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Pure Noise Records

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]

Pure Noise Records
Founded2009
FounderJake Round
Distributor(s)The Orchard (current), Fontana (former), ADA (former)
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationNashville, Tennessee
Official websitewww.purenoise.net

History

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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

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Studio albums

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Artist Title Release Date Catalog #
No Bragging Rights The Consequence Of Dreams March 3, 2009 PNE101[14]
Create Avoid Heart Remains February 23, 2010 PNE104[15]
All Shall Perish Awaken the Dreamers (Re-release) March 16, 2010 PNE105
The American Scene By Way of Introduction March 8, 2011 PNE110[16]
The Story So Far Under Soil and Dirt June 21, 2011 PNE112[17]
I Call Fives I Call Fives July 10, 2012 PNE118[18]
Forever Came Calling Contender July 24, 2012 PNE119[19]
The American Scene Safe For Now August 7, 2012 PNE120[20]
Handguns Angst September 25, 2012 PNE123[21]
The Story So Far What You Don't See March 26, 2013 PNE127[22]
Vanna The Few and the Far Between (Re-release) April 23, 2013 PNE128[23]
To the Wind Empty Eyes May 7, 2013 PNE129[24]
State Champs The Finer Things October 8, 2013 PNE133[25]
Landscapes Life Gone Wrong (Re-release) September 3, 2013 PNE134[26]
No Bragging Rights Cycles (Re-release) October 22, 2013 PNE136[27]
Reggie and the Full Effect No Country For Old Musicians November 19, 2013 PNE139[28]
Rotting Out The Wrong Way (Re-release) December 3, 2013 PNE140[29]
Elder Brother Heavy Head March 11, 2014 PNE143[30]
A Loss For Words The Kids Can’t Lose (Re-release) March 18, 2014 PNE144[31]
Vanna Void June 17, 2014 PNE146[32]
Heart to Heart Dulce June 17, 2014 PNE147[33]
Handguns Life Lessons July 8, 2014 PNE149[34]
My Iron Lung Relief July 8, 2014 PNE150[35]
To the Wind Block Out The Sun & Sleep July 22, 2014 PNE151[36]
The American Scene HAZE September 9, 2014 PNE153[37]
No Bragging Rights The Concrete Flower September 23, 2014 PNE154[38]
Gnarwolves Gnarwolves September 23, 2014 PNE155
Forever Came Calling What Matters Most October 21, 2014 PNE157[39]
Gates Bloom & Breathe October 21, 2014 PNE158[40]
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[41]
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[42][43]
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[44]
Hawthorne Heights Bad Frequencies April 27, 2018 PNE216
State Champs Living Proof June 15, 2018 PNE217[45]
Homesafe One June 29, 2018 PNE219[46]
Boston Manor Welcome to the Neighbourhood September 7, 2018 PNE220[47]
The Story So Far Proper Dose September 21, 2018 PNE221[48]
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

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Artist(s) Title Release Date Catalog #
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[49][50]

Extended plays

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Artist Title Release Date Catalog #
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[51]
Second To Last Runaway October 5, 2010 PNE107[52]
Handguns Don't Bite Your Tongue February 22, 2011 PNE109[53]
Daybreaker The Northbound Trains April 5, 2011 PNE111[54]
Troubled Coast I've Been Thinking About Leaving You January 17, 2012 PNE115[55]
I Call Fives Someone That's Not You March 20, 2012 PNE116[56]
Create Avoid Pastime May 22, 2012 PNE117[57]
My Iron Lung Grief September 4, 2012 PNE121[58]
State Champs Overslept September 11, 2012 PNE122[59]
Troubled Coast Awake and Empty October 9, 2012 PNE124[60]
To the Wind No More Than This November 6, 2012 PNE125[61]
Misser Problems. Problems. Problems. March 5, 2013 PNE126[62]
Living with Lions Some of My Friends Appear Dead To Me July 9, 2013 PNE132[63]
Gates You Are All You Have Left To Fear October 22, 2013 PNE135[64]
Sights & Sounds Silver Door November 5, 2013 PNE137[65]
Brigades Crocodile Tears May 6, 2014 PNE145[66]
The Story So Far Songs Of June 17, 2014 PNE148[67]
Four Year Strong Go Down in History July 22, 2014 PNE152[68]
State Champs The Acoustic Things October 7, 2014 PNE156[69]
Seaway All In My Head November 4, 2014 PNE159[70]
Like Pacific Like Pacific January 20, 2015 PNE161
Elder Brother Wish You Were Here March 24, 2015 PNE163[71]
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[72]
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[73]
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

Split singles and EPs

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Artists Title Release Date Catalog #
Transit & Man Overboard Transit / Man Overboard Split December 8, 2009 PNE103[74]
The Story So Far & Maker The Story So Far / Maker Split November 23, 2010 PNE108[75]
Handguns & Forever Came Calling Handguns / Forever Came Calling Split November 8, 2011 PNE113[76]
The American Scene & Daybreaker The American Scene / Daybreaker Split November 28, 2011 PNE114[77]
The Story So Far & Stick to Your Guns The Story So Far / Stick To Your Guns Split June 18, 2013 PNE130[78]
Matthew Vincent & Alexander Correia Matthew Vincent / Alex Correia Split July 9, 2013 PNE131[79]
Forever Came Calling & Family Thief Forever Came Calling / Family Thief Split November 19, 2013 PNE141[80]
Senses Fail & Man Overboard Senses Fail / Man Overboard Split March 3, 2015 PNE165[80]

Physical singles

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Artist Title Release Date Catalog #
The Story So Far "Out of It" November 1, 2017 PNE208[81]

References

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  2. ^ Five Years of Noise. Idobi, February 2014.
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  4. ^ Pure Noise Records Founder Jake Round Celebrates Five Year Anniversary Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. Under the Gun, April 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Berkeley's Pure Noise Records Celebrates Five Years of Supporting the Pop-Punk Revival. San Francisco Weekly, March 20, 2014.
  6. ^ Hit the Lights Sign to Pure Noise Records. Alternative Press, April 14, 2014.
  7. ^ "Pure Noise and Sony Music Launch New Label, Weekday Records". www.musicconnection.com. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  8. ^ Sean Reid: Alter the Press!: ATP! Label Profile: Pure Noise Records
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  49. ^ "PNE264 Keep Shining On - Pure Noise Records". Pure Noise Records. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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Bibliography

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