Tugboat Records

Tugboat Records was a small independent record label based in London, England, which was affiliated with Rough Trade Records. It was founded in May 1998 by Geoff Travis, who had previously founded Rough Trade Records itself. The first release on Tugboat Records was "Joan of Arc", a 7" single by Low.^[1][2] The label's manager was Glen Johnson of Piano Magic.^[3][4] Among the most influential albums originally released by Tugboat was Any Other City (2001), the only studio album by Scottish indie rock band Life Without Buildings.^[5][6]

Tugboat Records
Parent company	Rough Trade Records
Founded	1998 (1998)
Founder	Geoff Travis
Defunct	2003 (2003)
Status	Inactive
Genre	Indie rock
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Location	London, England

Notable artists

Notable artists who released one or more recordings on Tugboat Records include:

• Life Without Buildings^[5][6]
• Low^[1][7]
• Ooberman^[8]
• Sodastream^[9]
• Spring Heel Jack^[10]
• The Strokes^[11]
• Vic Godard^[12]