Run for Cover Records

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{{short description|American independent record label founded in 2004 and based in Boston, Massachusetts}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Run for Cover Records
| founded = {{start date|2004}}
| founder = Jeff Casazza
| status = Active
| distributor = Secretly Distribution
| genre = [[Independent music|Indie]], [[Indie rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[emo]], [[hardcore punk|hardcore]], [[shoegaze]]
| country = U.S.
| location = Boston Massachusetts
| website = {{URL|runforcoverrecords.com}}
}}
'''Run for Cover Records''' (also known as RFC) is an American [[independent record label]] based in [[Boston]], Massachusetts. Founded in 2004 by Jeff Casazza at the age of 17 with a $1,000 loan, the label functioned as a small one-person bedroom operation in [[Brighton, Boston|Brighton]], until Casazza graduated [[Suffolk University]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cawley|first1=Terence|title=The Boston indie label all the kids are talking about |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2017/08/22/the-boston-indie-label-all-kids-are-talking-about/bD9lo7K3GRPpItgWxfGUHP/story.html|publisher=The Boston Globe|access-date=2 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Interview: Jeff Casazza (Run For Cover Records)|url=http://www.indiependentmusic.net/2011/10/interview-jeff-casazza-run-for-cover-records/|publisher=indiependentmusic|access-date=7 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181149/http://www.indiependentmusic.net/2011/10/interview-jeff-casazza-run-for-cover-records/|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

Known for working with undiscovered young bands from all over the world, RFC can be credited for helping launch the careers of [[Tigers Jaw]], [[Modern Baseball]], [[Title Fight]], [[Citizen]], [[Turnover (band)|Turnover]], [[Pinegrove (band)|Pinegrove]], [[Basement (band)|Basement]], and many more, as well as working with already notable acts like [[(Sandy) Alex G]], [[Camp Cope]], [[mewithoutYou]], [[American Pleasure Club|Teen Suicide]], and [[Nothing (band)|Nothing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=RFC Artist Roster|url=http://www.runforcoverrecords.com/artists|publisher=Run For Cover|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>

==History==

===2004–2010===
RFC was largely operated out of multiple apartments while Casazza attended [[Suffolk University]]. Releasing only 7" EPs and singles up until 2009, in 2010, the label released eight LPs, mostly from bourgeoning northeastern rock bands like [[Balance and Composure]], [[Tigers Jaw]], [[The Wonder Years (band)|The Wonder Years]], and [[Hostage Calm]]. The label started gaining traction quickly due to the rising [[do it yourself|DIY]] music scenes along the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]], most notably northeastern Pennsylvania, where [[Title Fight]], Balance and Composure, Tigers Jaw, and other bands are from.<ref>{{cite web|title=RUN FOR COVER LABEL BOSS JEFF CASAZZA ON EMO REVIVAL, CLASSIC LPS & MORE|url=https://www.fuse.tv/2013/11/cmj-2013-run-for-cover-records-emo-revival-interview|publisher=Fuse|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>

===2011–2013===
In 2011, the label moved into a downtown [[Back Bay, Boston|Back Bay]] apartment rented by Kevin Duquette, owner of [[Topshelf Records]]. At this time, the label officially hired its first employees, label manager Tom Chiari and high school friend Taylor Sullivan to handle mail-order. Later in the year, the label released [[Basement (band)|Basement]]'s debut LP ''[[I Wish I Could Stay Here]]'', eventually hiring guitarist Alex Henery in 2012. Also in 2011, RFC released the ''Mixed Signals'' compilation consisting of exclusive material from RFC artists, as well as friends and affiliated acts, including songs from [[Balance and Composure]], [[The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die]], [[The Menzingers]], and Tigers Jaw. The album was sold in hundreds of stores across the country for $4.99.<ref>{{cite web|title=RUN FOR COVER LABEL BOSS JEFF CASAZZA ON EMO REVIVAL, CLASSIC LPS & MORE|url=https://www.fuse.tv/2013/11/cmj-2013-run-for-cover-records-emo-revival-interview|publisher=Fuse|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>

In 2012, RFC signed [[Citizen (band)|Citizen]] and [[Turnover (band)|Turnover]], the first bands to officially sign 3 album deals with the label. The first release with the label for both bands was a split 7" EP that quickly became the label's fastest-selling release at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Run For Cover Records signs Citizen and Turnover|url=https://killyourstereo.com/news/987263/run-for-cover-records-signs-citizen-and-turnover/|publisher=KillYourStereo|access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref>

The label started a subscription vinyl singles series in 2013, consisting of split 7"s featuring [[Code Orange (band)|Code Orange]], [[Pity Sex]], [[Adventures (band)|Adventures]], Hostage Calm, The World Is a Beautiful Place, Tigers Jaw, and more.<ref>{{cite web|title=RUN FOR COVER RECORDS 7|url=http://www.saladdaysmag.com/run-for-cover-records-7/|publisher=Salad Days|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>

===2014–present===
In 2014, RFC parted ways with distributors [[Revelation Records]] and Cobraside Distribution, signing a worldwide deal with [[Alternative Distribution Alliance]], [[Warner Music Group]]'s independent distribution arm.

