Melodic Records is a British independent record label founded by David Cooper in 1999. Based in Manchester, England, the label have recently released their 132nd release as of October 2021 (Strawbery Guy's 'Sun Outside My Window' album) and celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019. The label also run a label management arm, Melodic European Labels, which distributes and promotes overseas labels in Europe. The current active Melodic roster includes artists such as Strawberry Guy, W. H. Lung, The Cool Greenhouse, Stephen Steinbrink, Cool Ghouls, Working for a Nyx Nott, and L. Pierre. Acts that have been recently represented by the label include Working Men's Club, Man Of Moon, The Drink, Febueder, Dark Dark Dark, K-X-P, Malcolm Middleton and David Shrigley, Paume, Archie Pelago & Grenier, Patterns, Howes, The Soundcarriers, Windmill, Michael A Grammar, The Longcut and Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Melodic's first release was the debut EP from Pedro (aka James Rutledge) in 1999. Over the years the label has been active they have released records for the likes of Baikonour, Topo Gigio, Department of Eagles, The Isles, Outputmessage, Harrisons, ARMS, The Earlies, Micah P Hinson, the Nine Black Alps, Dungen, Minotaur Shock and Psapp. History Label manager & founder David Cooper started in the industry at Pomona, a music PR company then based in Hebden Bridge. Before deciding to set up his own label to release the debut EP of ambient electronic musician Pedro. In its early years, the label went on to release singles and albums for electronic artists Minotaur Shock, L.Pierre (A guise of Arab Strap's Aidan Moffat) and Baikonour. The first release to move away from the electronic music that at that point defined the label was the debut 7", of Sheffield indie band The Harrisons. At that time a peer of The Arctic Monkeys, the band were a leading force in the so-called New Yorkshire scene. By the time The Harrisons had released their debut album in 2008, a large proportion of the Melodic roster were showcasing a more guitar-leaning side to the label. By signing Manchester bands Working For A Nuclear Free City & The Longcut, along with New Yorkers The Isles & Department Of Eagles, a new era of Melodic was born. Working For a Nuclear Free City signed to Melodic Records in 2006, and released their self-titled debut album the same year, the first of four albums they would put out on