Editing 4AD (section)

=== Former ===
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* [[Air Miami]] (disbanded)
* [[The Amps]] (disbanded)
* [[Anni Rossi]] (active)
* [[A.R. Kane]] (disbanded)
* [[Ariel Pink]] (active)
* Tom Baril (photographer published by 4AD)
* [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] (reformed)
* Bearz (still active as a David Gunstone project c. 2019)
* [[Beirut (band)|Beirut]] (active)
* [[Belly (band)|Belly]] (active 2018)
* [[Heidi Berry]] (inactive; currently a teacher)
* [[Bettie Serveert]] (active)
* [[The Big Pink]] (active)
* [[Bing & Ruth]] (active)
* [[The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party]] (disbanded)
* [[Frank Black]] (active)
* [[Blonde Redhead]] (active)
* [[Bon Iver]] (active)
* [[Broken Records (band)|Broken Records]] (active)
* [[Michael Brook]] (active)
* [[Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir|The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir]] (active)
* [[Camera Obscura (band)|Camera Obscura]] (active)
* [[Celebration (2000s band)|Celebration]] (active)
* [[Clan of Xymox]] (active)
* [[Gene Clark]] (deceased)
* [[Cocteau Twins]] (disbanded)
* [[Colourbox]] (dissolved)
* [[Air Cuba (band)|Cuba]] (a.k.a. Air Cuba) (disbanded)
* [[Cupol]] (one-off collaboration)
* C.V.O. (disbanded)
* [[D.D Dumbo]] (active)
* Dance Chapter (disbanded)
* [[Dead Can Dance]] (active)
* [[Department of Eagles]] (active)
* [[Diana Gordon (singer)|Diana Gordon]] (active)
* [[Dif Juz]] (disbanded)
* [[Tanya Donelly]] (active)
* [[Efterklang]]
* [[EL VY]]
* Electricity in Our Homes (active)
* The Fast Set (disbanded)
* [[Frazier Chorus]] (dissolved)
* [[Future Islands]] (active)
* [[Future of the Left]] (active)
* [[Lisa Germano]] (active)
* [[Lisa Gerrard]] (active)
* [[Lisa Gerrard]] & [[Pieter Bourke]]
* [[B. C. Gilbert]] & [[Graham Lewis|G. Lewis]]
* [[The Glee Club (band)|The Glee Club]] (disbanded)
* [[Rachel Goswell]]
* [[Gang Gang Dance]] (active)
* The Golden Dregs''' ''' (active)
* [[Gianna Kondor]] (active)
* [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]] (active)
* [[GusGus]] (active)
* Rene Halkett & [[David J]]
* [[Neil Halstead]] (active)
* [[The Happy Family (band)|The Happy Family]] (disbanded)
* HAWA (active)
* [[Tim Hecker]] (active)
* [[Kristin Hersh]] (active)
* [[His Name Is Alive]] (active)
* [[The Hope Blister]] (disbanded)
* [[Rowland S. Howard]] (deceased) & [[Lydia Lunch]]
* [[In Camera (band)|In Camera]] (disbanded)
* [[Inc. (band)|Inc.]] (active)
* [[Indians (musician)|Indians]] (active)
* [[Insides (band)|Insides]] (active)
* [[Iron & Wine]] (active)
* [[It Hugs Back]] (active)
* [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]] (deceased)
* [[Matt Johnson (singer)|Matt Johnson]] (The The founder; released a [[Burning Blue Soul|solo album]] in 1981 that was reissued in 1993 through 4AD as a The The album)
* [[Joker (British musician)|Joker]] (active)
* [[Indians (musician)|Søren Juul]] (active)
* [[Lakuna]] (one-off project)
* [[Mark Lanegan|Mark Lanegan Band]]
* Last Dance (disbanded)
* The Late Cord (one-off collaboration)
* [[The Lemon Twigs]] (active)
* Liima (active)
* Liquorice (one-off collaboration)
* [[Lo-Fang]] (active)
* LNZNDRF (one-off collaboration)
* [[Lydia Lunch]] (active)
* [[Lush (band)|Lush]] (disbanded; reformed 2015–2016)
* [[MARRS]] (disbanded)
* [[Magnetophone]] (active)
* [[Mass (English band)|Mass]] (disbanded)
* [[Cass McCombs]] (active)
* [[Merchandise]] (active)
* [[Methyl Ethel]] (active)
* [[Vinny Miller]] (active)
* [[Minotaur Shock]] (active)
* [[Modern English (band)|Modern English]] (active)
* [[Mojave 3]] (disbanded)
* [[John Moreland]] (active)
* [[The Mountain Goats]] (active)
* My Captains (disbanded)
* [[Velvet Negroni]] (active)
* [[Colin Newman]] (active)
* [[Pieter Nooten]] & [[Michael Brook]]
* [[The Paladins]] (on hiatus)
* [[Pale Saints]] (disbanded)
* The Past 7 Days (disbanded)
* [[Brendan Perry]] (active)
* [[Piano Magic]] (disbanded)
* [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]] (active)
* Pixx (active)
* [[Emma Pollock]] (active)
* Psychotik Tanks (disbanded)
* [[Purity Ring (band)|Purity Ring]] (active)
* [[Ra Ra Riot]] (one-off split single with [[Stornoway]])
* Red Atkins (deceased)
* [[Red House Painters]] (disbanded)
* [[Rema-Rema]] (disbanded)
* Richenel (deceased)
* [[Scheer (band)|Scheer]] (disbanded)
* [[Serena-Maneesh]] (active)
* Shox (disbanded)
* [[Kendra Smith]] (active c.2017–2018)
* [[Sohn (musician)|SOHN]] (active)
* [[Sort Sol (band)|Sort Sol]] (active)
* [[SpaceGhostPurrp]] (active)
* [[Spasmodic Caress]] (disbanded)
* Spencer.
* [[Spirea X]] (disbanded)
* [[Spoonfed Hybrid]] (disbanded)
* [[Vinny Miller|Starry Smooth Hound]] (the original alias of [[Vinny Miller]])
* [[Stereolab]] (active)
* [[Stornoway (band)|Stornoway]] (disbanded)
* [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]] (active)
* [[Swallow (British band)|Swallow]] (disbanded)
* [[Sybarite (musician)|Sybarite]] (active)
* [[Tarnation (band)|Tarnation]] (disbanded; currently [[Paula Frazer]] and [[Tarnation (band)|Tarnation]])
* [[that dog.]] (active)
* [[The The]] (active)
* [[Thievery Corporation]] (active)
* [[This Mortal Coil]] (concluded)
* [[Throwing Muses]] (active)
* [[Tindersticks]] (active)
* [[Torres (musician)|Torres]] (active)
* [[Tones on Tail]] (disbanded)
* [[TV on the Radio]] (active)
* [[Twin Shadow]] (active)
* [[23 Envelope]] (4AD's design regulars in the 1980s and 1990s; became v23)
* [[Ultra Vivid Scene]] (disbanded)
* [[Underground Lovers]] (active)
* [[Unrest (band)|Unrest]] (disbanded)
* [[Vaughan Oliver]] & v23 (deceased)
* [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] (deceased)
* [[M Ward]] (active)
* [[Wolf & Cub]] (active)
* [[The Wolfgang Press]] (active)
* [[Xmal Deutschland]] (disbanded)
* [[Zomby]] (active)
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