The internet needs a phone book
Read to the end to find out which Metalabel release the New Yorker named one of the Best Books of 2025 so far
Releases we love
Standout releases from across the Metalabel ecosystem, hand-selected and editorialized by our team.
A new exhibition space on the internet
Looking around the Metalabel universe, we’re struck by the many fascinating individual artworks and collections building up in this space.
The Metalabel universe is forever expanding, with new works, connections, and collectors arriving each day. Together we're making a tapestry, a brain, a circular system, a living
New Creative Era the book: A conversation is the start of something
A new release from Metalabel Press on the creative life
The dawn of our new world
This week we've been happy/nervous/relieved/excited to introduce Spring/Summer 2025 and the next iteration of Metalabel. Which, most importantly, opens up this universe for all of us together to release and express our creative output how we best see fit.
All week we’ve been
Culture is the frontier
Our societies are changing in immense ways. Time spins sideways, fast-forwards, and crashes back with each news whiplash. Every jarring moment leaves us a little more desensitized, a little more unmoored.
In the middle of all this chaos, it’s fair to wonder: how much does creative work even matter
An instant classic from Other Internet
When we started working on Metalabel, a neighboring project was frequently at the forefront of our minds: Other Internet.
A digital culture-obsessed crew of writers, researchers, and technologists, Other Internet’s ideas helped define the past and current half-decade of the web. Classic essays like "Headless Brands," "
Making the leap
The world around us feels increasingly turbulent. It's hard not to wonder how to keep going and whether where we're headed is worth it. But standing in the unknown has always been part of the creative process. What's changed is the noise surrounding it.