Audio Antihero
{{short description|British independent record label}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Audio Antihero
| image = Audio Antihero.jpg
| image_bg =
| parent =
| founded = 2009
| founder = Jamie Halliday
| defunct =
| distributor = Kudos Records Ltd/Horus
| genre = Indie / Lo-Fi / Alternative / Indie Folk / Indie Pop / Experimental
| country = United Kingdom
| location = Staten Island, New York
| url = http://www.audioantihero.com
}}
Audio Antihero is an independent record label founded in October 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/interviews/audio-antihero-walking-the-line-between-diy-and-rubbish |title=Audio Antihero: Walking The Line Between DIY And Rubbish | Interviews | DIY |website=Thisisfakediy.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-05-27}} with a South East London base, now located in New York. They have been the subject of several radio BBC,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xb7d7 |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - BBC Introducing with Tom Robinson, Fresh On The Net: I Need An Antihero |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-01-09 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomrobinson/2011/02/how-the-make-the-best.shtml |title=Tom Robinson: How To Make The Best Of A Dying Industry |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2020-05-02}} PRI and international radio stories.{{cite web|url=http://www.theworld.org/2012/08/nosferatu-d2/ |title=Fan Releases Nosferatu D2"²s Album Again, Ignites Cult Following | Public Radio International |website=Theworld.org |date=2012-08-29 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web |url=http://wvum.org/index.php/music/playlist/the_lo-down_episode_21_audio_antihero_show/ |title=WVUM Playlists - WVUM College Radio - the Voice of the University of Miami |accessdate=2012-12-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104010209/http://wvum.org/index.php/music/playlist/the_lo-down_episode_21_audio_antihero_show/ |archivedate=4 November 2011 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.co.za/opinion/item/1992-playlist-the-wrong-rock-show-ep137 |title=Playlist: The Wrong Rock Show Ep.137 - Rolling Stone South Africa |accessdate=2013-04-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127074741/http://rollingstone.co.za/opinion/item/1992-playlist-the-wrong-rock-show-ep137 |archivedate=27 January 2013 |df=dmy-all }} The label has released titles from Frog,{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/frog-grog/|title=Frog: Grog|first=Nina|last=Corcoran|website=Pitchfork}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2242244/frog-new-ro/music/|title=Frog Share New Song "New Ro": Listen|date=10 November 2023}} Nosferatu D2,{{Cite web|url=https://drownedinsound.com/artists/Nosferatu_D2|title=Nosferatu D2|website=DrownedInSound}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7740-guest-list-best-of-2009/?page=2|title=Guest List: Best of 2009|first=Tyler|last=Grisham|date=11 December 2009|website=Pitchfork}} Cloud,{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15925-mother-sea/|title=Cloud: "Mother Sea"|first=Ian|last=Cohen|website=Pitchfork}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/cloud-wildfire|title=Beat-led psych ode "Wildfire" is an entrancing new offering from Long Island native Cloud|website=The Line of Best Fit}} Magana,thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/magana-inches-apart{{Cite web|url=https://post-trash.com/news/2024/5/20/magana-wades-through-earth-and-space-on-teeth-feature-interview|title=Magana Wades Through Earth and Space on “Teeth” | Feature Interview|date=21 May 2024|website=POST-TRASH}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zcxt?fbclid=IwY2xjawHz7nVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVIXlzlmQTya8QA_m-yAtzS_ZjJv-4-RhQez7aktyOtAsATx4wmnxe7Wlw_aem_-8ZCva1LBQHlJjGFvC86pQ|title=BBC Radio Scotland - Roddy Hart, Jill O'Sullivan sits in|website=BBC}} CIAO MALZ,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0026kqk|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Radcliffe and Maconie, Deb Grant sits in|website=BBC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024nxt|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - New Music Fix, Spotlight on New Delhi's experimental electronic scene|website=BBC}} Avery Friedman,{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Caleb |title=Premiere: Avery Friedman Shares New Single “New Thing” |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_avery_friedman_shares_new_single_new_thing |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Under the Radar Magazine |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=ALBUM REVIEW: Avery Friedman's Debut Is A Bold, Instinctual 'New Thing' |url=https://nodepression.com/album-reviews/album-review-avery-friedmans-debut-is-a-bold-instinctual-new-thing/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=No Depression |language=en-US}} and others.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/jack-hayter-sucky-tart-ep-45222|title=Jack Hayter – Sucky Tart EP|website=The Line of Best Fit}}{{Cite web|url=https://diymag.com/news/benjamin-shaw-announces-debut-album|title=Benjamin Shaw Announces Debut Album|date=27 September 2011|website=DIY}}{{Cite web|url=https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4151386-this-will-be-the-last-time--dis-meets-chuck|title=This Will Be The Last Time: DiS Meets CHUCK|first=Matthew|last=Neale|date=4 October 2017|website=DrownedInSound}}
History
