page_title: LAB Records
section_title: 2010-13
hierarchical_section_title: LAB Records / History / 2010-13
caption_attribution_description: English: Cartel performing on June 25, 2008 in Del Mar, California
context_page_description: LAB Records is an independent record label operating from Manchester, England, and founded by Mark Orr and Nathen McVittie in 2007. The company also has a creative and distribution division, LAB Exposure, as well as a New York-based management company, LAB Partners.
  It releases music in the pop and rock genres, with bands primarily from the United States and UK.
context_section_description: As of May 2010, the video for Not Advised's single "The World's Not Ready" gave the label its first national television exposure after it premiered on Kerrang! TV. It went on to be featured on Scuzz, Lava and Starz Television and is available to request on all of these channels. Also in, May 2010, the label released its first record in US stores,  The Morning Of's The Way I Fell In. The album debuted at number 10 in the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, selling 2100 copies first week. In June 2010, the label signed New York pop/rock band Just Surrender in the UK/EU.
  In August 2010, Mark Orr conducted an interview with Punktastic.com in which he discussed the history of the label and their intention to move towards a more mainstream sound in 2011.  "Our sound will go a little more poppy but I'm keen we retain our rock side too. I'm so keen that we can't be pigeon-holed and so we will have an eclectic roster."
  Nathen McVittie announced via Twitter that he had left the company in September 2010. In October 2010, the label had signed Arizona pop-rock band The Summer Set, and would release Love Like This in the UK and Europe in early 2011.
  While We're Young, the debut mini-album release from Pegasus Bridge, received iTunes front page placement following its November 2010 release and entered the iTunes chart, peaking at number 81. The band toured with Anberlin in November.
  In December 2010, Not Advised toured Ireland and some of the UK with You Me At Six and released "The ARK," the third single from their mini-album After The Fight. It went on to feature prominently on the Scuzz playlist.
  On 29 January 2011, Charlee Drew performed in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge with Skepta ahead of the release of the latter's new album Doin' It Again which features Drew on the track "Taking Too Long" and entered the official UK album chart at number 19.
  On 24 June 2011, Pegasus Bridge announced they would be going on an indefinite hiatus. The news lead to them trending fourth worldwide on Twitter. The band played their final show in September 2011 at Sound Control, Manchester.
  The label released a deluxe version of the Cartel EP In Stereo in the UK & Europe on 20 May 2012. It featured the five original songs as well as acoustic versions and one unreleased track, "No Motivation." Cartel also collaborated with LAB on their 2013 full-length, Collider.
  On 4 January 2013 it was announced the label had signed London rock band Anavae to a worldwide deal, and would release their single "Storm Chaser". The single reached number 33 on the UK rock singles chart.
  In March 2013 the label announced the signing of Illinois indie band The Hush Sound, the first LAB artist to be played on BBC Radio 2.
  In April 2013 Young Kato performed on the first episode of season 5 of Made In Chelsea resulting in their LAB-released self-titled EP reaching number 31 on the iTunes album chart.
caption: Pop punk band Cartel is signed to the label
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