For Independence Day, I did a spotlight on my favorite independent record labels: Slumberland, Teen-Beat, K, and Merge Records. I wanted to feature more, but I ran out of time.
| Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxie 500 | Fourth of July | This Is Our Music | Rough Trade | 1990 |
| ~ B R E A K ~ | ||||
| Velocity Girl | Clock | What Kind of Heaven Do You Want? | Slumberland | 1989 |
| Velocity Girl | My Forgotten Favorite | 6 Song Compilation | Slumberland | 1992 |
| Black Tambourine | For Ex-Lovers Only | Black Tambourine | Slumberland | 2010 |
| Lilys | February Fourteenth | In The Presence of Nothing | Slumberland | 1991 |
| Pants Yell! | Got to Stop | Received Pronunciation | Slumberland | 2009 |
| Crystal Stilts | Shake the Shackles | In Love With Oblivion | Slumberland | 2011 |
| Summer Cats | Let’s Go | Songs For Tuesdays | Slumberland | 2009 |
| Veronica Falls | Right Side of My Brain | Veronica Falls | Slumberland | 2011 |
| Proper Ornaments | Cremated (Blown Away) | Foxhole | Slumberland | 2017 |
| The Papercuts | Blues Run the Game [Jackson C Frank cover] | Kathleen Says 7″ Single | Slumberland | 2019 |
| Smokescreens | The Lost Song | Used To Yesterday | Slumberland | 2018 |
| Jeanines | Enough | Jeanines | Slumberland | |
| ~ B R E A K ~ | ||||
| Beat Happening | Our Secret | Beat Happening | K Records | 1985 |
| Heavenly | C is the Heavenly Option | Le Jardin De Heavenly | K Records | 1992 |
| Lois | Valentine | Butterfly Kiss | K Records | 1992 |
| Tiger Trap | Supreme Nothing | Tiger Trap | K Records | 1993 |
| The Softies | Tracks & Tunnels | Winter Pageant | K Records | 1996 |
| Mirah | The Light | C’mon Miracle | K Records | 2004 |
| Wallpaper | Nod Off | On The Chewing Gum Ground | K Records | 2008 |
| LAKE | Roger Miller | Giving & Receiving | K Records | 2011 |
| Karl Blau | Mockingbird Diet | Nature’s Got Away | K Records | 2008 |
| Kimya Dawson | I Like Giants | Remember That I Love You | K Records | 2006 |
| ~ B R E A K ~ | ||||
| Unrest | Make Out Club | Perfect Teeth | Teen-Beat Records | 1993 |
| Air Miami | World Cup Fever (Mac McCaughan Remix) | World Cup Fever EP | Teen-Beat Records | 1998 |
| Blast Off Country Style | Barf City USA | C’mon And Blast Off Country Style | Teen-Beat Records | 1994 |
| Tuscadero | Nancy Drew (7″ version) | Mt. Pleasant / Nancy Drew | Teen-Beat Records | 1994 |
| Vomit Launch | Hallways | Not Even Pretty | Teen-Beat Records | 1987 |
| Versus | Blade of Grass | The Stars Are Insane | Teen-Beat Records | 1994 |
| ~ B R E A K ~ | ||||
| Ladybug Transistor | Light on the Narrow Gauge | Clutching Stems | Merge Records | 2011 |
| Magnetic Fields | Strange Powers | Holiday | Merge Records | 1994 |
| Hospitality | Eighth Avenue | Hospitality | Merge Records | 2012 |
| Lambchop | Hey Where’s Your Girl | Thriller | Merge Records | 1997 |
| The Clean | Tally Ho | Anthology | Merge Records | 1981 |