2004: The Year Indie Rock Broke

C.R.E.A.M.

October 14, 2026·47 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

What does it even mean to sell out? An episode about licensing songs to commercials and signing to major labels that focuses on the question, "When were you able to quit your job and become a musician full time?" And then tells the stories of Modest Mouse signing to Epic and having a massive hit in 2004 through the eyes of its A&R man and a band member, and the wild story of how Feist accidentally ended up on the biggest label in North America without even trying or having to recoup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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