Gigantic Music

Gigantic Music is an American independent record label founded by Brian Devine in 2000 and based in New York City. The label operates in the independent music sector, releasing and promoting recordings by alternative, indie rock, and related acts. Its catalog and artist roster have included both established New York performers and emerging bands from the United States and abroad. The label is particularly associated with the Walkmen, a New York band that signed with Gigantic Music for its fourth album, You & Me. That association connected the label with one of the better-known independent rock groups of its period and represented a significant release in Gigantic Music's catalog. Other artists linked to the label include Shy Child, Your Youth, Gringo Star, Asobi Seksu, the Builders and the Butchers, the Rumble Strips, the Hundred in the Hands, and Kevin Ayers, among many others. Gigantic Music's roster has changed over time. Publicly available descriptions distinguish current acts such as Birds of Avalon, Shy Child, and Your Youth from former artists including ARMS, Aa, Asobi Seksu, the Boggs, the Builders and the Butchers, Chubby, the Cloud Room, Dragons of Zynth, Frances, Gringo Star, Harlem Shakes, Human Television, the Hundred in the Hands, Kevin Ayers, Ladell McLin, Low Frequency in Stereo, the Rumble Strips, Shelby, Seedy Gonzalez, Some Action, and the Walkmen. The label's profile is therefore defined less by a single genre or mass-market franchise than by a curated independent roster. Available reference material does not establish a detailed corporate structure, ownership arrangement, current release schedule, financial performance, or official website address. It also does not provide enough information to determine the label's current operational scale beyond its continued identification as an independent record label. Gigantic Music is best understood as a New York-centered specialist music brand whose historical importance comes from its artist relationships and catalog rather than from public-company activity or broad consumer-product diversification.

Gigantic Music was established in 2000 by Brian Devine as an independent record label based in New York City. The available historical record identifies the label primarily through its artist roster and releases rather than through a publicly documented corporate history. It emerged within New York's independent music ecosystem, a setting associated with club-based discovery, artist development, and label-driven album releases. A major point in the label's public profile was its relationship with the Walkmen. Gigantic Music signed the established New York act for the band's fourth album, You & Me. The signing placed the label behind a prominent release by a band with an existing audience and helped associate Gigantic Music with the city's alternative-rock community. The reference material does not specify the precise signing date, contract terms, sales results, or commercial performance of the album, so those details cannot be established here. Over the course of its documented activity, Gigantic Music worked with a broad collection of independent acts. Its roster included artists such as Shy Child, Your Youth, Gringo Star, Asobi Seksu, the Builders and the Butchers, the Cloud Room, Dragons of Zynth, Harlem Shakes, Human Television, the Hundred in the Hands, Low Frequency in Stereo, the Rumble Strips, and Kevin Ayers. The range of these artists indicates a roster-oriented approach spanning indie rock, alternative music, electronic-leaning rock, and adjacent scenes. Some acts were identified as current while others were listed as former artists, reflecting the normal turnover of an independent label roster. Publicly listed current acts include Birds of Avalon, Shy Child, and Your Youth. Formerly associated acts include ARMS, Aa, Asobi Seksu, the Boggs, the Builders and the Butchers, Chubby, the Cloud Room, Dragons of Zynth, Frances, Gringo Star, Harlem Shakes, Human Television, the Hundred in the Hands, Kevin Ayers, Ladell McLin, Low Frequency in Stereo, the Rumble Strips, Shelby, Seedy Gonzalez, Some Action, and the Walkmen. The distinction between current and former acts is based on the referenced roster and does not by itself establish each artist's exact contract period. The available sources do not document a sale, merger, bankruptcy, major change in ownership, public listing, or formal closure. They also do not provide a complete discography, release chronology, revenue history, or detailed account of the label's present-day operations. Accordingly, Gigantic Music's documented history is most accurately described as that of a New York independent label founded in 2000, known for a varied alternative-music roster and for releasing the Walkmen's You & Me.

• 2000

  Label founded

  [1]Gigantic Musicen.wikipedia.org

  Brian Devine founded Gigantic Music as an independent record label based in New York City.

New York-based independent record label focused on artist-led alternative and indie music releases.

• Album

  You & Me

  You & Me is the Walkmen's fourth album and one of the releases most directly associated with Gigantic Music. The label signed the New York band for the album, making the project a notable example of Gigantic Music working with an established independent act. The available source does not provide a release date, track listing, commercial figures, or detailed production information.

1. 1Gigantic Musicen.wikipedia.org