kitten robot records

Welcome to Kitten Robot. Celebrating our eighth anniversary, Kitten Robot was founded in 2018 by Josie Cotton. Initially, the idea was to have a unified home for Cotton’s numerous releases, dating back to her groundbreaking new wave hit “Johnny Are You Queer” and the album Convertible Music, as well as subsequent releases such as Invasion of the B-Girls, Pussycat Babylon, Everything is Oh Yeah, 2023’s Day of the Gun and her many other LPs and singles. Once these releases found their new home, it seemed there was still more to do.

In 2011, Josie had opened Kitten Robot Studio, which became a key component and artistic sanctuary of the Los Angeles independent music scene and a home to countless recording artists, from world-class innovators such as James Williamson, the Lords of Altamont, Richie Ramone, Petra Haden, Gitane Demone and Fur Dixon to underground scene makers Orphan Goggles, Prima Donna, IGAF Sequoia, Neverland Ranch Davidians and many others. Since opening, the studio has been helmed by producer/engineer Paul Roessler, who in turn has been a major player in indie/alternative music dating back to his days in the celebrated bands Screamers, Twisted Roots, 45 Grave and so many more.

It was Roessler who initially suggested that many great artists who frequented the studio didn’t have homes for their music. With that in mind, the label began to expand to include additional artists from across the musical spectrum. Embracing female energy, some of the first artists to come on board included post punk/darkwave queen CrowJane, poolside glittertrashers Hayley and the Crushers, and Black Flag legend Kira.

As the label continued to grow, young artists such as Loki’s Folly (post grunge family trio from Minneapolis), Candy Whips (Bay Area electro pop from the future and past) and Velvet Starlings (garage rock from L.A.) joined the party. Established heroes from the world of independent music also call Kitten Robot home, including T.S.O.L., Eddie Spaghetti, Frank Meyer and Glitter Wizard. Of course, we released Paul Roessler’s solo album The Turning of the Bright World as well. Look also for the critically acclaimed fan favorites by Inger Lorre (Gloryland) and Mark Lanegan (with Joe Cardamone, Dark Mark Vs. Skeleton Joe). Sadly, Inger and Mark left us recently; we’re proud that part of their legacies live on with us.

Kitten Robot looks forward to the upcoming releases from our roster of hard-working artists in the future. We welcome you to enjoy that future with us