The Guardian

4AD, the record label that gave birth to indie cool, celebrates 30th anniversary

For a music brand that is all about innovative sounds, British record label 4AD's 30th anniversary is one of the quietest celebrations the industry has known. But this has not stopped loyal fans of ...
The Irish Times

Thirty years on, 4AD still the label to beat for indie excellence

REVOLVER:IF ANY label could throw out 30 quality albums from its back catalogue to celebrate its 30th anniversary, it's 4AD. But there won't be any such "look at us!" nonsense from the best indie ...
Yahoo

Album Art Designer Vaughan Oliver, Who Worked With Pixies and Developed 4AD’s Style, Dies at 62

Album cover designer Vaughan Oliver, who developed a signature abstract style as the 4AD label’s in-house man on top of doing classic work for bands like the Pixies, has died at age 62. No cause of ...
The Guardian

4AD: the 'pure' label behind Pixies and Cocteau Twins

"It was a fantastic opportunity," reckons Ivo Watts-Russell of British record label 4AD. "For a while, we participated in something pure and unique. Those records will vibrate long after I've ceased ...
Music Week

4AD appoints UK and US label managers Sophie Hall and Alyssa DeBonis

4AD has made key hires to the label management team on both sides of the Atlantic. Alyssa DeBonis and Sophie Hall have been appointed as, respectively, the company’s new US and UK label managers. 4AD ...
Time Out

Celebrating 4AD: The label’s essential albums (SLIDE SHOW)

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Under the Radar

TORRES Says Her Label 4AD Dropped Her “For Not Being Commercially Successful Enough”

TORRES (aka MacKenzie Scott) released a new album, Three Futures, last September via 4AD. It was her first album for the iconic label. Now she has posted to Twitter that the label has dropped her. She ...
Drowned In Sound

Label Focus #7: 4AD

Stately indies don’t come any more revered than the quarter-century-old 4AD. Firstly, because they are and always have been a proper ‘indie’ – an independent record label who release a certain type of ...
NME

Grimes apologises for calling 4AD a “shit label”

Grimes has apologised for calling 4AD a “shit label” as she gave an update on her “highly collaborative” new album. Earlier this month, the ‘Art Angels’ singer hinted that things weren’t going to plan ...
Billboard

Torres Says She Was Dropped by Label 4AD ‘For Not Being Commercially Successful Enough’

Torres, the project of singer Mackenzie Scott, has been dropped from her label 4AD, according to a Twitter post on Monday (April 16). By Colin Stutz Torres, the project of singer Mackenzie Scott, has ...