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Secretly Canadian Co-Founder Chris Swanson Looks Back on the Label’s First 25 Years Variety 2 hrs ago From its modest beginnings on the campus of Indiana University a quarter century ago, Secretly Canadian has grown into one of the most respected independent labels in the world, having released albums by the War On Drugs, Antony and the Johnsons, Major Lazer, Yoko Ono and Jason Molina. The company, which was founded by brothers Chris and Ben Swanson in 1996 and is still based in Bloomington, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year via an extended campaign of reissues and new release...

Current Joys has signed to Secretly Canadian, sharing new single 'Voyager' in the process. The Nevadan songwriter studied at film school in New York, before relocating to Los Angeles and immersing himself in the city's fabled underground communities. Releasing a string of albums, his vivid narrative sense is matched to a wandering sonic palette, a free-willed sensibility, a desire to step outside the lines. New single 'Amateur' is part of a fresh chapter, and it's his first release on longstanding independent powerhouse Secretly Canadian. The video is a strikingly surreal mini road movie, and...