Audio Antihero
| Audio Antihero | |
|---|---|
| File:Audio Antihero.jpg | |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Jamie Halliday |
| Distributor | Kudos Records Ltd/Horus |
| Genre | Indie / Lo-Fi / Alternative / Indie Folk / Indie Pop / Experimental |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | Staten Island, New York |
| Official website | http://www.audioantihero.com |
Audio Antihero is an independent record label founded in October 2009[1] with a South East London base, now located in Staten Island, New York.[2] The label has released titles from Frog,[3] Nosferatu D2,[4] Cloud,[5] Magana,[6] CIAO MALZ,[7] Tiberius,[8] Avery Friedman,[9] and others.[10][11][12]
History
[edit | edit source]Early Years (2009-2013)
[edit | edit source]Audio Antihero launched in October 2009,[13] with its first two releases being Nosferatu D2's We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones on to Block Out the Noise[14][15][16] and Benjamin Shaw's I Got the Pox, the Pox Is What I Got.[17][18][19]
In 2011, the label released a series of EPs from Jack Hayter,[20] Broken Shoulder,[21] Wartgore Hellsnicker,[22] Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences[23] and Fighting Kites,[24][25] and Benjamin Shaw's debut full-length album There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet.[26][27][27]
Between 2012 and 2013, the label released a twelve-part singles from Jack Hayter entitled The Sisters of St. Anthony.[28][29][30]
Additions to the roster and hiatus (2013-2023)
[edit | edit source]Between 2013 and 2016, Cloud,[31] [32] Frog,[33][34] Magana[35][36] and others[37][38][39] joined the Audio Antihero roster for a series of releases that ran until 2019.[40][41][42] Audio Antihero also released albums from defunct groups Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love[43][44] and Tempertwig.[45][46][47]
The label became mostly inactive after a series of compilations and expanded editions of previous catalogue releases.[48][49][50]
Return from hiatus (2023-present)
[edit | edit source]The label returned from hiatus in late 2023[51] for the release of Frog's Grog album.[52][3][53] Frog returned to the label with two further albums in 2025.[54][55][56]
Magana and Nosferatu D2's Ben and Adam Parker returned to the label for new releases,[57][58][59] and roster received new additions between 2024 and 2025 in CIAO MALZ,[60][61] Avery Friedman,[62][63] Leilani Patao,[64][65] Josaleigh Pollett,[66] The Noisy,[67][68] and Tiberius.[8][69][70]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- Nosferatu D2 – We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise (2009)
- Benjamin Shaw – I Got The Pox, The Pox Is What I Got EP (2009)
- Jack Hayter – Sucky Tart EP (2011) – 2011 EP Series
- Various Artists – Bob Hope would. (2011) – digital charity compilation for Japan
- Broken Shoulder – Broken Shoulderrr (2011) – 2011 EP Series
- Wartgore Hellsnicker – Moderate Rock EP (2011) – 2011 EP Series
- Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences – The Wrong Life – EP (2011) – 2011 EP Series
- Fighting Kites & Broken Shoulder – Split EP (2011) – 2011 EP Series
- Benjamin Shaw – There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet (2011)
- Various Artists – Some.Alternate.Universe. (2012) – digital charity compilation for FSID
- Jack Hayter – The Sisters of St. Anthony (2012–2013) – digital singles series
- Various Artists – The Hüsker Du-wop EP (2012) – digital charity EP for New York's Independent Music Community
- Various Artists – Regal vs Steamboat (2013) – digital charity compilation for Rape Crisis
- Various Artists - Audio Antihero's Commercial Suicide Sampler(2013)
- Cloud – Comfort Songs (2013)
- The Superman Revenge Squad Band – There Is Nothing More Frightening Than the Passing of Time (2013)
- Benjamin Shaw – Goodbye, Cagoule World (2014)
- Benjamin Shaw / Cloud / Jack Hayter / Broken Shoulder Split - You & Me EP (2014)
- Various Artists - Five Long Years (2014)
- Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love – Last (2015 – co-released with Other Electricities)
- Frog – Kind of Blah (2015)
- Frog – Frog (Reissue – 2015)
- Nosferatu D2 – Older, Wiser, Sadder EP (2015)
- Various Artists – Bern Yr Idols (2016) – digital benefit compilation for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign
- Chuck – My Band Is a Computer (2016 – co-released with Old Money Records)
- Magana – Golden Tongue EP (2016)
- Magana – Pages – Single (2017)
- Various Artists – Audio Antihero Presents: 'Unpresidented Jams' for SPLC & NILC (2017)
- Chuck – Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store (2017)
- Magana – Oceans – Single (2017)
- Cloud – Plays With Fire (2018)
- Various Artists – The Desperation Club – A Cloud Tribute Compilation (2018)
- Benjamin Shaw – Megadead (2018 – co-released with Kirigirsu Recordings)
- Frog – Whatever We Probably Already Had It (2018)
- Various Artists – Elder Statesman: Nine Long Years of Audio Antihero Records (2019)
- Tempertwig – Fake Nostalgia: An Anthology of Broken Stuff (2019 – co-released with Randy Sadage Records)
- Benjamin Shaw – Exciting Opportunities: A Collection of Singles and Sadness (2019 – co-released with Old Money Records)
- Tempertwig - Films Without Plotlines EP (2019 – co-released with Randy Sadage Records)
- Cloud - Live at Kulak's Woodshed (2019)
- Fighting Kites - Mustard After Dinner - An Anthology of Fighting Kites (2019 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Benjamin Shaw - Should've Stayed at Home: A Collection of Oddities and Outtakes (2019 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Broken Shoulder - Shark Islands: A Broken Shoulder Archipelago (2019 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Frog - Count Bateman (2019 - co-released with Tape Wormies)
- Benjamin Shaw - Live at donaufestival (2019)
- Benjamin Shaw - I Got The Pox, The Pox Is What I Got (Remastered & Expanded) (2020 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Benjamin Shaw - There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet (Remastered & Expanded) (2020 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Various Artists - From the River to the Sea: The Horrible Truth About Palestine - a Fundraiser for the United Palestinian Appeal (2021)
- Frog – Grog (2023, co-released with Tapewormies)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Slayer on a Sunny Day – Single (2023)
- Chuck – Nothing Matters to Me Now - Single (2024, co-released with Old Money Records)
- Magana – Paul - Single (2024, co-released with Colored Pencils)
- Magana – Break Free - Single (2024, co-released with Colored Pencils)
- Magana – Teeth (2024, co-released with Colored Pencils)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Time on Our Hands, Spider-Man – Single (2024)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Extraordinary Times – Single (2024)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Blues Fatigue – Single (2024)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Pessimistic Pizza (2024)
- CIAO MALZ – Two Feet Tall – Single (2024)
- CIAO MALZ – Safe Then Sorry EP (2024)
- Frog – Did Santa Come – Single (2024, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Magana – Bad News EP (2025)
- Frog – Mixtape Liner Notes Var. VII -–Single (2025, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Avery Friedman – Flowers Fell' – Single (2025)
- Frog - Just Use Your Hips Var. VI - Single (2025, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Avery Friedman – Photo Booth (2025)
- Frog – Housebroken Var. IV – Single (2025, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Frog - 1000 Variations on the Same Song (2025, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Avery Friedman - New Thing – Single (2025)
- Avery Friedman - New Thing (2025)
- The Noisy – Twos – Single (2025)
- Tiberius – Sag – Single (2025)
- Tiberius – Felt – Single (2025)
- Tiberius – Moab – Single (2025)
- Tiberius – Painting of a Tree – Single (2025)
- The Noisy – Grenadine – Single (2025)
- The Noisy - Nightshade – Single (2025)
- The Noisy – Neckline (Deluxe Version) – Single (2025)
- The Noisy – The Secret Ingredient Is Even More Meat (2025)
- Frog – THE COUNT (2025, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Tiberius – Troubadour (2025)
- Josaleigh Pollett – Radio Player – Single (2025)
- Leilani Patao – BIRD WHISLE – Single (2025)
- Leilani Patao – daisy (2025)
- Leilani Patao - Red Hair Daye - Single (2025)
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External links
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