Pure Noise Records
- Punk rock
- pop punk
- hardcore punk
- melodic hardcore
- post-hardcore
- metalcore
- alternative rock
- emo
Pure Noise Records is an American punk rock record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded by Jake Round in 2009 while he was an editor at AMP; the previous fall, friends of his in the band No Bragging Rights told him they were looking for a new label, and Round expressed interest in releasing the album himself.[1] Prior to this Round had a short stint as an intern at Fat Wreck Chords.[2] While the label began as a home operation, and had only put out five albums by the end of 2010,[3] by 2014 some of the label's roster were main-stage acts at Warped Tour, and others had sold nearly 50,000 copies of their albums.[4] Overall, the label's catalog had sold over 280,000 records as of March 2014.[5] Among the label's signings are Vanna and Hit the Lights.[6] In March 2017, Pure Noise Records partnered with Sony Music to create a new music label called Weekday Records.[7]
History
Originally the label was called Pure Noise Entertainment and was supposed to become a pure concert agency, but Round decided to found a record company after two organized concert tours because he didn't see himself as a promoter of concerts.[8] The first release was a CD of the US-American melodic hardcore band No Bragging Rights. Initially Round sent their demo to record companies hoping that a label would sign the band. When nothing materialized, he decided to produce the album himself. He asked his mother if she could give him money to produce a CD, which she agreed to. The resulting LP, The Consequence of Dreams, was the first album released by Pure Noise. Craig Ericson (founder of Rise Records) often advised Round during this beginning period.[9]
From 2008 to 2010 the label operated as its own project and brought just five productions onto the market.[10] In the meantime Pure Noise has signed two bands, Landscapes (England) and The Story So Far, among others, which have been able to achieve a higher degree of popularity. Landscapes toured Europe several times and The Story So Far's second album reached a chart position in the official Billboard charts. In 2014, The Story So Far played for the first time on the main stage of the Warped Tour and have sold almost 50,000 records of their album What You Don't See.[9] With The Finer Things by State Champs (#131) and Angst by Handguns (#155), the label has released two more albums that have made it onto the official US Billboard 200. More than 280,000 records were sold worldwide in the first five years of the record company's existence. Round now shares an office with concert manager Brad Wiseman of the Soroka Agency.[11]
Bands
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Discography
Studio albums
Artist | Title | Release Date | Catalog # |
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No Bragging Rights | The Consequence Of Dreams | March 3, 2009 | PNE101[15] |
Create Avoid | Heart Remains | February 23, 2010 | PNE104[16] |
All Shall Perish | Awaken the Dreamers (Re-release) | March 16, 2010 | PNE105 |
The American Scene | By Way of Introduction | March 8, 2011 | PNE110[17] |
The Story So Far | Under Soil and Dirt | June 21, 2011 | PNE112[18] |
I Call Fives | I Call Fives | July 10, 2012 | PNE118[19] |
Forever Came Calling | Contender | July 24, 2012 | PNE119[20] |
The American Scene | Safe For Now | August 7, 2012 | PNE120[21] |
Handguns | Angst | September 25, 2012 | PNE123[22] |
The Story So Far | What You Don't See | March 26, 2013 | PNE127[23] |
Vanna | The Few and the Far Between (Re-release) | April 23, 2013 | PNE128[24] |
To the Wind | Empty Eyes | May 7, 2013 | PNE129[25] |
State Champs | The Finer Things | October 8, 2013 | PNE133[26] |
Landscapes | Life Gone Wrong (Re-release) | September 3, 2013 | PNE134[27] |
No Bragging Rights | Cycles (Re-release) | October 22, 2013 | PNE136[28] |
Reggie and the Full Effect | No Country For Old Musicians | November 19, 2013 | PNE139[29] |
Rotting Out | The Wrong Way (Re-release) | December 3, 2013 | PNE140[30] |
Elder Brother | Heavy Head | March 11, 2014 | PNE143[31] |
