Looks like Sub pop isn’t the only local label that’s been busy on the new acquisition front. The seminal local label’s little sibling, Hardly Art, picked up a few new signings recently and while none are local to Seattle (but one is from Vancouver, B.C. so that kind of counts, right?) all are well worth a good listen or two.
Hunx and His Punx are a Bay Area group that play 1950s style rock with an edge. The group’s record Too Young to Be In Young is due March 29. Dizzy Eyes is a Vancouver, B.C. group that, according to Hardly Art, is on a bit of a hiatus. The label is releasing a 7″ from the band on March 1. The label calls Coleen Green, another new signee the “slacker queen of 21st century appropriation-wave.” Her 7″ EP will be released March 1 as well.
All three have a bit of a retro sound, but not in the Fitz and the Tantrums or Black Joe Lewis retro manner. These bands have jangly, garagey, doo-wopy type sounds and all are interesting additions to the Hardly Art roster. Have a listen to Hunx and His Punx, Dizzy Eyes and Coleen Green below.
Hunx and His Punx
Dizzy Eyes
Coleen Green
