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Hear tofusmell’s “Shower Song,” Their New Single And Contribution To Hardly Art’s 15th Anniversary Singles Series

You can now listen to tofusmell’s “Shower Song,” their new single and contribution to Hardly Art’s 15th Anniversary Singles Series.tofusmell is the project from the bedroom of 22 year-old musician Rae Chen (he/they). Inspired by 90s indie-folk music and Rae's own 2012 emo phase, the artsy acoustic sounds of tofusmell originals speak to Rae's life as a trans, queer POC. Rae uses poetry influences in his emotive lyricism to comment on themes like gender, religion, and love. Each stirring track is written, recorded, and produced in Rae's Orlando bedroom solely by him (with a MacBook and a single microphone). Rae says “‘Shower Song’...
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Listen to La Luz's "San Fernando Shadow Blues," the B-side to “Endless Afternoon” 7” Available Physically on July 7th via Hardly Art

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Watch annonXL’s “WAY DOWN” Official Video Their New Single and Contribution to the Hardly Art Singles Series

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La Luz Announces “Endless Afternoon” b/w "San Fernando Shadow Blues" 7” Available Physically on July 7th via Hardly Art

On the heels of their critically acclaimed self-titled record, La Luz has announced the release of a new single entitled “Endless Afternoon,” available today worldwide on all DSPs. Shana Cleveland of La Luz says that “Endless Afternoon” is a “California lullaby. The melody for this song came to me while I was hiking in the hills above the Yuba River. About the sweetness found in slow days close to home.” This song is the a-side of a physical 7” that is b/w the track “San Fernando Shadow Blues” (available digitally on June 14th) with both songs physically available on July 7th via Hardly Art. You can pre-order this 7” via the Hardly Art MiniMart and Bandcamp.
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Hear Nana Lourdes “Benighted Enlightened”