A Loss For Words | The Kids Can’t Lose (Re-release) | March 18, 2014 | PNE144[32] |
Vanna | Void | June 17, 2014 | PNE146[33] |
Heart to Heart | Dulce | June 17, 2014 | PNE147[34] |
Handguns | Life Lessons | July 8, 2014 | PNE149[35] |
My Iron Lung | Relief | July 8, 2014 | PNE150[36] |
To the Wind | Block Out The Sun & Sleep | July 22, 2014 | PNE151[37] |
The American Scene | HAZE | September 9, 2014 | PNE153[38] |
No Bragging Rights | The Concrete Flower | September 23, 2014 | PNE154[39] |
Gnarwolves | Gnarwolves | September 23, 2014 | PNE155 |
Forever Came Calling | What Matters Most | October 21, 2014 | PNE157[40] |
Gates | Bloom & Breathe | October 21, 2014 | PNE158[41] |
Hit the Lights | Summer Bones | March 24, 2015 | PNE162 |
Speak Low If You Speak Love | Everything But What You Need (Re-release) | March 31, 2015 | PNE167 |
The Story So Far | The Story So Far | May 18, 2015 | PNE168 |
Four Year Strong | Four Year Strong | June 2, 2015 | PNE169 |
Senses Fail | Pull the Thorns from Your Heart | June 30, 2015 | PNE171 |
Brigades | Indefinite | July 24, 2015 | PNE172 |
Counterparts | Tragedy Will Find Us | July 24, 2015 | PNE173 |
State Champs | Around the World and Back | October 16, 2015 | PNE174 |
Seaway | Colour Blind | October 23, 2015 | PNE176 |
Handguns | Disenchanted | November 13, 2015 | PNE179 |
Like Pacific | Distant Like You Asked | February 19, 2016 | PNE183 |
Landscapes | Modern Earth | April 8, 2016 | PNE185 |
My Iron Lung | Learn To Leave | August 5, 2016 | PNE188 |
Gates | Parallel Lives | June 3, 2016 | PNE189 |
Vanna | All Hell | July 8, 2016 | PNE191 |
Knocked Loose | Laugh Tracks | September 16, 2016 | PNE192 |
Boston Manor | Be Nothing | September 30, 2016 | PNE193 |
To the Wind | The Brighter View | October 7, 2016 | PNE195 |
Can't Swim | Fail You Again | March 10, 2017 | PNE196 |
First Blood | Rules | February 10, 2017 | PNE199 |
State Champs | Around the World and Back (Deluxe Edition) | May 5, 2017 | PNE201[42] |
Seaway | Vacation | September 15, 2017 | PNE204 |
Counterparts | You’re Not You Anymore | September 2, 2017 | PNE205 |
Stick to Your Guns | True View | October 13, 2017 | PNE206 |
Sharptooth | Clever Girl | October 27, 2017 | PNE207 |
Speak Low If You Speak Love | Nearsighted | January 19, 2018 | PNE211 |
Stone | Inch of Joy | March 2, 2018 | PNE212[43][44] |
Senses Fail | If There Is Light, It Will Find You | February 16, 2018 | PNE213 |
Elder Brother | Stay Inside | May 18, 2018 | PNE214 |
Like Pacific | In Spite of Me | July 17, 2018 | PNE215[45] |
Hawthorne Heights | Bad Frequencies | April 27, 2018 | PNE216 |
State Champs | Living Proof | June 15, 2018 | PNE217[46] |
Homesafe | One | June 29, 2018 | PNE219[47] |
Boston Manor | Welcome to the Neighbourhood | September 7, 2018 | PNE220[48] |
The Story So Far | Proper Dose | September 21, 2018 | PNE221[49] |
Terror | Total Retaliation | September 28, 2018 | PNE222 |
Left Behind | Blessed by the Burn | July 24, 2018 | PNE224 |
Drug Church | Cheer | November 2, 2018 | PNE225 |
Bearings | Blue In the Dark | October 12, 2018 | PNE226 |
Can't Swim | This Too Won't Pass | November 16, 2018 | PNE227 |
Masked Intruder | III | March 1, 2019 | PNE228 |
Youth Fountain | Letters To Our Former Selves | March 8, 2019 | PNE231 |
Graduating Life | Grad Life | March 29, 2019 | PNE232 |
Just Friends | Nothing but Love | March 15, 2019 | PNE233 |
Year of the Knife | Ultimate Aggression | April 5, 2019 | PNE234 |
Take Offense | Keep an Eye Out | October 18, 2019 | PNE257 |
Knocked Loose | A Tear in the Fabric of Life | October 13, 2021 | PNE313 |
Drug Church | Hygiene | March 11, 2022 | PNE322 |
Senses Fail | Hell is in Your Head | July 15, 2022 | PNE330 |
Seeyouspacecowboy | The Romance of Affliction | November 5, 2021 | PNE334 |
Compilation albums
Artist(s) | Title | Release Date | Catalog # |
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Gnarwolves | Chronicles of Gnarnia | February 24, 2014 | PNE142 |
Four Year Strong | Some of You Will Like This, Some of You Won’t | September 8, 2017 | PNE203 |
SeeYouSpaceCowboy | Songs for the Firing Squad | January 25, 2019 | PNE230 |
Seaway | Fresh Produce | April 19, 2019 | PNE235 |
