Draw Fire Records

**Label Catalog (Updated December 31, 2008)**

Aviette Songs From Until We Hear From Dave (DFR 01 | June 6, 2006)
Progressive and accessible indie-rock
Replacement for Liz Phair, Sonic Youth, Suzanne Vega

“Combining the noisy pop of Sonic Youth with the eerie nihilism of The Cure, singer/guitarist Holly Muñoz lays down meaty Crazy Horse-like riffs while vocally ranging in style from the breathiness of the Cocteau Twins to the sharp bite of PJ Harvey.”
–HowWasTheShow.com–

Aviette Until We Hear From Dave (DFR 02 | September 26, 2006)
Progressive and accessible indie-rock
Replacement for Liz Phair, Sonic Youth, Suzanne Vega

“Compelling beats, powerful chord progressions and singer Holly Muñoz’s enchanting voice combine to make an exciting, airtight album. Creative and versatile…a necessary addition to any music library.”
–iTunes–

Me and Kyle The Nagel Foundation Goes To Church (DFR 03 | March 27, 2007)
Instrumental fusion of jazz, rock and pop
Replacement for Medeski, Martin and Wood, Pinback

“Imagine the power of Rage meeting the integrity of Wayne Shorter, joining Parliament/Funkadelic and, finally, spiraling into two dudes.”
–CD Baby–

Stook! When The Needle Hit The Wax (DFR 04 | October 30, 2007)
Rootsy rock and roll
Replacement for Tom Petty, Steve Earle, John Fogerty, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen

“Stook!’s songs could score your average…evening of dive bar jukeboxes and tear-stained pull tabs.”
–City Pages–

The Glad Version Make Islands (DFR 05 | October 30, 2007)
Slick, mid-tempo indie-pop
Replacement for Death Cab For Cutie, The Long Winters, Nada Surf

“…A focused and polished pop platter that expands the Glad Version’s sound way beyond anything they’ve done in the past, the kind of album that screams to be discovered far beyond the state of Minnesota.”
–Reveille Magazine–

Sam Keenan All The Dark Colored Markers Went Dry (DFR 06 | April 22, 2008)
A blend of rock, hip-hop, folk and improvised music
Replacement for Elvis Costello, Beck, Pulp, Smog, The Magnetic Fields

“A vertiginous blast of manic delirium.”
–89.3 The Current (MPR)–

Aviette The Way We Met (DFR 07 | July 1, 2008)
Progressive and accessible indie-rock
Replacement for Liz Phair, Sonic Youth, Suzanne Vega

“If you haven’t heard about these guys, I have feeling you’re going to hear a lot more.”
-IndieFeed

Adam Svec Enemy Swimmer (DFR 08 | July 22, 2008)
Folk-pop soaked with melodic twists and turns
Replacement for Death Cab For Cutie, John Vanderslice, Sufjan Stevens

“Unlike many of his contemporaries in the genre, Svec manages to maintain his pop sensibility while stripping it all the way down to his skivvies.”
–PerfectPorridge.com–

Bill Mike Band Truce (DFR 09 | November 18, 2008)
Blistering experimental hybrid-rock
Replacement for Buckethead, Primus, The Mars Volta, Battles, Rush

“Bill Mike Band work together to create an airtight, forward-moving style of experimental rock that combines jazz riffs and feedback with more traditional styles like punk and pop.”
–City Pages–

The Hopefuls Now Playing At The One Seat Theater (DFR 10 | December 23, 2008)
Shiny power-pop featured on Laguna Beach and The O.C.
Replacement for Big Star, The Cars, Fountains of Wayne, Weezer, The Shins

“Like the New Pornographers and Matthew Sweet, you somehow can’t listen to enough, attempting to sear every note into your gray matter.”
–City Pages—

Desdamona Inkling (DFR 11 | October 1, 2009)
The best female spoken word and hip hop artist in the Midwest.
Replacement for Lauryn Hill, Staceyann Chin

“…no one has more definitively put the alienation of female rap fans into words (”Don’t Listen to the Lyrics”) or identified the femininity that hip hop would deny in itself (”We Will Always B”)…”
–City Pages—

Peter Lochner Shame On Me (DFR 12 | November 10, 2009)
Sincere folk-rock
Replacement for Ryan Adams, Dave Rawlings, Tom Petty

“Lochner evokes sounds from all over the musical map, but with a warm touch and style…he has put together ten songs that sound original yet immediately familiar. ”
–CD Baby—

Al Church and State Secret One (DFR 13 | December 15, 2009)
Power pop meets rustic soul.
Replacement for Weezer, Fountains of Wayne, Neil Young

“More than mere power-pop geeks, Church and his highly capable band…make convincing stabs at shimmering balladry (“She’s Okay”), and sinewy Spoon-styled post-punk (“Stick Up”) and keep the music briskly moving throughout the album…If only Weezer itself showed this much range.”
–The Onion A.V. Club—

Adam Svec Rarefaction (DFR 14 | January29, 2010)
Folk-pop soaked with melodic twists and turns
Replacement for Death Cab For Cutie, John Vanderslice, Sufjan Stevens

“Mid-tempo minimalist pop songs leave plenty of room for his beguiling choir-boy tenor to command center stage, irrefutably making its mark as one of the strongest set of pipes on the Minnesota music map.”
–The Onion AV Club—