Later that year, RFC won "Record Label of the Year" from renowned Boston publication ''[[The Improper Bostonian]]''.

2015 saw the release of Turnover's sophomore LP ''[[Peripheral Vision (album)|Peripheral Vision]]'', which would go on to [[Nielsen SoundScan|SoundScan]] over 100,000 copies.

RFC launched Something In The Way Festival on December 14, 2016, selling out all three rooms of [[Webster Hall]] in New York City, and the Royale in Boston. The festival featured artists and friends curated by the label, including [[Modern Baseball]], Basement, Citizen, Turnover, [[mewithoutYou]], [[Pinegrove (band)|Pinegrove]], [[Nothing (band)|Nothing]], [[Alex G]], [[Elvis Depressedly]], [[Teen Suicide (band)|Teen Suicide]], [[Nicole Dollanganger]], [[Crying (band)|Crying]], [[Horse Jumper of Love]], and [[Petal (band)|Petal]].

Their [[YouTube]] channel, which features songs and videos from artists on their roster, has 112 thousand subscribers and 79 million views (as of September 9, 2019).<ref>{{cite web |title=Run for Cover Records Youtube Channel |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/runforcovertube/about |website=Youtube |publisher=Run for Cover Records |access-date=15 May 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, RFC joined [[Captured Tracks]], [[Sacred Bones Records|Sacred Bones]], [[Dead Oceans]], [[Ghostly International]] and [[Jagjaguwar]] at [[Secretly Group|Secretly Distribution]].

==Current artists==
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* [[Advance Base]]
* [[American Pleasure Club]]
* [[Another Michael]]
* [[The Berries]]
* [[Camp Cope]]
* [[Citizen (band)|Citizen]]
* [[Crying (band)|Crying]]
* [[Fiddlehead (band)|Fiddlehead]]
* [[Field Medic]]
* [[Fury (American band)|Fury]]
* [[Glass Beach (band)|Glass Beach]]
* Healing Potpourri
* [[Horse Jumper of Love]]
* [[Katie Dey]]
* [[Makthaverskan]]
* [[MewithoutYou]]
* [[Narrow Head]]
* [[One Step Closer (band)|One Step Closer]]
* [[Petal (band)|Petal]]
* [[Portrayal of Guilt]]
* [[Self Defense Family]]
* [[Spencer Radcliffe]]
* [[Sun June]]
* [[The Berries]]
* [[Turnover (band)|Turnover]]
* [[Varsity (band)|Varsity]]
* [[Westkust]]
* [[Wicca Phase Springs Eternal]]
* [[Young Guv]]
{{colend}}

==Past & affiliated artists==
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* [[Adventures (band)|Adventures]]
* [[Agent (band)|Agent]]
* [[Alex G]]
* [[Anne (band)|Anne]]
* [[Basement (band)|Basement]]
* [[Bridge and Tunnel (band)|Bridge and Tunnel]]
* [[Camera Shy (band)|Camera Shy]]
* [[Captain, We're Sinking]]
* [[Cloakroom (band)|Cloakroom]]
* [[Coasta (band)|Coasta]]
* [[Creative Adult]]
* [[CSTVT]]
* [[Death Is Not Glamorous]]
* [[Elvis Depressedly]]
* [[Fireworks (punk band)|Fireworks]]
* [[GDP (musician)|GDP]]
* [[Hostage Calm]]
* [[Little Big League (band)|Little Big League]]
* [[LVL UP]]
* [[Man Overboard (band)|Man Overboard]]
* Memorial
* Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
* [[Modern Baseball]]
* [[Nicole Dollanganger]]
* [[Nothing (band)|Nothing]]
* [[Pinegrove (band)|Pinegrove]]
* [[Pity Sex]]
* [[Seahaven (band)|Seahaven]]
* [[Shook Ones]]
* [[Sinking Ships]]
* [[The Sun Days]]
* [[Superheaven]]
* These Days
* [[This Is Hell (band)|This Is Hell]]
* [[This Time Next Year (band)|This Time Next Year]]
* [[Tigers Jaw]]
* [[Title Fight]]
* The Tower and the Fool
* [[Transit (band)|Transit]]
* [[Vinnie Caruana]]
* [[Whirr (band)|Whirr]]
* [[Young Statues]]
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==References==
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