Hopeless Records
| Hopeless Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Louis Posen |
| Distributor(s) | ADA |
| Genre | Alternative rock, punk rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Van Nuys, California |
| Official website | Official website of Hopeless Records |
Hopeless Records is an American independent record label located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States.[1][2]
History
The label was started in 1993 by Louis Posen. Hopeless's artists are generally considered punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, or alternative rock, but some also include elements of various genres of heavy metal. Some of their most well-known artists include or included Neck Deep, Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice, Yellowcard, Anarbor, All Time Low, Taking Back Sunday, There For Tomorrow, Silverstein, We Are The In Crowd, Bayside, The Used, The Wonder Years, The Human Abstract and Enter Shikari.[3]
Subsidiary
The label's "charitable arm," Sub City Records, produces the annual Take Action Tour.[4] Each year Hopeless/Sub City releases a benefit compilation Take Action! which is a multidisc compilation of punk and other independent bands. The CD release usually coincides with the annual Take Action Tour.
Artists
Current
- Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties
- Air Dubai
- All Time Low
- Anthony Raneri
- Bayside
- Coldrain (Except Australia, Asia, and New Zealand)
- Cruel Hand [5]
- Damion Suomi and the Minor Prophets
- Divided By Friday
- Driver Friendly
- Dryjacket
- Enter Shikari
- Emarosa
- For The Foxes
- Have Mercy
- Heroes of Modern Earth
- Hundredth
- The KickDrums
- Milk Teeth
- Moose Blood
- New Found Glory
- Neck Deep
- The Ready Set
- Roam[6]
- Samiam
- Somos
- SycAmour
- Sylar
- Taking Back Sunday
- Trash Boat
- Trophy Eyes
- The Used
- What's Eating Gilbert
- With Confidence
- The Wonder Years
- Worthwhile
- Yellowcard
- Young and Heartless
Former
- 88 Fingers Louie
- Amber Pacific (active with Digitally Sound Records and Straight 8 Entertainment)
- Against All Authority (disbanded)
- Anarbor
- Andy Shauf
- Atom And His Package (disbanded)
- Avenged Sevenfold (active with Warner Bros. Records)
- Brazil (disbanded)
- Break The Silence (disbanded)
- Bright Light Avenue
- Common Rider (disbanded)
- The Dangerous Summer
- Digger (disbanded)
- Dillinger Four (active with Fat Wreck Chords)
- Ever We Fall (disbanded)
- Guttermouth
- Gasoline Heart
- Heckle (disbanded)
- Kaddisfly (active with Hopeless subsidiary Sub City Records)
- King Ramen (disbanded)
- Falling Sickness (disbanded)
- Fifteen (disbanded)
- Funeral Oration (disbanded)
- The Human Abstract (disbanded)
- Jeff Ott
- The Nobodys (disbanded)
- Nural (disbanded)
- Mustard Plug (active with No Idea Records)
- The Queers (active with Asian Man Records)
- Royden (disbanded)
- Samiam
- Schlong (disbanded)
- Selby Tigers (disbanded)
- Silverstein (active with Rise Records)
- There for Tomorrow (disbanded)
- Thrice (active with Vagrant Records)
- We Are The In Crowd (hiatus)
- White Kaps (disbanded)
Compilation albums and samplers
- Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 1
- Hopelessly Devoted to You Too Vol. 2
- Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 3
- Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 4
- Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 5
- Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 6
- Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 7
- Change!
- New Jersey Hardcore Punk Vol. 9
- New Jersey Hardcore Punk Vol. 10
- Take Action! Vol. 1
- Take Action! Vol. 2
- Take Action! Vol. 3
- Take Action! Vol. 4
- Take Action! Vol. 5
- Take Action! Vol. 6
- Take Action! Vol. 7
- Take Action! Vol. 8
- Take Action! Vol. 9
- Take Action! Vol. 10
- Take Action! Vol. 11
- Another Hopeless Summer
- Love Is Hopeless
- Love Is Hopeless 2013
- I'm So Hopeless You're So Hopeless
- Hopeless For The Holidays[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Hopeless Records’s Label Page – Music at". Last.fm. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "About Hopeless Records". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "more-about-us". Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
- ↑ Roeschlein, Shane (2007-12-06). "Taking Action, One Tour at a Time: an Interview with Louis Posen | A Coat of Red Paint In Hell". Acoatofredpaintinhell.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "Stoked to announce that Cruel Hand have... - Hopeless Records". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "Roam Sign To Hopeless Records, Announce New EP". Under the Gun Review. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "Hopeless For The Holidays Compilation". Hopeless Records. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
External links
- Official website
- Business Week-The Paul Newman of Punk Rock
- Reuters-Small punk label a powerhouse of philanthropy
- Hopeless Purevolume Site
- A Hopeless Triumph: How an Independent Rock Label Conquered the Charts - [PIAS]'s Blog, 26 May 2015
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