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Panther Sounds was founded in 2004 by Dean Bein, Molly Samuel, and Avi Klein, who at the time were also bandmates in Red Tape Apocalypse. The group initially created the label to release the 7-inch tour-only record they had recorded in Bein's basement. After their first record sold well they
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455:Trash Talk
392:Magic Kids
371:King Krule
307:The Cheese
237:Grace Ives
147:King Krule
1552:Locked On
1226:Pitchfork
1168:Church EP
1097:TRUE-108
1035:TRUE-099
1015:Interiors
896:TRUE-059
874:$ 20 Bill
867:Mirrorage
847:TRUE-050
832:Superball
822:Real Love
809:TRUE-041
795:Real Love
779:TRUE-037
731:TRUE-030
720:TRUE-029
709:TRUE-028
704:Real Life
691:TRUE-026
677:Bubu King
671:TRUE-024
660:TRUE-023
635:TRUE-020
581:TRUE-012
570:TRUE-011
550:TRUE-009
543:TRUE-008
460:Ty Segall
384:Lil Silva
380:Lil Jabba
366:Kelsey Lu
328:DJ Mujava
219:BBY Kodie
183:Pitchfork
126:in 2009.
56:Avi Klein
52:Dean Bein
1557:Terrible
1414:Archived
1251:"Roster"
1185:See also
1126:Ariel EP
1118:Dark Red
1085:Mabel EP
972:Lawrence
930:An Letah
733:Delorean
726:Promises
641:Settings
637:Tanlines
556:Lemonade
552:Lemonade
505:Boomtown
495:Live at
472:Releases
439:Tanlines
423:slowthai
376:Lemonade
324:DJ Spoko
319:Delorean
214:Bbymutha
172:Brooklyn
159:Slowthai
114:) is an
82:Location
1523:Matador
1176:The Ooz
1099:Shlohmo
993:Neptune
937:Capella
825:Remixes
666:Memphis
572:Glasser
434:Tamaryn
418:Shlohmo
343:Glasser
303:Celeste
244:Jawnino
241:Hoodlum
165:History
155:Shlohmo
139:Glasser
135:Celeste
49:Founder
41:Founded
1506:Labels
1490:People
1149:(2015)
1133:É Grau
1000:Traver
893:(2011)
886:(2011)
876:(2011)
869:(2010)
862:(2010)
855:(2011)
815:Summer
797:(2010)
774:Lifted
762:(2010)
755:(2010)
748:(2010)
738:Subiza
697:7 A.M.
353:Hyetal
333:Ebhoni
279:Alumni
268:Tobias
157:, and
1547:Young
1071:Gully
986:Ma Ma
965:Diver
923:1X1X1
902:Awake
609:Laura
576:Apply
564:Album
545:Girls
500:Split
338:Girls
265:Softt
258:Oklou
227:E*vax
192:Album
179:Girls
143:Girls
1330:Vice
1042:Goon
1023:APAR
958:Grow
883:SXSW
839:Home
685:Ring
497:KDVS
451:Tint
289:Abra
131:ABRA
99:.com
44:2004
1513:4AD
122:of
112:TPS
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