Beggars Group

Music still needs a home. Beggars Group operates from a corporate office on Grand Street, handling the business side of independent labels like 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade, and XL. The address—134 Grand St, New York, NY 10013—sits in a neighborhood where old-school record shops and new-media startups share the same sidewalks; it’s the kind of block where you half-expect to hear a bassline leaking from a passing car window.

What does a label group actually do? Licensing, distribution, marketing, sync deals—all the unglamorous scaffolding that keeps albums moving from studio to speaker. Beggars has spent decades building a roster that balances heritage acts and debut artists, without the major-label machinery. The office itself is just coordinates on a map, but the work that happens there ripples through playlists, tour schedules, and the occasional vinyl reissue that suddenly appears in every indie store from Brooklyn to Berlin.

Curious about a release or a rights question? Their number is (212) 995-5882. For directions, pull up the map. Don’t expect a reception desk with gold records on the wall—just another door in a building full of them.