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Fontaines D.C.’s Tom Coll launches new label Inis Records with Richter Collective’s Michael Roe and Ken Allen of Faction
Fontaines D.C. drummer Tom Coll has co-founded Inis Records, an independent Irish music label and online record store, with Richter Collective co-founder Michael Roe and Faction Records’ Ken Allen. The venture aims to strengthen Ireland’s independent music infrastructure by releasing new and reissued records, supporting labels and artists, and creating distinctive physical editions.
Inis will begin with a reissue of Cork art-rock band The Fatima Mansions’ out-of-print 1989 debut, ‘Against Nature’. Planned releases include a traditional Irish music compilation curated by Coll and showband recordings selected by The Mary Wallopers’ Charles Hendy, while the store already carries artists including Fontaines D.C., Enya, Gilla Band, Just Mustard and Bicep.
In short
- Fontaines D.C.’s Tom Coll co-launches Irish-focused label Inis Records.
- The label will support releases, reissues and independent distribution.
- Its first release reissues The Fatima Mansions’ 1989 debut.
Explained simply
Inis Records is a new independent Irish music label founded by Tom Coll, the drummer of Dublin rock band Fontaines D.C., alongside Michael Roe from Richter Collective and Ken Allen from Faction Records. The label will release both new recordings and reissues of previously unavailable albums, whilst also operating an online record store selling physical copies.
The venture is designed to strengthen Ireland's independent music scene by supporting new artists and bringing back forgotten records from the past. The founders believe that releasing carefully produced physical editions of records is important for building a sustainable music industry.
The label's first reissue will be a 1989 debut album by Cork art-rock band The Fatima Mansions, which has been out of print for years. Upcoming releases will include a compilation of traditional Irish music curated by Coll and a collection of Irish showband recordings, whilst the store already stocks albums by artists including Fontaines D.C., Enya, Gilla Band and Bicep.