Recent Highlights: Q1 2023
An exciting start to 2023 across the platform with some great artist campaigns and iconic label catalogue D2C stores launching including Christine and the Queens , Jake Shears, The National, Yves Tumor, XL Recordings, Squid, Nick Drake, Beggars Arkive, The Lemon Twigs, and Dream Wife
Christine and the Queens
Because Music
Christine and the Queens announced the new album “PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE” with an Ochre store. Featuring 20 new songs including guest appearances from Madonna & 070 Shake, the album was available to pre-order on triple heavy weight vinyl and triple CD with lots of bundle options.
Jake Shears
PIAS
Jake Shears turns his lifelong love affair with club culture into his most ambitious pop music to date with his brand new album, “Last Man Dancing”, announced via a D2C campaign with Ochre.
The album was brought to vivid life by Jake Shears and a close crew of collaborators, including head-turning features from Kylie Minogue, Jane Fonda, Amber Martin, and a pre-Renaissance turn from the iconic Big Freedia.
Multiple formats including; exclusive D2C signed clear vinyl, ltd edition indie exclusive orange marble vinyl, super deluxe test pressings - each individually hand designed by Jake, two versions of CD album, a cassette and merch has led to a great d2c campaign.
The National
4AD
At the beginning of the year 4AD announced “First Two Pages of Frankenstein”, the much anticipated new album from The National.
The 4AD store was the only place where fans pre-ordering the album gained early access to presale tickets for the tour which was also announced to coincide with the album news.
Yves Tumor
Warp
Warp announced “Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)”, the new album from Yves Tumor.
A pre-order campaign featured various formats, but also offered all three Yves albums as a bundle allowing new fans to complete the back catalogue with a simple user experience.
XL Recordings
XL
Early this year we also welcomed XL to the Ochre platform, with a brand new full catalogue label store.
This coincided with the announcement of Overmono’s debut album “Good Lies”. Highly anticipated would be an understatement; since their inception Overmono have purposefully cultivated a fanbase that heralds them as one of the UK’s most original contemporary live electronic acts.
We’re looking forward to plenty more D2C campaigns led from the XL store in 2023!
Squid
Squid / Warp
We were very excited to see the return of Squid who announced their second album “O Monolith” on various formats. Including a Squid store exclusive limited to 100 housed in a numbered embroidered dust cover!
Albums were also bundled with gig tickets via Dice and vinyl formats include a 20 page booklet.
Nick Drake
Chrysalis
Chrysalis used their recently launched label store to create a branded landing page to promote “The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake”, a collection of songs by the legendary singer/songwriter performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences.
From Fontaines D.C. to Guy Garvey, Aurora to Feist, and Self-Esteem to David Gray, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classic.
Alongside the album available on vinyl and CD, five 7” singles were available individually or as a bundle. Customers who purchased the bundle will also receive a bonus 7” of Nick Drake covering Bob Dylan’s “Tomorrow Is A Long Time” which has never before been released.
Beggars Arkive
Beggars Group
BEGGARS ARKIVE is the catalogue and archive department for past and present Beggars Group labels and artists.
Using the Ochre platform they’ve been able to launch a large feature rich catalogue store, stocking amazing physical reissues and digital downloads from across their rich history of important releases.
The Lemon Twigs
The Lemon Twigs
The Lemon Twigs are back in 2023 with a new album and tour!
Fans who pre-ordered “Everything Harmony” on either limited edition grape vinyl, black vinyl or CD received early access to the UK tour ticket presale.
The smaller number of variants and limited merch options allowed for a clean simplified user experience, which helped with a very targeted D2C campaign.
Dream Wife
Candy Artists / Lucky Number
Dream Wife dropped “Hot (Don’t Date A Musician)” timed alongside the announcement of their third album “Social Lubrication”.
The artist store was re-branded and a pre-order campaign set up including limited edition deluxe vinyl, deep red vinyl and CD - all including signed postcards. Plus a mega bundle for the biggest Dream Wife fans.
A merch range themed around lyrics from the new singles were also put on pre-order shipping on the release date of the album, including “Don’t Date A Musician” caps.