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- The Hard Quartet
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- The Hard Quartet
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- Matador
- Catalogue Number
- OLE2093
- Release Date
- 4 October 2024
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The Hard Quartet...
... is a band. But what is a band? A band, perhaps, can be thought of as a body, a corpus, in which physically discrete lifeforms comprise a chimera that shrieks with one voice. In this particular band, which is one of mil- lions in the world today, four players selflessly merge, become musical, and emit rock ‘n’ roll that is familiar but new, warm but icy, melodic but Sphinx-like in its seductive and subtle riddles... essentially, The Hard Quartet has leveled, cultivated, and made lush an entirely new steppe in the ecosystem of guitar-bass-drums-voice agriculture.
But we should now introduce the men of the HQ because after that, since you know your shit, you’ll be all: “Him? Him too? And, oh my god, him? Wait, not just them but also him?” and you’ll, rightfully, expect an album that musos and casuals alike will proclaim a “landmark.” So, check it out: Let’s do this alphabetically according to last name, which is the most democratic method.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Hard Quartet is:
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, and vocalist best known for his work with Chavez, Superwolf, Super- wolves, and in the company of a panoply of artists from Guided by Voices and Cat Power to Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond.
Jim White, a drummer and songwriter best known for his work with Dirty Three, Xylouris White, eponymous-ly, and with such stalwarts as PJ Harvey, Smog, and Venom P. Stinger.
Do you see? Four Titans, basically. And here they are, now, today, starting a band—a band which they’ve gone ahead and named The Hard Quartet, for Christ’s sake—which is a bulletproof, effortless amalgam of their completely distinct and completely broken-mold utterances.
The Hard Quartet t-shirt is screen printed on a classic fit "natural" tee, 203gsm.
S 34/36", M 38/40", L 42/44", XL 46/48", 2XL 50/52", 3XL 54/56", 4XL 58/60", 5XL 62/64"
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Chrome Mess
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Earth Hater
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Rio's Song
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Our Hometown Boy
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Renegade
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Heel Highway
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Killed By Death
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Hey
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It Suits You
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Six Deaf Rats
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Action For Military Boys
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Jacked Existence
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North of the Border
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Thug Dynasty
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Gripping the Riptide
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The Hard Quartet
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- The Hard Quartet
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- Self-Titled Natural Tee
- Label
- Matador
- Release Date
- 4 October 2024