Audio Antihero

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Audio Antihero
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Founded2009
FounderJamie Halliday
DistributorKudos Records Ltd/Horus
GenreIndie / Lo-Fi / Alternative / Indie Folk / Indie Pop / Experimental
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationStaten Island, New York
Official websitehttp://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

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Early Years (2009-2013)

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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)

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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)

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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

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  • Nosferatu D2We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise (2009)
  • Benjamin ShawI Got The Pox, The Pox Is What I Got EP (2009)
  • Jack HayterSucky 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 SilencesThe 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)
  • FrogKind 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)
  • MaganaGolden 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 MALZTwo 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 FriedmanFlowers 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)
  • TiberiusSag – 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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