Take This to Heart Records

Take This to Heart Records
The official logo for Take This to Heart Records
Founded2012; 13 years ago (2012)
FounderJoe Urban
Distributor(s)Alternative Distribution Alliance
Genre
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Official websitetakethistoheartrecords.com

Take This to Heart Records, sometimes abbreviated as TTTH or T3H, is an American independent record label.

Overview

Take This to Heart Records was founded by Joe Urban in Boston, Massachusetts in 2012. Prior to founding the label, Urban toured with bands and worked at Zing Recording Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts; it was at Zing where he was inspired to start a label for smaller artists.[1][2] The name came from a brainstorming session where Urban reportedly said, "I really want people to take these records to heart."[2] Urban drew influence from labels like Saddle Creek, Vagrant, Drive-Thru, and Asian Man Records.[1] Since January 2017, the label has had a distribution deal with Alternative Distribution Alliance, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.[3]

The label has released records by artists including Bent Knee, The Higher, McCafferty, Save Face, Jetty Bones, and Super American. Their roster includes artists in alternative rock, punk rock, post-hardcore, pop rock, power pop, and emo.[1][2]

In 2022, the label released the compilation album A Monument To Commemorate Our Time: A Tribute To Lifted by Bright Eyes, a collection of covers from the band Bright Eyes' album Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground. Contributors to the album included John-Allison Weiss, Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years, Rat Tally, Riverby, and Sarah and the Safe Word, and proceeds were donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.[4][5][6]

Artists

Current

Alumni

  • Arrows Over Athens
  • Cheer Up
  • Dead Leaves
  • Fossil Youth
  • Hodera
  • Home Movies
  • Jetty Bones
  • McCafferty
  • Ness Lake
  • No Tide
  • The Other Stars
  • Rat Kid Cool
  • Save Face
  • Sundressed
  • Swordfish
  • Traditions
  • Tranquility
  • Western Daughter
  • Woodford Way

References

  1. ^ a b c Fowler, Jami (2020-07-15). "Your New Favorite Label: Take This to Heart Records". The Alternative. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ^ a b c Hines, Hannah (2016-09-23). "Small Operation, Big Dreams, and a Whole Lotta Love: Take This to Heart". idobi Radio. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. ^ "Missaligned | 054: Joe Urban Returns". share.transistor.fm. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  4. ^ Geiger, Amy (2022-08-05). "Stream Bright Eyes 'Lifted' benefit cover compilation ft. Future Teens, Dan Campbell & more". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  5. ^ Walter, Paige (2022-08-05). "Listen to Riverby cover Bright Eyes for tribute compilation by Take This to Heart Records". WXPN. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  6. ^ Moore, Em (2022-08-05). "Riverby, Kali Masi, Sarah and The Safe Word, PONY, more on new Bright Eyes comp". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2022-11-17.