Hardly Art is an independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 based in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

. Founded in early 2007 by Sub Pop Records, Hardly Art is run by two full-time employees and is distributed by the Alternative Distribution Alliance

Alternative Distribution Alliance

The Alternative Distribution Alliance was created in 1993 by Warner Music Group and Sub Pop Records as a joint venture to distribute and manufacture records owned by indie labels. Headed up by Mitchell Wolk, ADA is the leading "indie" distribution company in the U.S. for both physical and digital...

 (ADA) and Sub Pop. The label's name comes from a lyric from the song "No Culture Icons" by the Thermals

The Thermals

The Thermals are an American indie punk band based in Portland, Oregon. The group was formed in 2002. With influences heavily rooted in both lo-fi punk, as well as more standard rock, the band's songs are also known for their political and religious imagery.- History :The Thermals came together in...

, and the unofficial motto for the label is: Quality records for quality people since very recently.

Roster

• Arthur & Yu
  Arthur & Yu
  Arthur & Yu are an indie folk band from Seattle, Washington. Their sound has been compared to that of various 1960s bands, as well as an aesthetic appeal of John Lennon/Yoko Ono. The duo's title roots from childhood nicknames, 'Arthur' and 'Yu', for Olsen and Westcott, respectively. They have been...
  
  
• Le Loup
  Le Loup
  Le Loup is an American indie band founded in September, 2006, in Washington, D.C. by Sam Simkoff . The band also includes Christian Ervin , Michael Ferguson , Dan Ryan , Robert Sahm and Jim Thomson . Their name is French for "The Wolf"...
  
  
• The Dutchess & the Duke
• Hunx and His Punx
  Hunx and His Punx
  Hunx and His Punx is a rock and roll band from Oakland, California.Hunx, real name Seth Bogart, started the band in 2008 after years of fronting a queer-themed electro outfit called Gravy Train!!!! The group's sound has been compared to 1960s girl groups, early power pop, and punk music. Arizonan...
  
  
• Woven Bones
• Pretty & Nice
• The Pica Beats
• Jacuzzi Boys
• The Moondoggies
• Talbot Tagora
• Unnatural Helpers
• Golden Triangle
• Carissa's Wierd
  Carissa's Wierd
  Carissa's Wierd was an indie rock band from Seattle that formed in 1995 and disbanded in late 2003. Their sound has been described as "chamber rock". The band deliberately misspelled the word "Weird" in their name...
  
  
• Seapony

Release history

• HAR001 Arthur & Yu - In Camera CD
• HAR002 Le Loup - The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly CD
• HAR003 The Dutchess & the Duke - She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke CD/LP
• HAR004 The Moondoggies - Don't Be A Stranger CD
• HAR005 The Pica Beats - Beating Back the Claws of the Cold CD
• HAR006 Pretty & Nice - Get Young CD
• HAR007 Talbot Tagora - Lessons in the Woods or a City CD/LP
• HAR008 Le Loup - Family CD/LP
• HAR009 The Dutchess & the Duke - Sunset/Sunrise CD/LP
• HAR010 label sampler
• HAR011 Golden Triangle - Double Jointer CD/LP
• HAR012 Unnatural Helpers - "Sunshine / Pretty Girls" 7"
• HAR013 Unnatural Helpers - Cracked Love & Other Drugs CD/LP
• HAR014 Golden Triangle / The Fresh & Onlys - Split 7"
• HAR015 Seapony - TBA

External links

• Official Hardly Art site
• Official Sub Pop site