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Posted in music on March 6, 2013

Giant Drag finally released their second album (stream it), cease to exist

by Bill Pearis

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Eight years after their much-loved 2005 debut, Hearts and Unicorns, not to mention more of their fair share of label woes and personal hardships, Giant Drag have finally released their second album. (Is it just coincidence that this and the new MBV record came out within a week of each other?) Titled Waking Up is Hard to Do, it came out somewhat quietly this week. Spitfire singer Annie Hardy elaborates on its difficult birth:

So it wasn't the best PR move or in best interest for my career in general but I decided to stop talking about Giant Drag's album Waking Up Is Hard To Do until something was happening. People who talk about shit but never have anything to show for it are the worst, so I put my head down and started working. I found it somewhat easy to concentrate on work with most people I've ever been friends with for some reason thinking I am still living in Orange County.... Nope I have been in LA since May of last year, I was just a little too psycho to tell you about it! So yeah, I am back here in LA, doing my thing, seeing what works and what doesn't for the new me and wouldn't you know it, Giant Drag might be living up to it's nU grunge, bummer of a (brilliant) name and all signs point to a nice change of musical pace for me. I can't fake it, I don't want to. Giant Drag has felt like one big lonely abscessed tooth that needed to be pulled to make way for a colony of new, better, whiter, faster, catchier teeth to take it's place. I know some of those characteristics don't apply to teeth but humor me, I've been working like a dog with Ann Jones day in and out.
Unfortunately, it looks like Hardy is ready to move on now that she finally got this sucker out and Giant Drag are no more. Hardy now plans to focus her energy on her Full Psycho label and other endeavors. (Read more about her plans here.) But there is the new album, which is full of Giant Drag's signature super-crunchy rock. No cat solos this time but plenty of hooks, acerbic humor and attitude. You can stream the whole thing below.

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posted at 6:59 PM on March 6, 2013 in music | Comments (34)

Comments (34)

It's pretty good, but nowhere near as catchy as the 1st album or the EP that came out a couple years ago. I like how her voice sounds a lot more raw here

Posted by Anonymous | March 6, 2013 8:03 PM

Is it out on vinyl?

Posted by Anonymous | March 6, 2013 8:12 PM

(nasal, mocking tone) Is out on vinyl?

Posted by Anonymous | March 6, 2013 8:47 PM

Terrible, why would anyone want to listen to this. This is worse than riding the staten island ferry

Posted by Anonymous | March 6, 2013 9:12 PM

Who cares

Posted by Anonymous | March 6, 2013 10:29 PM

How good is a croissant? Does anybody know? I'd like to be told.

Posted by didn'tstartgame | March 6, 2013 10:40 PM

Wow how brave you are when you post anonymous comments? Great job angry 20 somethings really the future is looking bright with you leading in your incredibly entitled way! The truth is you are jealous and that is why you spout off like this. Only someone with a very large lack of self confidence needs to go on the internet and talk shit about someone they don't know and some song they barely listened to. So here the other side of that. Do you have any idea how difficult/impossible it is to make it in the music business these days? I doubt any of you cowards would have half the balls that she does to put herself and the music she makes out there, and actually have it paid attention to! As for advertising, guess what? That's the only way bands can make any money these days thanks to entitled little turds like you that say "records should be free". Guess what? Recording, Mixing, Mastering, printing and distribution are not free at all! But still the $10 which is less than an appetizer is just out of your entitled little price range isn't it?. This is good music by the way, it might confuse you to hear an actually song rather than just a bunch of video game noises to a drum machine but I suggest you give it another listen.

Posted by rad bro | March 6, 2013 11:17 PM

11:17 needs to crack open a Fuze iced tea and chill the fuck out, bro.

Posted by Anonymous | March 6, 2013 11:52 PM

Hey 11:17, you obviously have too much time on your hands for a 40 something & take this indie blog much too seriously. Get a grip.

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 12:04 AM

why don't you click on the link in my "rad bro" screen name and see how serious it gets
I might be old, but this never gets old to me.

Posted by 11:17 checking in | March 7, 2013 12:58 AM

I have this funny idea that the old model, where the record companies gatekeepers crap like this and prevented every schmuck who thought they could make a record from embarrasing themselves, actually worked.

Posted by Mandy Paspankin | March 7, 2013 4:44 AM

I love when people bring up the EXORBITANT price of recording and mixing. Yeah, that's true if you are beyonce, but also half of these indie farts do not even put in close to 50k or even 100k, and yet expect to be paid back 4 times their investment. Now that's a ridiculous thing to ask for with a POOR investment.

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 7:16 AM

11:17 -- In the time it took you to copy-paste your diatribe on 10 different posts, I made snide comments on 20 of them. If ya can't keep up, don't run with the big dogs.

Also, just a straight up "FUCK YOU" -- you seem like a herb and I hope you choke on your dad's cock. Peace!

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 8:41 AM

Giant Drag was fun
don't matter what you Arcade Fire fluffers think

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 8:48 AM

I want to choke on someone dad's cock
send me a text

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 8:50 AM

you are all idiots. seriously.

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 8:52 AM

This is what arcade fire fluffers listen to, who are you kidding

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 9:07 AM

Damn, Rad Bro has anger issues.

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 10:00 AM

rad bro is spamming this in a lot of posts.

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 10:06 AM

11:17 is a huge wanker

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 10:54 AM

this girl's voice is annoying as fuck

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 10:55 AM

She's always begging fans for money, swindler. I'd buy that for $4.99.

Posted by Texas Toast | March 7, 2013 11:07 AM

lol@fluffers

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 11:27 AM


Idk kinda of sounds like the girl version of Bright Eyes- that's a good thing I kinda like it- but yeah the voice is little bit shrill.

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 11:41 AM

omg, this is devestating news...

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 11:56 AM

I can't deal with 2005 being over. console me, Antony and the Johnsons!

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 4:20 PM

Wow so that chick has moved from Orange County to LA !! A shocker, i wonder how i didn't see that on CNN's breaking news!

Did any of you actually read her words instead of arguing with Rad Bro? The girl's an idiot.

Posted by ME | March 7, 2013 4:39 PM

Was.... anyone looking forward to this album?

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 7:04 PM

I was recently at Mamoun's and noticed as Habibi was mashing chickpeas he was nodding his head and tapping his foot while listening to Giant Drag.

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 9:52 PM

^ now this is one of the big dogs right here. 8:41 AM could learn a lot from this one.

Posted by rad bro | March 7, 2013 10:59 PM

Advice, rad bro-
NEVER help your children with their English homework. Nor with their anger issues.

Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2013 11:10 PM

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Posted by wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... | March 7, 2013 11:15 PM

YOU ARE MAKING ME VERY ANGRY
YOU WOULD NOT LIKE ME WHEN I AM ANGRY
ONLY FUZE ICED TEA CAN PLACATE ME NOW

Posted by RAD BRØ | March 7, 2013 11:17 PM

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Posted by wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... wrote: ... | March 7, 2013 11:22 PM

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