Music like Mike Dignam

LAB Records (pronounced lab) 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. As of 2014 artists include Cover Drive, Mike Dignam, Fort Hope, Bethsn Leadley, Cartel, The Hush Sound, and William Becket, and the label has released positively reviewed albums such as The Way I Fell In by The Morning Of, Would It Kill You? by Hellogoodbye, and It Hates You by He Is Legend.

The label has a reputation for developing UK talent. Two LAB affiliated artists, Young Kato (BMG Chrysalis), and Katie Sky (Universal Music Group) both signed to labels in 2013, while UK rock band Blitz Kids signed to Red Bull Records.