Jonathan Poneman, founder of Sub Pop Records, has started a new Seattle-based label called Hardly Art. Building on the tradition of many other record labels, Hardly Art will indeed be focused on offering quality records for people to enjoy. The first signing for Hardly Art is the Seattle duo Arthur & Yu. Comprised of Grant Olsen and Sonya Westcott, Arthur & Yu has made an album that grapples with the idea of growing up and of letting go. With hazy, layered vocals that float over textural acoustics, In Camera is an album made for forgetting and remembering. Drawing sonic inspiration from the Velvet Underground as well as the studio experimentation of Lee Hazlewood, each track is a study in expansion, centered loosely around chiming guitars and swirling melodies. Built upon nostalgia and exuding a certain warmth that is undeniably earnest, In Camera is theirdebut, and the reason why Hardly Art exists.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Absurd Heroes Manifestos
2. Come To View (Song For Neil Young)
3. There Are Too Many Birds
4. Afterglow
5. Flashing The Lobby Lights
6. Lion's Mouth
7. 1000 Words
8. The Ghost Of Old Bull Lee
9. Half Years
10. Black Bear