Hopeless Records
Hopeless Records is an American independent record label in Van Nuys, California.[2][3][4][5][6]
Hopeless Records | |
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Founded | 1993 |
Founder | Louis Posen |
Distributor(s) | AMPED Distribution[1] |
Genre | |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Van Nuys, California |
Official website | www |
History
Hopeless Records was founded in 1993 by Louis Posen. The label's artists are generally considered to fall under the genres of punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, and alternative rock, but some also include elements of heavy metal. Some of their best-known artists include All Time Low, Sum 41, Neck Deep, Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice, Yellowcard, Anarbor, Taking Back Sunday, Silverstein, We Are The In Crowd, Bayside, The Used, The Wonder Years, The Human Abstract and Enter Shikari.[7]
The label's "charitable arm," Sub City Records, produces the annual Take Action Tour.[8] 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.
In July 2008, Hopeless Records announced that it had launched a new imprint, P Is for Panda. It was originally started in 2007 as a clothing line by The Militia Group founder Chad Pearson. The label released its first album, a various artists compilation in August 2008.[9]
Artists
Current
- Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties
- Afterlife
- Anthony Raneri
- Bayside
- Between You & Me
- Circa Survive
- DE'WAYNE
- Doll Skin
- Fame On Fire
- GroundCulture
- Lotus Eater
- New Found Glory
- Neck Deep
- NOAHFINNCE[10]
- Point North
- Roam[11]
- Sincere Engineer
- Stand Atlantic[12]
- Sum 41
- Super Whatevr
- Tigers Jaw
- Tiny Moving Parts
- Tonight Alive
- Trash Boat
- Trophy Eyes
- Vaines
- Waterparks (dual-signed with 300 Entertainment)
- What's Eating Gilbert
- With Confidence
- The Wonder Years
- WSTR[13]
Past
- 88 Fingers Louie
- Against All Authority
- Air Dubai
- All Time Low (active with Fueled by Ramen)
- Amber Pacific (active with Digitally Sound Records and Straight 8 Entertainment)
- Anarbor
- Andy Shauf
- Atom And His Package (disbanded)
- Avenged Sevenfold (active with Capitol Records)
- Break The Silence (disbanded)
- Coldrain
- Common Rider (disbanded)
- Cruel Hand
- Damion Suomi and the Minor Prophets
- The Dangerous Summer (independent)
- Digger (disbanded)
- Dillinger Four (active with Fat Wreck Chords)
- Divided by Friday (disbanded)
- Driver Friendly
- Dryjacket
- dying in designer
- Emarosa
- Enter Shikari
- Ever We Fall[14] (disbanded)
- Falling Sickness (disbanded)
- Fifteen (disbanded)
- For The Foxes
- Funeral Oration (disbanded)
- Guttermouth (active with Rude Records/Bird Attack Records)
- Hands Like Houses (active with UNFD)
- Have Mercy
- Heckle (disbanded)
- Heroes of Modern Earth
- Hold Close
- The Human Abstract (disbanded)
- Hundredth (independent)
- Jeff Ott
- Kaddisfly (active with Hopeless subsidiary Sub City Records)
- The KickDrums
- Lil Xtra
- Mêlée
- Milk Teeth (active with Roadrunner Records)
- Moose Blood
- Mustard Plug (active with No Idea Records)
- The Nobodys (disbanded)
- Nural (disbanded)
- Oh, Weatherly
- The Queers (active with Asian Man Records)
- The Ready Set[15]
- Royden
- Samiam
- Scared of Chaka
- Schlong (disbanded)
- Selby Tigers (disbanded)
- Silverstein (active with UNFD)
- Somos
- Story Untold (independent)
- SycAmour
- Sylar
- Taking Back Sunday
- There for Tomorrow
- Thrice (active with Epitaph Records)
- Tripp Underwood
- The Used (active with Big Noise Records)
- Vanish
- We Are The In Crowd (hiatus)
- White Kaps (disbanded)
- Worthwhile
- Yellowcard (disbanded)
- Young and Heartless
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[16]
- Songs That Saved My Life
- Songs That Saved My Life Vol. 2
See also
- List of record labels
References
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- Fadrowski, Kelli (January 16, 2019). "Louis Posen of Van Nuys' Hopeless Records looks back on 25 years of hard work, good times and punk rock". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- De Los Santos, Brian (September 21, 2011). "CSUN alumnus transcends music industry with music label Hopeless Records". Sundial. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- Wappler, Margaret (March 16, 2006). "Hopeless? That's just a name". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- Brown, August (January 18, 2019). "How Hopeless Records has Thrived for a Quarter Century in Indie Punk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "more-about-us". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. 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.
- "Hopeless Records launches P Is For Panda imprint". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "NOAHFINNCE Has Signed To Hopeless Records & Released A New Song". Rock Sound. 19 Nov 2020. Retrieved 19 Nov 2020.
- "Roam Sign To Hopeless Records, Announce New EP". Under the Gun Review. 2014-11-04. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- "Stand Atlantic sign to Hopeless Records; Announce album Skinny Dipping". Kerrang. 2018-09-04.
- "Hopeless Records on Twitter". twitter.com.
- "Ever We Fall post two more new songs". Alternative Press. January 31, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- "The Ready Set signs to Hopeless Records". InqPop!. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- "Hopeless For The Holidays Compilation". Hopeless Records. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08.