Hardly Art is an American

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based in

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. Founded in early 2007 by

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, Hardly Art is run by three full-time employees and is distributed by the

Alternative Distribution Alliance Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) is a music distribution company owned by Warner Music Group, which represents the rights to various independent record labels. ADA provides "independent artist and label partners with access to the resource ...

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

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. In 2016, the label was recognized for its contributions to independent music with a Genius Award Nomination from The Stranger.

Selected artists

* Arthur & Yu * The Beets * Carissa's Wierd * Chastity Belt *

Colleen Green Colleen Green (born 23 October 1984) is an American indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California. She is currently signed to Hardly Art records. Career Green released her first album, ''Milo Goes to Compton'', in 2011, through Art Fag; it w ...

Dude York Dude York is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. History Dude York began in 2012, with the release of a 7" titled ''Escape From Dude York''. Two years later, they released their debut full-length album, ''Dehumanize'', on Help Yours ...

* Fergus & Geronimo *

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Gem Club Gem Club is an American chamber pop band formed in Somerville, Massachusetts by singer-songwriter Christopher Barnes. History Gem Club was formed by Christopher Barnes, with cellist Kristen Drymala, at the end of 2009. Their first EP, ''Acid an ...

* Grave Babies *

Hunx and His Punx Hunx and His Punx is an American punk band from San Francisco, California. History Origins Hunx, real name Seth Bogart, started the band in 2008 after years of performing in a pop group called Gravy Train!!!! The group's sound has been com ...

* Ian Sweet * Jenn Champion *

Lala Lala Lala Lala is the indie rock project of Chicago-based songwriter Lillie West (guitar, vocals). Biography Lillie West was raised in London and moved with her family to Los Angeles when she was a teenager. She would soon relocate to Chicago to atte ...

* La Luz *

La Sera La Sera is an American indie rock band formed by Katy Goodman, the bassist for Vivian Girls, in 2010. They have released four albums and toured internationally. History La Sera, whose name means "the evening" in Italian, started in 2010, with Goo ...

Le Loup Le Loup was an American indie band founded in September 2006, in Washington, D.C. by Sam Simkoff (keyboard/banjo). The band also includes Christian Ervin (computer), Michael Ferguson (guitar), Dan Ryan (bass), Robert Sahm (drums) and Jim Thomson ( ...

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Seapony Seapony is an American indie pop band from Seattle. They formed in 2010 and have released two albums on Hardly Art. History Seapony first attracted attention through four songs offered for free on Bandcamp Bandcamp is an American online audio ...

Shannon and the Clams Shannon and the Clams is an indie garage punk quartet based in Oakland, California. Known for a vintage sound that incorporates elements of doo-wop, classic R&B, garage psych, and surf, Shannon and the Clams has drawn comparisons to both Budd ...

Tacocat Tacocat is an American punk rock band from Seattle, founded in 2007 and consisting of Emily Nokes, Bree McKenna, Lelah Maupin, and Eric Randall. They gained popularity in 2014 following the release of their second album '' NVM'', engineered by Co ...

* The Dutchess & the Duke *

The Julie Ruin The Julie Ruin is an American band formed in 2010 in New York City. The band rehearses in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and records at Oscilloscope and Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn. Band members include Carmine Covelli, Sara Landeau, Kathleen Hanna, K ...

* The Moondoggies *

The Sandwitches The Sandwitches are an American garage-folk band integral to the indie rock scene of San Francisco,. where they are based. Local musicians, such as The Fresh & Onlys, Sonny Smith, and Tim Cohen have had The Sandwitches’ vocals featured on their ...

* Versing

Release history

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* American independent record labels Companies based in Seattle Record labels established in 2007 {{US-record-label-stub