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Paper Bag Records is a Canadian Independent Record Label , founded in 2002 by Enrique Soissa and Trevor Larocque and based out of Toronto , Ontario . In 2003 the label received the "Alternative Album of the Year" Juno Award for their first release, Broken Social Scene 's '' You Forgot It In People '', and in 2004 was again nominated for the Juno Award for Stars ' album '' Heart ''. In 2006 Paper Bag Records was nominated for the first annual Polaris Music Prize award for The Deadly Snakes ' '' Porcella '' album. Tokyo Police Club won a MuchMusic Video Award in 2007 for their song 'Cheer It On' directed by Sean Wainsteim . Although originally the label was created with the intention of focusing specifically on the Toronto-area Indie Rock music scene, they have recently ventured out into the European indie rock scene with the 2006 signing of Denmark's Under Byen and Figurines who were signed in April 2007. In July 2007, the label signed Swedish singer Sally Shapiro and annouced the North American release of her album Disco Romance . The label was also responsible for releasing the '' See You On The Moon! '' Compilation that featured indie rock artists such as Sufjan Stevens , Mark Kozelek , Great Lake Swimmers and Hot Chip performing songs for children. In August 2007 issue of US publication XLR8R magazine, Paper Bag Records was voted #14 'Best Indie Label'. The list of 25 included larger indie labels such as XL Recordings , Astralwerks , Domino Records and ANTI- / Epitaph Records . ARTISTS (PAST AND PRESENT)
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