The label's first two releases, Nosferatu D2's We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones on to Block Out the Noise and Benjamin Shaw's I Got the Pox, the Pox Is What I Got, brought the label attention and proved popular with alternative press like Drowned in Sound,{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15025 |title=NosferatuD2 – We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise / Releases // Drowned In Sound |website=Drownedinsound.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-27 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011161305/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15025 |url-status=dead }} The Skinny{{cite web|author=Album review by Alan Souter. |url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/100835-nosferatu-d2-were-gonna-walk-around-this-city-with-our-headphones-on-to-block-out-the-noise |title=Nosferatu D2 – We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise |publisher=The Skinny |date=2010-10-21 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}{{cite web|author=Single review by Nick Mitchell. |url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/98278-benjamin-shaw---i-got-the-pox-the-pox-is-what-i-got |title=Benjamin Shaw – I Got the Pox, the Pox is What I Got |publisher=The Skinny |date=2009-12-15 |accessdate=2012-05-27}} and Pitchfork{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/7740-guest-list-best-of-2009/2/ |title=Guest Lists: Guest List: Best of 2009 | Features |website=Pitchfork.com |date=2009-12-11 |accessdate=2012-05-27}} and radio stations such as BBC 6 Music, Triple R, Resonance FM and NME Radio. They also gained notable supporters in Gareth of Los Campesinos!{{cite web |url=http://www.loscampesinos.com/chaff/were-gonna-walk-around-this-city-with-our-headphones-on-to-block-out-the-noise/ |title=Blog Archive » We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise |publisher=Los Campesinos! |date=2009-10-15 |accessdate=2012-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808101104/http://www.loscampesinos.com/chaff/were-gonna-walk-around-this-city-with-our-headphones-on-to-block-out-the-noise/ |archivedate=8 August 2012 |df=dmy-all }} and Nic Dalton of The Lemonheads.{{cite web |url=http://www.halfacow.com.au/demos.php?page=demoitem&demoid=66 |title=The home of Half A Cow Records: News |website=Halfacow.com.au |accessdate=2012-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220130454/http://www.halfacow.com.au/demos.php?page=demoitem&demoid=66 |archive-date=20 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}
In 2011, the label released a series of EPs from Ex-Hefner member Jack Hayter, Broken Shoulder, Wartgore Hellsnicker, Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences and Fighting Kites. The label also put together a well received{{cite web|url=http://www.beardedmagazine.com/news/article/japan-benefit-compilation-from-audio-antihero |title=Japan benefit compilation from Audio Antihero | Bearded Magazine: The Home of Independent Music |publisher=Bearded Magazine |date= |accessdate=2012-05-27}}{{cite web|author=The 405, 22 March 2011 |url=http://thefourohfive.com/articles/5757 |title=Audio Antihero Presents: 'Bob Hope would.' // Japan Relief Effort Charity Album | The 405 |website=Thefourohfive.com |date=2011-03-22 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}{{cite web|url=http://resonanceuk.com/news/audio-antihero-presents-bob-hope-would/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402014627/http://resonanceuk.com/news/audio-antihero-presents-bob-hope-would/ |archivedate=2011-04-02 |title=Audio Antihero Presents: "Bob Hope would." A charity compilation for the Japan Relief effort « Resonance UK |date= |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=http://newnoise.libsyn.com/new-noise-24-03-11 |title=New Noise |website=Newnoise.libsyn.com |date=2011-03-24 |accessdate=2012-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323075606/http://newnoise.libsyn.com/new-noise-24-03-11 |archivedate=23 March 2012 |df=dmy }} charity compilation album, to raise money for Japan entitled Bob Hope Would, which they followed up with a charity busk for Japan in Greenwich, London from Jack Hayter.{{cite web|last=Antihero |first=Online |url=http://onlineantihero.blogspot.com/2011/04/jack-hayter-busking-live-at-cutty-sark.html |title=ONLINE ANTIHERO: Jack Hayter busking live at the Cutty Sark for Japan |website=Onlineantihero.blogspot.com |date=2011-04-25 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}
2011 saw the label's profile slowly begin to rise. Label founder Jamie Halliday was interviewed by Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music{{cite web|last=Antihero |first=Online |url=http://onlineantihero.blogspot.com/2011/01/audio-antihero-nosferatu-d2-meet-tom.html |title=ONLINE ANTIHERO: Audio Antihero & Nosferatu D2 meet Tom Robinson for BBC 6Music |website=Onlineantihero.blogspot.com |date=2011-01-09 |accessdate=2012-05-27}} and wrote a "Do and Don't" guide to running an independent label for the BBC site,{{cite web|author=Tom Robinson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomrobinson/2011/02/how-the-make-the-best.shtml |title=Tom Robinson: How To Make The Best Of A Dying Industry |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2012-05-27}} while the label was featured in a short list of recommended labels on the Johnny Foreigner blog,{{cite web|author=johnny foreigner |url=http://bloggyforeigner.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-main-objective-is-to-be-more.html |title=bloggy foreigner: my main objective is to be more effective |website=Bloggyforeigner.blogspot.com |date=2011-04-07 |accessdate=2012-05-27}} and described as "possibly the greatest one man label in the world"{{cite web|url=http://www.anotherformofrelief.com/2011/03/30/audio-antihero-presents-bob-hope-would/ |title=Audio Antihero presents: Bob Hope Would |publisher=Another Form of Relief |accessdate=2012-05-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323075629/http://www.anotherformofrelief.com/2011/03/30/audio-antihero-presents-bob-hope-would/ |archivedate=23 March 2012 }} by the Another Form of Relief blog.
