4AD
British indie rock record label, 4AD, was started in the late 1970s by Ivo Watts-Russell. Bands in the 1980s included Bauhaus, The Birthday Party, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil (Watts-Russell's own band, who were quite successful) and Colourbox. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, 4AD signed many American guitar pop bands, including the Pixies, Throwing Muses and Belly.
Current Artists
- Blonde Redhead
- Breeders
- Tanya Donelly
- Lisa Gerrard
- Kristin Hersh
- His Name Is Alive
- Neil Halstead
- Vinny Miller
- Magnetophone
- Cass McCombs
- Mojave 3
- Mountain Goats
- Brendan Perry
- Piano Magic
- Scott Walker
- Sybarite
- Throwing Muses
Past Artists
- Bauhaus
- Belly
- Heidi Berry
- The Birthday Party
- Michael Brook
- Cocteau Twins
- Colourbox
- Cuba
- Dead Can Dance
- Gus Gus
- The Hope Blister
- Lisa Germano
- Lush
- Modern English
- Pixies
- Rema Rema
- Scheer
- Tarnation
- Thievery Corporation
- The Wolfgang Press
External link
- 4AD official site
- 4AD: Facing The Wrong Way unofficial site
- Eyesore Database: Complete 4AD Discography through ca. 1996