Album Info Hide Show Artist: The Hard Quartet Album: The Hard Quartet Released: US, 4 Oct 2024 Tracklist: A1 Chrome Mess A2 Earth Hater A3 Rio’s Song A4 Our Hometown Boy A5 Renegade B1 Heel Highway B2 Killed By Death B3 Hey B4 It Suits You C1 Six Deaf Rats C2 Action for Military Boys C3 Jacked Existence D1 North of the Border D2 Thug Dynasty D3 Gripping the Riptide Related Content: Info About Buying Vinyl From Our Record Store We are a small independent record store located at 211 High St, Preston in Melbourne, Australia (North of Northcote, between Thornbury & Reservoir) We buy and sell new and used vinyl records – if you have a collection you’d like to sell please click here . We ship Australia wide for a flat rate of $10 for standard shipping or $15 for express post. Free Shipping for orders $150 and over. You can also pick up your order in store, just select Local Pickup at the checkout. We also ship internationally – prices vary depending on weight and location. 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If you change your mind you have 30 days to return your record but you must cover the cost of returning it to the store. You can contact our Melbourne record shop at (03) 9939 3807 or at [email protected] Happy Listening! Description Hide Show 2LP – Limited Edition Coke Bottle Clear Vinyl. The Hard Quartet announce their eponymous debut album, out October 4th on Matador Records. Following speculation, The Hard Quartets existence was made official on July 30th with the bands first single and video, Earth Hater, and an accompanying video directed by EYEDRESS. Watch it HERE. “Soon, the whole group is reflecting and laughing and offering a window into the free-wheeling process that informs their proudly leaderless new collaboration: an idea first proposed by Sweeney over the phone to Malkmus during the early days of the pandemic, wrote GQ in a short profile piece introducing the group. After collaborating in various permutations and running into each other frequently on the road, the idea of making music togetherby nobodys rules but their own, distinct from any industry trends or standardsfelt like a no-brainer. Sweeney looks back in awe at the Hard Quartet’s first week of working together, during which they quickly amassed nearly an albums worth of songs and settled into an identity that felt distinct from any of their previous projects. (This is not a projectits a band, Malkmus says firmly. Sweeney responds with a triumphant, guttural, Yeeeah!) The Hard Quartet will play debut shows in New York, Los Angeles and London in October. The band will be touring extensively in 2025. The Hard Quartet is comprised of: Emmett Kelly, a songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist best known for his work in The Cairo Gang and The Double, as well as in the company of artists such as Bonnie Prince Billy, Ty Segall, Rob Mazurek, and many more. Stephen Malkmus, a songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist best known for his work with Pavement, the Jicks, Silver Jews, Straw Dogs, and eponymously. Matt Sweeney, a songwriter, guitarist, producer and vocalist best known for his work with Chavez, Superwolf, his music for Red Dead Redemption 2 and his guitar work in the company of a panoply of artists from Guided by Voices and Cat Power to Johnny Cash and Adele. Jim White, a drummer and songwriter best known for his work with Dirty Three, Xylouris White, eponymous-ly, and with such stalwarts as Guy Picciotto, Cat Power, Bill Callahan and Venom P Stinger. Leave yourself behind and go into something where youre actually listening to others and trying to come up with a solution to whatever kind of esoteric thing you are attempting to do in your life. You know what I mean? E.K. Were all jazzed. S.M. The way Jim plays really affected the way I hear things. He has this way of making everything sound good. All of a sudden, you really pay attention to everything else thats going on because of what Jim is doing. M.S. Theres this thing where Ill have a story in my head when I have an intention, and I can hear it in the drums. It doesnt matter if I tell anyoneeven the people Im playing with. You dont even have to be particularly conscious of it yourself. But if you have an intention, something happens to the sound. Its really weird. J.W. Product Reviews Hide Show Write a Review