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ATO Records
Founded2000 (2000)
Founder
Distributors
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
LocationNew York City
Official websiteatorecords.com

ATO Records (or According to Our Records) is an American independent record label based in New York City. The label was established in 2000 by Dave Matthews and manager Coran Capshaw.

ATO's roster includes My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard, Black Pumas, Nick Hakim, Alabama Shakes, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mattiel, Brandi Carlile, Joseph, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard,[1] Hurray for the Riff Raff, Benjamin Booker, Lee Ann Womack, SOJA, Okkervil River, Blind Pilot, Old 97's, Neal Francis, Drive-By Truckers, Primus, Margaret Glaspy, The Claypool Lennon Delirium,[2] J Roddy Walston and the Business, Amyl and the Sniffers[3] and They Are Gutting a Body of Water. [4]

The label also operates a sublabel, TBD Records, which was founded in 2007 and is best known for being the North American distributor for two Radiohead albums.[5]

ATO is distributed in the US by Universal's Virgin Music Label & Artist Services and by PIAS Group in Europe.[6]

History

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Released in April 2012, Alabama Shakes’ debut album, Boys & Girls, was named as one of the year's best albums by many publications, including Rolling Stone.[7]

The label's highest selling releases are White Ladder by David Gray and Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes, both of which have been certified Platinum - for sales of or exceeding 1 million units - by the Recording Industry Association of America.[8] Three other releases have been certified Gold, for sales of 500,000 copies: In Rainbows by Radiohead, Boys & Girls by Alabama Shakes and A New Day at Midnight by David Gray.[8]

ATO Records has won nine A2IM Liberia Awards and has been nominated over 20 times over the past five years. In 2020 the label won two award including the Best Metal Album (King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard- Infest the Rats Nest), and Best Punk / Emo Album ( Amyl and the Sniffers - Amyl and the Sniffers).[9]

ATO Records currently has seven nominations for The Americana Music Association Music Awards 2020, including Artist of the Year (Brittany Howard), Album of the Year (Brittany Howard), Song Of the Year ( Brittany Howard, and Drive-By Truckers), Duo/ Group of the Year (Black Pumas, and Drive-By Truckers), and Emerging Act of the Year (Black Pumas).[10]

In November 2019 ATO Records artists received seven Grammy Nominations including Best Rock Song (Brittany Howard), Best Rock Performance (Brittany Howard), Best R&B Song (Emily King), Best Engineered Album (Emily King), Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (Rodrigo y Gabriela), Best World Music Album (Altin Gün), and Best New Artist (Black Pumas).[11]

ATO Records artists Rodrigo y Gabriela won the 2020 Grammy for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for their album 'Mettavolution'.[12]

Current artists

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Former artists

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See also

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  • List of record labels – Music-marketing brands promoting and distributing recording artists
  • TBD Records

References

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  1. ^ Desk, TV News. "Flightless & ATO Records Form Exclusive Label and Distribution Partnership". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Jim James & The Claypool Lennon Delirium Team Up for Joint Summer Tour". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "ATO signs Amyl & The Sniffers – hear new single "Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled)"". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "ATO Records Welcomes They Are Gutting a Body of Water". ATO RECORDS. May 21, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "Following 'In Rainbows'". Los Angeles Times. January 4, 2008. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Caroline signs deal with ATO Records for US". May 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "50 Best Albums of 2012". Rolling Stone. December 5, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum - RIAA: ATO label". RIAA. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "2020". Libera Awards. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Awards". AmericanaMusic.org. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Frank, Allegra (January 24, 2020). "Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Lil Nas X lead the 2020 Grammy nominees". Vox. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List". GRAMMY.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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