EMI has lost another one. Supergrass is the latest act to announce it is leaving the troubled label.
The band have gone it alone after amicably parting ways with Parlophone, their record label of 14 years.The band have been with the EMI-owned label since the release of their 1994 debut single 'Caught By The Fuzz', but they will now release all future music on their own label, Supergrass Records.
Bassist Mickey Quinn, who has been appointed the band's managing director, said they decided to leave after witnessing "wastage" at their former label.
Speaking to BBC 6 Music, he said: "We had a pretty good run with Parlophone when we were signed to them, but it's more a case that Parlophone has changed so much over the past year.
"A lot of people seem to have left the company that were there for a long time, that we respected.
"For whatever reason, we both came to the decision that it's probably better if we weren't signed to them any more."
He added that the decision to leave was mutual between both parties.
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Since EMI was acquired by private equity group Terra Firma in August 2007, other big artists signed to the label have all left, including Radiohead, Paul McCartney, and the Rolling Stones.
Quinn added that going it alone would also make them re-assess their overheads which would make them think creatively.
He said of the label: "When you're footing the bill you pull your horns in. In a lot of ways that makes you more creative."
The first release on Supergrass Records was the band's June single 'Rebel In You', which was sold exclusively throughSupergrassrecords.com.
