Team Love Records

What Team Love Records does

Team Love Records is an independently operated record label founded in 2008 and headquartered in New Paltz, NY with a secondary presence in Portland, ME. The label was founded by Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes and has released music from more than 80 artists across its history, spanning folk, indie rock, experimental, electronic, and jazz genres. Core releases include catalog from Bright Eyes, Jenny Lewis, The Felice Brothers, and Tilly & the Wall, alongside active 2024-2025 output from artists such as Gulp, Casco Bay Tummlers, Joker's Daughter, Demi Spriggs, and Obelisk Grove.

The label operates a multi-imprint structure: the main Team Love Records imprint plus three sub-brands — Oystertones (experimental/electronic), Veal Records X Team Love (a joint imprint with Jamie Saft covering jazz/instrumental work), and Bill Brovold X Team Love (instrumental/experimental projects). Distribution runs through Bandcamp (primary storefront for physical and digital sales including vinyl, CD, and cassette), Spotify, Apple Music (where the label holds curator status), and YouTube. The company maintains direct-to-fan social engagement across Instagram, Bluesky, Spoutible, Threads, and TikTok.

The business model is transaction-based, monetizing digital sales, streaming royalties, and physical media through Bandcamp and major streaming platforms. With a 6-person team and no disclosed institutional funding or external investment, Team Love Records operates as a small-scale independent label with artist signings and physical production capabilities as its core value proposition to indie artists seeking an alternative to major-label deals.

Name

Team Love Records

Legal name

Team Love Records

Website

https://team-love.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Team Love Records is an independent record label founded by Conor Oberst in 2008, operating from New Paltz, NY and Portland, ME, releasing folk, experimental, and jazz music through three imprints across vinyl, digital, and streaming platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Record Label

NAICS

Record Production and Distribution (51225)

SIC

Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks (3652)

akta.pro primary industry

Record Labels (Major & Independent) (MPAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Independent record label
• Music distribution services
• Vinyl record production
• Digital music streaming
• Physical media releases

Headquarters

HQ city

New Paltz

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Music Sales and Streaming: Revenue generated from digital music sales, streaming royalties, and physical media (vinyl, CD, cassette) purchases through Bandcamp and other distribution channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Team Love Records is an independent record label that signs and releases music for independent artists across folk, experimental, indie, jazz, and electronic genres. The label produces and distributes releases in vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital formats through its own Bandcamp storefront and major streaming platforms (Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube). It operates three imprints besides its main label: Oystertones, Veal Records X Team Love, and Bill Brovold X Team Love.

Product overview

Team Love Records is an independent record label (2008-2025) headquartered in New Paltz NY and Portland ME, operating a platform model with its main label plus three subsidiary imprints: Oystertones (experimental/electronic releases), Veal Records X Team Love (jazz/instrumental collaborations with Jamie Saft), and Bill Brovold X Team Love (instrumental/experimental projects). The company distributes physical formats (vinyl, CD, cassette) and digital music through Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. Recent releases span folk, jazz, experimental, electronic, and instrumental genres from artists including Gulp, Bill Brovold, Craig Benedict Valentine Badynee, Obelisk Grove, Demi Spriggs, and TJ Douglas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Team Love Records (Main Label) Independent record label based in New Paltz NY and Portland ME, releasing music across multiple formats including vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital through distribution partners and its Bandcamp store.
• Oystertones Sister label of Team Love Records specializing in experimental, electronic, and avant-garde music releases on vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital formats.
• Veal Records X Team Love Records Collaborative imprint label featuring Jamie Saft's Veal Records in partnership with Team Love Records, releasing jazz and instrumental music including works by Beta Popes, OV, Kalashnikov, New Zion Trio, and the Jamie Saft Trio.
• Bill Brovold X Team Love Records Collaborative imprint featuring Bill Brovold's experimental instrumental projects, including solo work and collaborations with the band Larval.
• Music Distribution Services Digital music distribution to streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, as well as direct-to-consumer sales through Bandcamp and the label's own store.
• TLCOMP2023 Compilation album released by Team Love Records in 2023 featuring 'something for everyone,' available at name-your-price.
• Video Selections Music video content from Team Love Records, Oystertones, and Jamie Saft's Veal Records x Team Love, available on YouTube.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Veal Records X Team LovecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister imprint label partnership with Jamie Saft's Veal Records. Releases include Beta Popes, OV, Kalashnikov, New Zion Trio, Swami Lateplate, Pramrod Sexena, King Krangus, and Jerry Granelli & Jamie Saft collaborations. Features Jamie Saft Trio releases.
• OystertonescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister imprint label focused on experimental and electronic music. Artists include Obelisk Grove and Stacey MacLeay. Releases include VI by Obelisk Grove, Hyperactivity by Stacey MacLeay, and In the Winter of Night by Obelisk Grove.
• Bill Brovold X Team LovecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSister imprint focusing on Bill Brovold's experimental instrumental music. Releases include Ghost Music, Carnival, Larval collaborations, and Strum and Drone with Double Celled Organism.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Barsuk Records: Seattle-based independent label (Death Cab for Cutie, Nada Surf) with a comparable size, indie/folk roster focus, and multi-format vinyl-first release strategy.
• Jagjaguwar: Independent label (Bon Iver, Dinosaur Jr., Angel Olsen) with a similar artist-friendly, multi-genre indie/experimental/folk profile and direct-to-fan plus streaming distribution through Bandcamp and DSPs.
• Kill Rock Stars: Independent label with a comparable experimental, indie, and folk-leaning roster and a similar multi-format (vinyl/digital) release approach targeting a dedicated indie audience.
• Merge Records: Long-running US independent label (Arcade Fire, Superchunk) with a comparable multi-genre, artist-friendly roster and a mix of physical and digital distribution via its own store and streaming partners.
• Secretly Canadian: Independent label group with overlapping indie/folk/experimental roster (Yoko Ono, Damien Jurado, Jason Molina) and similar physical/digital distribution model; part of the Secretly Group alongside Jagjaguwar and Dead Oceans.
• Polyvinyl Record Co. Mid-sized US independent label (American Football, Of Montreal) with a comparable multi-genre indie roster and a strong direct-to-consumer Bandcamp-style storefront alongside streaming distribution.
• Saddle Creek Records: Omaha-based independent label closely associated with Conor Oberst and the Bright Eyes/Little Wings/Cursive scene. Operates a similar indie/folk/experimental roster model and shares geographic and cultural roots with Team Love.
• Drag City: Chicago-based independent label known for experimental, avant-garde, and indie releases with a direct-to-consumer mail-order and Bandcamp distribution model that closely mirrors Team Love's Oystertones imprint.

Broad incumbents

• Anti- Records: Larger independent label (Tom Waits, Neko Case, Wilco) with a similar folk/indie/alternative roster; broader catalog and distribution than Team Love but operates on a comparable independent-label playbook.
• Sub Pop Records: Established independent label with a comparable indie/alternative/experimental roster and direct-to-fan plus major streaming distribution. Larger and broader than Team Love but the most referenced peer for indie label operating models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@teamloverecords
• Facebookfacebook.com/teamloverecords
• Instagraminstagram.com/team_love_records
• TikToktiktok.com/@teamloverecords
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/team-love-records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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