The latest dad rock? I’ve listened to “Earth Hater” a couple of times and there are elements that are cool but my socks weren’t knocked off. They weren’t even remotely rocked off.
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 millions 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.
With that in mind, 21st century juggernaut EYEDRESS directed the video for The Hard Quartet’s first single “Earth Hater”
The Hard Quartet:
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, producer and vocalist best known for his work with Chavez, Superwolf, his music for Red Dead Redemption 2 and his guitar work in the company of a panoply of artists from Guided by Voices and Cat Power to Johnny Cash and Adele.
Jim White, a drummer and songwriter best known for his work with Dirty Three, Xylouris White, eponymous-ly, and with such stalwarts as Guy Picciotto, Cat Power, Bill Callahan and Venom P Stinger.
The Hard Quartet have also announced debut shows in New York, Los Angeles and London, taking place in October. A list of upcoming dates can be found below. The Hard Quartet will be touring extensively in 2025.
LIVE DATES
Oct 10 – Los Angeles, US @ The Belasco w/Papa M
Oct 17 – New York, US @ Webster Hall w/Weak Signal
Oct 22 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom w/Tubs
