"Bill and Lisa Roe founded Trouble in Mind in 2009. It came to life around the same time that they welcomed their first child, Veronica "Ronnie" Moon. To start, they pressed only 7" vinyl singles as the Roes balanced the label with parenthood, work in their band, CoCoComa, and day jobs. (Lisa is a librarian, and Bill worked as a production manager for Chicago Independent Distribution.)"
"It's all in the same wheelhouse but it's a better reflection of what you'd see if you looked at our personal record collection. We figured out more what we want to release and plus our ears also get tired of hearing the same thing over and over. We release what catches our ear, so chaining ourselves to a certain genre or style of music seems pretty limiting-we've put out garage-punk, psych, experimental music, electronic music, and spiritual jazz records."
Trouble in Mind Records operated in Chicago from 2009 until ceasing active operations on June 1, 2025. Bill and Lisa Roe founded the label while balancing parenthood, band commitments, and day jobs. Early releases included 7" vinyl singles and the label's first full-length, a self-titled album from the Limiñanas in 2010. The roster expanded to include Mikal Cronin, the Tubs, Dummy, David Nance Group, Ultimate Painting, Doug Tuttle, and Negative Scanner. The label championed garage, punk, and psych-rock while also releasing experimental, electronic, and spiritual jazz records, reflecting the founders' broad musical tastes and refusal to be genre-bound.
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