Hardly Art has signed tofusmell, the recording project from Orlando, Florida musician and singer Rae Chen, and will release Humor, their first EP for the label, on all DSPs worldwide on June 30th, 2023. Humor,which includes the singles “Basil Noodles” and “Keith,” was produced and mixed by tofusmell at Rae’s Home in Winter Garden, Florida, and mastered by Sarah Register in New York. It follows the release of “Shower Song,” released last year as part of the label’s 15th Anniversary Singles Series.
Today, March 24th, Hardly Art will release the third album from everyone’s favorite, increasingly unhinged rock phenom Dick Stusso. S.P. is the first Dick Stusso record in four years, following his stellar Hardly Art debutIn Heavenfrom 2018—but this latest missive is more of an indirect sequel to the buzz-building 2015 release Nashville Dreams / Sings the Blues, diving deeper into Dick Stusso’s crumbling psyche and dystopian surroundings. To celebrate this impending release, Dick Stusso mastermind Nic Russo, sat down with Hardly Art to talk about trees (Nic’s day job is an arborist,) California Rain, The Apocalypse, and of course, his new album S.P.
On March 24th, Hardly Art will release the third album from everyone’s favorite, increasingly unhinged rock phenom Dick Stusso. S.P. is the first Dick Stusso record in four years, following his stellar Hardly Art debutIn Heavenfrom 2018—but this latest missive is more of an indirect sequel to the buzz-building 2015 release Nashville Dreams / Sings the Blues, diving deeper into Dick Stusso’s crumbling psyche and dystopian surroundings. Following the release of the triple animated video made by Grace Cooper for singles: “Garbagedump #1”, “A Fairly Normal Guy” and “Dinner for Two” comes a new lyric video for the ruminative new single, “Self Reflection (Deep.) You can watch/listen HERE.
Hardly Art is elated to announce the signing of Los Angeles group, ill peach to their robust roster of artists. This signing follows the release of the band’s 2022 Hardly Art single “COMATOSE” which was included in the label’s 15th Anniversary digital series. Forming after a stint at SkinWalker Ranch in Gusher, UT, the grit-pop duo comprised of members Jess Corazza and Pat Morrissey fuse together experimental sounds with ethereal vocals. They’re enamored in future tech melding with art, yet they also place moments of nostalgia and snippets of everyday life in their tracks.