Art For Art's Sake

Hardly Art Records
From: Seattle, United States

Mention Seattle and record label to any music buff and the first words that will form in their head are Sub Pop. Well maybe not any more. Sub Pop founder Jonathan Poneman's Hardly Art are the name to drop amongst those in the know and with a roster that makes major labels green with envy, including the outrageous Hunx and his Punx featured earlier this week, it may not be long before Sub Pop will be relegated to the second best known label from Seattle. Here are just a few of the delights to be found from rummaging around in the Hardly Art stable...

Seapony


Seapony sound like ice creams and bikinis, like heat haze and rose gardens, like open windows and summer breezes. Yes Seapony are the sound of summer.

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MP3 - Seapony - Dreaming
This track is linked direct from the Hardly Art Website and is therefore already freely available so please don't claim breach of copyright

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Pretty & Nice

New wave art rock that uncovers a whole new seam in mines explored many years ago by Devo and XTC.

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MP3 - Pretty & Nice - Tora Tora Tora

This track is linked direct from the Hardly Art Website and is therefore already freely available so please don't claim breach of copyright

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Le Loup

On Forgive Me Le Loup sound like they've extracted the essence of the Animal Collective and mixed it with the quasi religious fervour of the Polyphonic Spree.

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MP3 - Le Loup - Forgive Me
This track is linked direct from the Hardly Art Website and is therefore already freely available so please don't claim breach of copyright

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Dizzy Eyes

This generations Velvet Underground.

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MP3 - Dizzy Eyes - Let's Break Up The Band
This track is linked direct from the Hardly Art Website and is therefore already freely available so please don't claim breach of copyright

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Unnatural Helpers

Powerful old school pop punk that sounds like an echo from underneath the floorboard of CBGBs.

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MP3 - Unnatural Helpers - Girl In The Window

This track is linked direct from the Hardly Art Website and is therefore already freely available so please don't claim breach of copyright

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Arthur & Yu


Cooler than an ipad in a snow drift.

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MP3 - Arthur & Yu - There are Too Many Birds

This track is linked direct from the Hardly Art Website and is therefore already freely available so please don't claim breach of copyright
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The Moondoggies

Don't look up Moondoggies on urbandictionary.com if you value your sanity and your faith in the higher aspirations of human kind. It's difficult to get past a name that is a leading contender for the worst band name of the year but, if you like your shirts plaid and your Americana trad then believe me it's worth persevering. They've clearly put more effort into their music than choosing their name.

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MP3 - The Moondoggies - It's A Shame, It's A Pity
MP3 - The Moondoggies - What Took So Long

This track is linked direct from the Hardly Art Website and is therefore already freely available so please don't claim breach of copyright