CLUTCH START THEIR OWN RECORD LABEL

According to Lambgoat, Clutch have started their own record label called Weathermaker Music which will be the home of all future Clutch releases.

“We have started our own label called Weathermaker Music. Look for all future Clutch and Bakerton Group releases on Weathermaker! Look for the first release in late summer 2008. Our first live DVD and a live CD both released the same day! Exact release date to be announced soon.”

At first I was scratching my head on this one — in these hard times for recorded music, who is actually starting a record label? But as I thought about it more in the context of Trent Reznor’s recent moves and the fact that Clutch has a solid, dedicated fan-base, it makes sense for the band to control all of their interests themselves. Still, I’d think they could benefit from traditional distribution and marketing, at least to some degree.

Thoughts?

-VN