Drag City

Drag City is a Chicago independent label founded in 1990, with a catalogue that makes room for singular artists rather than a house style. Its releases trace a path through indie rock, anti-folk and experimental music, but the thread is really a taste for writers and players who sound fully like themselves.

That comes through in the range of records associated with the label, from Joanna Newsom's The Milk-Eyed Mender, Ys and Divers to Bill Callahan's work under his own name and as Smog, alongside albums by Ty Segall, Silver Jews, Purple Mountains and Eiko Ishibashi. Eclectic without feeling scattered, Drag City has built its identity by backing artists with strong, unmistakable voices.