While many indie labels flicker and fade alongside the scenes they propagated, Slumberland Records’ beacon continues to burn brightly. The imprint has outlived many of its peers and predecessors, as well as the indiepop movement it emerged from in the early nineties.

Music geeks never forget their first love affair with a record label. It’s an experience that transforms casual listening into an infatuation, and inspires freakish behaviors like maintaining a handwritten discography and referring to releases by catalog number rather than album title.