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| Sub Pop | |
|---|---|
 We're Not the Best, But We're Pretty Good | |
| Parent company | Warner Music Group (49%) |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Bruce Pavitt, Jonathan Poneman |
| Distributor(s) | ADA (US) Outside Music (Canada) Merlin Network (digital) |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Official website | www |
Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement.[1] They are often credited with helping popularize grunge music. The label's roster includes Fleet Foxes, Tad, Beach House, The Postal Service, Sleater-Kinney, Flight of the Conchords, Foals, Blitzen Trapper, Father John Misty, clipping., Shabazz Palaces, Weyes Blood, Guerilla Toss, Bully, Low, METZ, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Kiwi Jr., TV Priest and The Shins. In 1995, the owners of Sub Pop sold a 49% stake of the label to the Warner Music Group.[2]
- ^ Robert Weinstein (April 23, 2001). "An Interview with Bruce Pavitt". trip. Tripzine. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Scanlon, Tom (January 27, 2008). "Sub Pop's got some kind of record | The Seattle Times". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2023.