record_label caught in the trees
Caught in the Trees is a 2008 album released by Indie rock musician Damien Jurado . It is his eighth full - length album release . Pitchfork Media gave the album a favorable review , calling it `` a rock solid outing from backing bandmates Jenna Conrad and Eric Fisher supporting some of Jurado ' s best songwriting to date '' . Paste Magazine also praised the album , writing that it `` alternates between lean , biting folk - rock and haunting ballads that seem to float up from deep , dark wells . With his pair of bandmate friends by his side , he sounds less alone than ever before , and Conrad ' s pliant harmonies are a great boon . '' Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United States and the ___MASK2___ in the 1980s . Indie rock encapsulates indie ___MASK30___ and lo - fi , among others . Originally used to describe record labels , the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock . As grunge and punk revival bands in the US , and then Britpop bands in the UK , broke into the mainstream in the 1990s , it came to be used to identify those acts that retained an outsider and underground perspective . In the 2000s , as a result of changes in the music industry and the growing importance of the Internet , some indie rock acts began to enjoy commercial success , leading to questions about its meaningfulness as a term . Sub ___MASK30___ is a record ___MASK92___ founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt . In 1988 , Sub ___MASK30___ Records LLC was formed by Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle , Washington . Sub ___MASK30___ achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana , Soundgarden , Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle alternative rock scene . They are often credited with taking the first steps toward popularizing grunge music , and have continued to achieve critical and commercial success in the new millennium , with bands such as Fleet Foxes , Foals , Beach House , The Postal Service , Flight of the Conchords , Sleater - Kinney , Blitzen Trapper , No Age , Wolf Parade and The Shins on their roster . In 1995 the owners of Sub ___MASK30___ sold a 49 % stake of the ___MASK92___ to the ___MASK65___ . Britpop is a UK based music and culture movement in the mid 1990s which emphasised " Britishness ", and produced bright , catchy ___MASK30___ music partly in reaction to the US led grunge music and the UK ' s own shoegazing music scene . The most successful bands associated with the movement are Oasis , Blur , Suede and Pulp ; those groups would come to be known as its " big four ". The timespan of Britpop is generally considered to be 1993 - 1997 , with 1994 - 1995 , and a chart battle between Blur and Oasis dubbed " The Battle of Britpop ", being the epicentre of activity . While music was the main focus , fashion , art , and politics also got involved , with artists such as Damien Hirst being involved in creating videos for Blur , and being labelled as Britart or Britpop artists , and Tony Blair and New Labour aligning themselves with the movement . Alternative rock ( also called alternative music , alt - rock or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK19___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK19___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk rock , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether rock or not , that is seen to be descended from punk rock ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ). Indie ___MASK30___ is a subgenre and subculture of alternative / indie rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s . The style is inspired by punk ' s DIY ethic and related ideologies , and it generated a thriving fanzine , ___MASK92___ , and club and gig circuit . Indie ___MASK30___ differs from indie rock to the extent that it is more melodic , less abrasive , and relatively angst - free . Its substyles include chamber ___MASK30___ and twee ___MASK30___ . Damien Jurado is an American indie rock singer / songwriter from Seattle , Washington . Over the years , he has released albums on Sub ___MASK30___ and currently on ___MASK86___ . ___MASK86___ is an American independent record label based in Bloomington , Indiana with offices in Brooklyn , London , Austin , Los Angeles and Paris . Now run by Ben Swanson , Chris Swanson and Darius Van Arman , the current roster includes The War On Drugs , Anohni , Antony and the Johnsons , Tig Notaro , Damien Jurado , Here We Go Magic , and Whitney among others . Grunge ( sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound ) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the in the American state of Washington , particularly in Seattle . The early grunge movement revolved around Seattle ' s independent ___MASK74___ ___MASK92___ Sub Pop , but by the early 1990s its popularity had spread , with grunge acts in California and other parts of the U . S . building strong followings and signing major ___MASK74___ deals .