Secretly Canadian Records
Secretly Canadian isn't a Canadian label at all, not even secretly. In fact, it's headquartered in the heartland of America: Bloomington, Indiana, home of indie rock and Indiana University. From the subtle introspection of Dave Fischoff to the flat-out rock of The Panoply Academy Corps of Engineers to the frantic cacophony of The Japonize Elephants, Secretly Canadian's artists consistently deliver music that's undeniable fine. And that's no secret.
Early Day Miners
This Bloomington group crafts warm, placidly beautiful, mostly instrumental songs that evoke vast, peaceful open spaces. They do so with a minimum of resources and even less affect.
Placer Found
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2001
Let Us Garlands Bring
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2002
Dave Fischoff
Haunting and inexplicable, Dave Fischoff's music dazzlingly blends whispery vocals, minimal instrumentation, and found sounds into an experimental-folk hybrid sure to leave you entranced.
Winston Park
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1999
The Ox And The Rainbow
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2001
June Panic
June Panic is a one-man army of bedroom bliss who constructs lo-fi orchestras out of guitar, bass, voice, and drums. Sometimes poppy, sometimes sad, June Panic will always reel you in with his four-track masterpieces.
Glory Hole
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1999
Horror Vacui
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2000
Baby's Breadth
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2002
Scout Niblett
A talented singer-songwriter from Nottingham, England who records harshly beautiful minimalist songs employing only voice, guitar, and occasional drums.
Sweet Heart Fever
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2001
The Panoply Academy
Controlled chaos involving guitar, bass, drums, samples, keyboards, horns and vocals. The Panoply Academy (in all its incarnations -- Glee Club, Legionnaires, and Corps of Engineers) is full of interesting subtleties and rocking hooks. Dissonance never sounded so catchy.
Rah
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1998
Concentus
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2000
No Dead Time
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2001
Racebannon
When Indiana's Racebannon takes control of the radio towers, utter chaos reigns on the airwaves. Racebannon's Gravity-meets-Touch and Go noise is violent, dark, and beautiful.
In The Grips Of The Light
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2002
Alasdair Roberts
The wavery-voiced frontman of melancholy Scottish folk collective Appendix Out ventures solo with a collection of fragile traditionals from the British Isles. He'll make your heart ache.
The Crook Of My Arm
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2001
Nikki Sudden
From his early days with the post-punk greats the Swell Maps, the rambling, shambling Nikki Sudden has been one of underground rock's most prolific artists, influencing numerous bands with a diverse brand of music that runs the gamut from raw punk to raunchy garage to silly glam to jangle-pop to country-rock, yet always bears the indelible stamp of Nikki Sudden.
The Nikki Sudden Compendium
