Smith Westerns is the self-titled debut album by the indie rock band Smith Westerns, released on June 5, 2009 on HoZac Records and in 2010 on which American independent record label, based in Water Valley and Oxford, Mississippi?
Fat Possum Records Fat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Water Valley and Oxford, Mississippi. At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording previously unknown Mississippi blues artists (typically from Oxford or Holly Springs, Mississippi). Recently, Fat Possum has signed younger rock acts to its roster. The label has been featured in "The New York Times", "New Yorker", "The Observer", a Sundance Channel production, a piece on NPR, and a 2004 documentary, "You See Me Laughin". Fat Possum also distributes the Hi Records catalog.
Holopaw Holopaw is an American indie band from Gainesville, Florida. The band was named after the town of Holopaw in Osceola County, Florida, although none of the members of the band have ever lived there. One of its members, John Orth, joined up with Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock and others in 2002 to release the album Sharpen Your Teeth under the band name Ugly Casanova. Another member, Michael Johnson (Ape School), went on to join Kurt Heasley's Lilys.