Rostrum to Relaunch Cantora Records, the Indie Label That Helmed Careers of MGMT and Bear Hands (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comThania Garcia Rostrum Records is relaunching the Brooklyn-bred indie label Cantora Records. As part of the refresh, indie pop band Bear Hands — who first signed to Cantora Records in 2010 — will be returning to the label to release their forthcoming album.
Cantora is best known for their successes with psychedelic pop band MGMT and other indie acts like Bear Hands and Francis and the Lights.
In 2005, the label released MGMT‘s first EP “Time To Pretend,” with the eponymously-titled hit single and the Grammy-nominated “Kids.” Rostrum acquired Cantora’s catalog in 2015 with the hopes of an intentional relaunch with new signings.
In January 2023, Rostrum Records tapped Erika Montes as its new president while label founder Benjy Grinberg leads Rostrum Pacific, the parent company of Rostrum Records.
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