A belly full of hot dogs. A mind full of nonsense. A plastic bowl on the floor by the bed.... just in case.

We are an independent cassette based record label based out of North Wales. 

Jive on.

Initially formed in 2012 as a song outlet for Paris Thompson, the band developed musically over a love of off-kilter pop (Aztec Camera, The Clean, The Feelies, The Pastels) - music too earnest to be pop and too pop to be underground.
It is this musical grey area that the band draws on. Fusing the stripped down aesthetic of punk with the subtleties of pop song-craft, The Collected Fictions combine sweet melodies with a vocal declaration that falls somewhere between angst-ridden and apathetic.

DIY label based in south west England releasing great music on weird things.

You can stream all our releases in full over on our bandcamp - http://artishardrecords.bandcamp.com

The unmistakable sound of independence, since 1978

Thank you for coming here for a listen, if you like what you hear please check me out on facebook to follow my journey
https://www.facebook.com/john12string
Thanks
John 


Slumberland began operations in 1989 as a collective effort consisting of members of DC area bands Velocity Girl, Big Jesus Trash Can/Whorl, Black Tambourine and Powderburns. We were inspired by such musical happenings as C86, early Creation, Postcard, K, Bus Stop, lower East Side noise, and also the renegade art aesthetics & methods of people like Cage, Burroughs and Duchamp. The explosion of punk had left behind a thriving network of 'zines, labels and distributors and we felt that there was room for our noise-loving, pop-obsessed aesthetic. While there were loads of US indie labels releasing a steady stream of 7"s, there wasn't much pop going on. Notable exceptions included Bus Stop, K and Picture Book, and we hoped to join that group and help chisel out some space for melodies amongst the noise.

Early releases from Velocity Girl, Whorl and Black Tambourine struck a note, and we found like-minded popsters getting in touch from all over the world. As we expanded the label roster and our own horizons, the goal was always to share great songs and interesting sounds from a range of styles. Our first burst of activity through the 1990s and early 2000s brought seminal records by legendary bands like Stereolab, Rocketship, The Ropers, Lorelei, The Aislers Set, Hood and Boyracer.

By the mid 2000s we were seeing a resurgence of interest in guitar pop and the start of the ongoing vinyl revival: the perfect environment for Slumberland! We launched into our latest phase of activity with as string of classic releases from The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose, Veronica Falls, Allo Darlin', Joanna Gruesome and so many more.

2025 is our thirty-sixth (!) year we are still at it, ploughing our own furrow and bringing you unique, genre-defining (and genre-defying!) releases from bands like The Laughing Chimes, Humdrum, The Cords, Autocamper, Jeanines, The Umbrellas, Neutrals, Artsick, Kids On A Crime Spree, Papercuts, Lightheaded, Tony Jay, Chime School, Lunchbox and many, many more. Indie fashions come and go but we're still thrilled by great songs and the new ways that pop can be rejuvenated to fit the times.

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