The Indie Label Index
independent labels, sorted by sound

Independent alternative rock labels

Heavier guitars, big choruses.

61 labels

Alcopop! Records
Indie rock, alternative rock and punk rock. Oxford.
Almost Halloween Time
Lo-fi, alternative rock and indie rock. Bari.
ANTI FADE records
Alternative rock, post-punk and punk rock. Northcote.
Arts & Crafts
Alternative rock and indie rock. Toronto.
Bar/None Records
Indie rock, alternative rock and punk rock. Hoboken.
Big Scary Monsters
Indie rock, alternative rock and post-hardcore. Oxford.
Birthday Cake
Indie rock and alternative rock. Winnipeg.
Born Losers Records
Indie rock and alternative rock. United States.
Cherub Dream Records
Shoegaze, alternative rock and indie rock. San Francisco.
Chrüsimüsi Records
Lo-fi, post-punk and alternative rock. Biel/Bienne.
City Slang
Alternative rock. Berlin.
Counter Intuitive Records
Emo, alternative rock and indie rock. Brookline.
Crafting Room Recordings
Alternative rock, shoegaze and post-punk. Brighton.
Dalliance Recordings
Indie rock, alternative rock and shoegaze. United Kingdom.
Dead Oceans
Indie pop, alternative rock and indie rock. Bloomington.
Dine Alone Records
Alternative rock, punk rock and post-hardcore. Toronto.
Dischord Records
Alternative rock and post-hardcore. Washington, DC.
Equal Vision Records
Post-hardcore, alternative rock and indie rock. Albany.
Father/Daughter Records
Indie rock, alternative rock and indie pop. San Francisco.
Fire Records
Indie rock, psych rock and alternative rock. London.
flower sounds
Indie rock, lo-fi and alternative rock. United States.
Flying Nun Records
Indie rock, alternative rock and post-punk. Auckland.
Hand Drawn Dracula
Alternative rock, shoegaze and psych rock. Toronto.
Hardly Art
Alternative rock and indie rock. Seattle.
Indies Scope
Alternative rock. Brno.
Jagjaguwar
Indie pop, alternative rock and indie rock. Bloomington.
Julia's War
Shoegaze, indie rock and alternative rock. Philadelphia.
Kanine Records
Indie rock, alternative rock and shoegaze. Brooklyn.
Keeled Scales
Indie rock, alternative rock and indie folk. Austin.
La Tempesta Dischi
Alternative rock. Pordenone.
Little Cloud Records
Alternative rock, shoegaze and indie rock. United States.
Matador
Indie rock and alternative rock. New York.
Mint Records
Indie rock and alternative rock. Vancouver.
Moonlee Records
Alternative rock, indie rock and shoegaze. Ljubljana.
Partisan Records
Alternative rock and indie rock. Brooklyn.
PDV
Alternative rock and noise rock. Zagreb.
Pleasure Tapes
Shoegaze and alternative rock. Portland.
PNKSLM
Indie pop, indie rock and alternative rock. Stockholm.
Pure Noise Records
Emo, punk rock and alternative rock. United States.
Rough Trade
Indie rock and alternative rock. London.
Saddle Creek
Indie rock and alternative rock. Omaha.
Safe Suburban Home
Indie rock and alternative rock. York.
Siluh Records
Post-punk, alternative rock and shoegaze. Vienna.
Skep Wax
Indie pop, indie rock and alternative rock. United Kingdom.
Smoking Room
Alternative rock and shoegaze. Oakland.
So Recordings
Post-punk, indie rock and alternative rock. London.
Sonido Muchacho
Alternative rock and indie rock. Madrid.
Speedy Wunderground
Alternative rock and garage rock. London.
Spinda Records
Psych rock, alternative rock and shoegaze. La Línea de la Concepción.
Subroutine Records
Post-punk, indie rock and alternative rock. Groningen.
Subsound Records
Psych rock and alternative rock. Rome.
Subterfuge Records
Alternative rock, indie rock and indie pop. Madrid.
Table Basse Records
Alternative rock and post-punk. Lausanne.
Take This To Heart Records
Emo, indie rock and alternative rock. United States.
Talitres Records
Alternative rock and indie rock. Bordeaux.
Tambourhinoceros
Indie rock and alternative rock. Copenhagen.
These Hands Melt
Alternative rock, dream pop and post-rock. Rome.
Third Eye Stimuli Records
Indie rock, post-punk and alternative rock. Australia.
Transgressive Records
Indie rock and alternative rock. London.
Wave Records
Darkwave, post-punk and alternative rock. Brazil.
You've Changed Records
Alternative rock, indie rock and psych rock. Canada.

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