Various Artists | Keep Shining On: A Tribute To The Music Of Tim Landers | December 5, 2019 | PNE264[50][51] |
Extended plays
Artist | Title | Release Date | Catalog # |
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No Bragging Rights | The Anatomy of a Martyr (Re-release) | May 2010 | PNE102 |
The Story So Far | While You Were Sleeping | May 11, 2010 | PNE106[52] |
Second To Last | Runaway | October 5, 2010 | PNE107[53] |
Handguns | Don't Bite Your Tongue | February 22, 2011 | PNE109[54] |
Daybreaker | The Northbound Trains | April 5, 2011 | PNE111[55] |
Troubled Coast | I've Been Thinking About Leaving You | January 17, 2012 | PNE115[56] |
I Call Fives | Someone That's Not You | March 20, 2012 | PNE116[57] |
Create Avoid | Pastime | May 22, 2012 | PNE117[58] |
My Iron Lung | Grief | September 4, 2012 | PNE121[59] |
State Champs | Overslept | September 11, 2012 | PNE122[60] |
Troubled Coast | Awake and Empty | October 9, 2012 | PNE124[61] |
To the Wind | No More Than This | November 6, 2012 | PNE125[62] |
Misser | Problems. Problems. Problems. | March 5, 2013 | PNE126[63] |
Living with Lions | Some of My Friends Appear Dead To Me | July 9, 2013 | PNE132[64] |
Gates | You Are All You Have Left To Fear | October 22, 2013 | PNE135[65] |
Sights & Sounds | Silver Door | November 5, 2013 | PNE137[66] |
Brigades | Crocodile Tears | May 6, 2014 | PNE145[67] |
The Story So Far | Songs Of | June 17, 2014 | PNE148[68] |
Four Year Strong | Go Down in History | July 22, 2014 | PNE152[69] |
State Champs | The Acoustic Things | October 7, 2014 | PNE156[70] |
Seaway | All In My Head | November 4, 2014 | PNE159[71] |
Like Pacific | Like Pacific | January 20, 2015 | PNE161 |
Elder Brother | Wish You Were Here | March 24, 2015 | PNE163[72] |
Brigades | Our Lives Unfold | March 31, 2015 | PNE164 |
Rotting Out | Reckoning | March 10, 2015 | PNE166 |
Jule Vera | Friendly Enemies | June 30, 2015 | PNE170 |
Casey Bolles | Freshman | June 9, 2015 | PNE175 |
Vanna | ALT | October 2, 2015 | PNE177[73] |
Boston Manor | Saudade | November 20, 2015 | PNE178 |
My Iron Lung | S.O.S. | November 6, 2015 | PNE180 |
Gnarwolves | Adolescence | November 13, 2015 | PNE181 |
Can't Swim | Death Deserves a Name | February 26, 2015 | PNE182 |
Casey Bolles | Manhattan | January 22, 2016 | PNE184 |
Hit the Lights | Just to Get Through to You | May 6, 2016 | PNE186 |
Knocked Loose | Pop Culture (Re-release) | April 22, 2015 | PNE187[74] |
Masked Intruder | Love and Other Crimes | July 8, 2016 | PNE190 |
Stick to Your Guns | Better Ash Than Dust | September 23, 2016 | PNE194 |
Less Than Jake | Sound The Alarm | February 3, 2017 | PNE197 |
Senses Fail | In Your Absence | March 3, 2017 | PNE198 |
Terror | The Walls Will Fall | April 28, 2017 | PNE200 |
Bearings | Nothing Here is Permanent | September 8, 2017 | PNE202 |
Lizzy Farrall | All I Said Was Never Heard | January 5, 2018 | PNE209 |
Sanction | The Infringement of God’s Plan | March 16, 2018 | PNE218 |
Counterparts | Private Room | September 7, 2018 | PNE223 |
Youth Fountain | Youth Fountain | July 18, 2018 | PNE229 |
Artists | Title | Release Date | Catalog # |
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Transit & Man Overboard | Transit / Man Overboard Split | December 8, 2009 | PNE103[75] |
The Story So Far & Maker | The Story So Far / Maker Split | November 23, 2010 | PNE108[76] |
Handguns & Forever Came Calling | Handguns / Forever Came Calling Split | November 8, 2011 | PNE113[77] |
The American Scene & Daybreaker | The American Scene / Daybreaker Split | November 28, 2011 | PNE114[78] |
The Story So Far & Stick to Your Guns | The Story So Far / Stick To Your Guns Split | June 18, 2013 | PNE130[79] |
Matthew Vincent & Alexander Correia | Matthew Vincent / Alex Correia Split | July 9, 2013 | PNE131[80] |
Forever Came Calling & Family Thief | Forever Came Calling / Family Thief Split | November 19, 2013 | PNE141[81] |
Senses Fail & Man Overboard | Senses Fail / Man Overboard Split | March 3, 2015 | PNE165[81] |
Physical singles
Artist | Title | Release Date | Catalog # |
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The Story So Far | "Out of It" | November 1, 2017 | PNE208[82] |
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