Seattle trio Dude York’s new full-length Falling–their tribute to adolescent romance and early-aughts mall punk–is out Friday, July 26th on LP, CD, digital, and cassette. “Should’ve” is the infectious third single from Falling, following the equally-spirited title track and “Box.” Stream it now and pre-order your copy of Falling today. First-run LP copies come on frosting-colored vinyl. Additionally, the band has announced a free, all-ages in-store on their record release day at Easy Street Records in their native Seattle. 

Click here for a list of upcoming tour dates. 

Today we celebrate the release of the Fashion Conman EP from Los Angeles’ Girl Friday, Hardly Art’s latest signing. To mark the occasion, the band has shared a new lo-fi music video for the EP’s first track, “Headstones,” which premiered this morning via Paste. Next Tuesday, Girl Friday embark on a lengthy North American tour with New Zealand band The Beths. Click here for a full list of dates. 

Stay tuned for more from this promising young band!

Happy Record Release Day to Julia Shapiro! Perfect Version, the new full-length album from the Chastity Belt lead singer, is out now on LP, CD, digital, and cassette. Julia has also announced new tour dates with Sidney Gish and Lisa Prank. For a full list of upcoming shows, including East Coast performances in Washington, D.C. and Brooklyn, click here. First-run LPs on blue vinyl can be purchased from our Mini Mart. 

Seattle trio Dude York have returned with the new full-length Falling, their tribute to adolescent romance and the pop-punk that proliferated on the FM radio wavelengths of yesteryear. Following the lead single and title track, the band has shared a charming new one-take video for second single “Box.” Vocalist Peter Richards says the song is about adolescent disappointment and the emotional solipsism that can follow. Of the video, Richards says the band “reached out to friends in the Seattle arts community and [dancer] Samie Detzer, [choreographer] Alice Ghosti, [director] Jared Caldwell, and the Washington Ensemble Theater answered with resounding support.”

We can also now share that Dude York will be opening for Bleached on some North American tour dates in October.  Click here for a full list of upcoming performances. Falling will be out Friday, July 26th on LP, CD, Digital, and Cassette and is available for pre-order now. First-run LP copies come on frosting-colored vinyl. 

Perfect Version, the debut solo album  from Chastity Belt singer/guitarist Julia Shapiro, is out June 14th on LP/CD/Digital/Cassette. Today, we’re sharing the record’s third single “Shape” along with a new music video shot and edited by Julia herself, which incorporates footage from her recent Australian tour. Additionally, Julia has announced a couple of July East Coast tour dates. Click here for a full list of upcoming performances. Pre-orders are available now. 

Today, Jenn Champion dropped a new music video for “Going Nowhere,” another standout track from her 2018 album Single Rider. Directed by Marcy Stone-Francois, the video features dancers Laura Aschoff and Markeith Wiley. Additionally, Jenn has announced two new upcoming dates in Brooklyn and her former hometown of Seattle. See those here. 

Hardly Art is pleased to announce the signing of LA quartet Girl Friday, whose Fashion Conman EP is due out Friday, June 28th.  You can watch the music video for their new single “Decoration/Currency” today via Brooklyn Vegan. In July, Girl Friday hit the road with New Zealand band The Beths for a North American tour. Click here for a full list of upcoming performances. 

Seattle trio Dude York have returned with the new full-length Falling, their tribute to adolescent romance and the pop-punk that clogged up FM radio wavelengths of yesteryear. To celebrate the announcement, the band has shared a new animated music video for the album’s impossibly catchy title track. Falling will be out Friday, July 26th on LP, CD, Digital, and Cassette and is available for pre-order now from our Mini Mart. First-run LP copies come on frosting-colored vinyl. 

Today we celebrate the release of 10000, the latest full-length from Cascadian rockers Versing. Exclaim! has joined the band’s chorus of admires in calling the new record ”bold and jarring when it needs to be, filling space with ubiquitous noise and melody.” You can purchase 10000 on CD, cassette, and smokey-grey vinyl from our Mini-mart. Versing kick off a run of West Coast dates tonight before hitting the road this summer in support of Froth. Click here for a full list of dates. 

Perfect Version, the debut solo album  from Chastity Belt singer/guitarist Julia Shapiro, is out June 14th on LP/CD/Digital/Cassette. Today, she’s shared a new official music video for “A Couple Highs,” directed by Claire Buss. A subtle homage to Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy, the video sees Shapiro and her canine doppelganger explore the quiet beauty within Suburban Seattle malaise.

Julia recorded virtually every instrument on Perfect Version herself. She is currently on tour in Australia, and recently opened for Kurt Vile in Castlemaine. Click here for a full list of upcoming performances.