founder	Christof Ellinghaus
Genre	Indie rock, indie pop
Country of origin	Berlin, Germany
Official website	http://www.cityslang.com/

History

The independent music label City Slang was founded in 1990 as a European outpost for American indie rock. Thirty years later, the imprint represents a diverse roster of distinctive and passionate artists from around the world. Since 1990, City Slang has been home to Yo La Tengo, Hole, Lambchop, Caribou, Noga Erez, José González, Boy Harsher and many more.

It was named after the song "City Slang" by Sonic's Rendezvous Band.

Artists

Current Roster

List of current artists, adapted from the City Slang website.

A

• Au Suisse

B

• Bayonne
• Boy Harsher
• Broken Social Scene

C

• Calexico
• Calexico and Iron & Wine
• Caribou
• Ian Chang
• Casper Clausen
• CocoRosie
• COMA
• Cristobal And The Sea

D

• Dear Reader
• McKinley Dixon

E

• Efterklang
• EMA

F

• Fazer

G

• Laura Gibson
• Gold Panda
• José González
• Grandbrothers

H

• Hauschka
• Health
• HeCTA

I

• Imarhan

J

• Jakuzi
• Junior Boys
• Junip

K

• KAINA
• Sophia Kennedy
• King Hannah

L

• Lambchop
• Liima
• Los Bitchos

M

• Dan Mangan
• Sen Morimoto
• Augustus Muller

N

• nAbi
• Nada Surf
• Noga Erez
• The Notwist

P

• Pom Pom Squad
• Jessica Pratt

R

• Roosevelt

S

• Anna B Savage
• Selling
• Sinkane
• sir Was
• Softee
• Son Lux
• Sprints
• Stuart A. Staples

T

• Timber Timbre
• Tindersticks

V

• Vera Sola
• Anna Von Hausswolff

W

• Waleed
• White Denim
• WIVES
• Wye Oak

Z

• Zouj

Full Roster

A

• Arcade Fire
• Au Suisse
• The Album Leaf

B

• Lou Barlow And His Sentridoh
• Bayonne
• Big Ray
• Blackmail
• Black Mountain
• Black Yaya
• Boss Hog
• Boy Harsher
• Broken Social Scene
• Built To Spill
• Don Caballero

C

• Calexico
• Caribou
• Cell
• Ken Chambers
• Ian Chang
• Chavez
• Vic Chesnutt
• CocoRosie
• COMA
• Combustible Edison
• Cosmic Psychos
• Cristobal And The Sea

D

• Das Damen
• Dear Reader
• Dave Depper
• Dim Stars

• McKinley Dixon
• Kevin Drew

E

• Efterklang
• Eight Frozen Modules
• Justine Electra
• Eleventh Dream Day
• El Perro Del Mar
• EMA
• Noga Erez
• The Experimental Pop Band

F

• The Faint
• Fazer
• The Flaming Lips
• Freakwater

G

• Gallon Drunk
• Sue Garner
• Get Well Soon
• Benjamin Gibbard
• Laura Gibson
• Gold Panda
• Goldrush
• José González
• Grandbrothers
• Guided By Voices

H

• Hauschka
• Lee Hazlewood
• Health
• HeCTA
• Herman Dune
• Hole

I

• Imarhan

J

• Jakuzi
• Jawbox
• Jessica Pratt
• Junior Boys
• Junip
• The Jal-Alai Savant

K

• KAINA
• Sophia Kennedy
• King Hannah
• The Kingsbury Manx
• Kort

L

• Lackthereof
• Lambchop
• Lambrini Girls
• Larmousse
• Lemonheads
• Liima
• Los Bitchos
• Love Child
• Love Inks

M

• Malajube
• Dan Mangan
• J Mascis + The Fog
• Menomena
• Moon Duo
• Sen Morimoto
• The Most Serene Republic
• Alexi Murdoch

N

• nAbi
• Nada Surf
• Naytronix
• The Notwist

O

• O'Death
• On An On

P

• Norman Palm
• Barbara Panther
• Panthers
• Alden Penner
• Pick A Piper
• Pink Mountaintops
• Pom Pom Squad
• Poolside
• Port O'Brien
• Jessica Pratt

R

• Radio 4
• Roosevelt
• Royal Bangs

S

• Salaryman
• Anna B Savage
• Schneider TM
• Seam
• Sebadoh
• Selling
• Sharon Stoned
• Sink
• Sinkane
• sir Was
• Skunk
• Smog
• Softee
• Son Lux

• Sophia
• Sprints
• Stuart A. Staples
• Stars
• St. Thomas
• Superchunk
• Sylvan Esso

T

• Techno Animal
• Cortney Tidwell
• Timber Timbre
• Tindersticks
• To Rococo Rot
• Tortoise
• Toy Fight
• Trans Am
• Tu Fawning

U

• Unsane

V

• Vera Sola
• Anna Von Hausswolff

W

• Waleed
• Waters
• Wheat
• White Denim
• Why?
• WIVES
• Wuhling
• Wye Oak

Y

• Yo La Tengo

Z

• Zouj

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Official website