Misra by the Numbers

Number of active artists: 11

Average initial pressing: 4,000-5,000

Average number of promos sent out: 1,400

Average cost of releasing a record: $7,000-$40,000

Percentage of digital sales: 15-20% of total Number of artists from Canada: 2

Number of artists from England: 2

Number of artists from Texas: 4

Number of Texas artists featuring the songwriting of Will Johnson: 3

Number of albums members of Lambchop worked on: 5

Number of CDs Michael Stipe purchased from Misra artists this year: 2

Number of sets Misra artists played during SXSW 06: 24

Number of albums featuring Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth: 2

Number of releases available on vinyl: 7

Number of artists banned from performing in Canada: 1

Number of artists banned from performing in Athens, Ga.: 1

Number of reviews on Pitchforkmedia.com: 29

Highest review score on Pitchforkmedia.com: 8.8 [Summer Hymns]

Lowest review score on Pitchforkmedia.com: 3.8 [Chris Lee's Cool Rock]

Number of Misra artists with MySpace pages: 12

Number of Will Johnson songs released on Misra: 70

Random quote from the first ever review of a Misra release, Bablicon's In a Different City: "Certainly the worst record ever made." – Melody Maker