The label ended 2011 with the debut LP from Benjamin Shaw (There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet) which was well received in the music press {{cite web|url=http://audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/theres-always-hope-theres-always-cabernet |title=There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet | Benjamin Shaw |website=Audioantihero.bandcamp.com |date=2017-03-22 |accessdate=2020-05-02}} and by BBC 6 Music{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/4b547e14-8537-47a2-b627-e153e2779bcd |title=Music – Benjamin Shaw |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2012-05-27 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925085520/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/4b547e14-8537-47a2-b627-e153e2779bcd |url-status=dead }} before kicking off 2012 with a second charity compilation, Some.Alternate.Universe, this time for FSID to raise money for their efforts to prevent Infant Death Syndrome. The compilation featured more established artists like Jeffrey Lewis, Jonah Matranga, Art Goblins, Internet Forever, Johnny Foreigner and more.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/news/compilation-released-to-aid-the-foundation-for-the-study-of-infant-deaths/ |title=Compilation Released To Aid The Foundation For The Study Of Infant Deaths | News | DIY |website=Thisisfakediy.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-05-27}} They are now working on a year long series of singles from Jack Hayter entitled The Sisters of St. Anthony.{{cite web |last=Elise |first=Kathleen |url=http://thefourohfive.com/news/article/a-guide-to-the-sisters-of-st-anthony-by-jack-hayter-part-one |title=A guide to 'The Sisters of St. Anthony' by Jack Hayter: Part One | The 405 |website=Thefourohfive.com |date=2012-04-12 |accessdate=2012-05-27 |archive-date=13 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213161619/http://thefourohfive.com/news/article/a-guide-to-the-sisters-of-st-anthony-by-jack-hayter-part-one |url-status=dead }}
On 29 August 2012, Audio Antihero and Nosferatu D2 were featured in a retrospective piece for the BBC World Service/PRI production "The World" – which featured interviews with label founder Jamie Halliday and Nosferatu D2 vocalist Ben Parker. The Nosferatu D2 song "We'll Play 'The Power of Love' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood a Thousand Times Tonight" closed the show.{{Cite web |url=http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/nosferatu-d2-retrospective-on-bbcpris.html |title=ONLINE ANTIHERO: Nosferatu D2 retrospective on BBC/PRI's 'The World' |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312014639/http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/nosferatu-d2-retrospective-on-bbcpris.html |archive-date=12 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}
In November 2012, Audio Antihero contributed the Hüsker Doo-wop EP{{cite web|url=http://hearitfornewyork-audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/audio-antihero-hear-it-for-new-york-compilation-the-h-sker-doo-wop-ep |title=Audio Antihero: Hear It For New York Compilation - "The Hüsker Doo-wop" EP | Hear It For New York - Audio Antihero |website=Hearitfornewyork-audioantihero.bandcamp.com |date= |accessdate=2020-05-02}} to the Hear It for New York pop-up shop.{{Cite web|url=https://hearitforny.tumblr.com/?og=1|title=Untitled|website=Hearitforny.tumblr.com|accessdate=2020-05-02}} The EP was released to raise money for the Independent Music Community in New York that was affected by Hurricane Sandy and featured rare/exclusive songs from Nosferatu D2, Benjamin Shaw, Jack Hayter, Superman Revenge Squad and Wartgore Hellsnicker.{{cite web|url=http://hearitforny.tumblr.com/thedamage |title=Untitled - the Damage |accessdate=3 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216231114/http://hearitforny.tumblr.com/thedamage |archivedate=16 December 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://geekpessimism.com/2012/11/26/brighton-tales-long-story-short/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102210920/http://geekpessimism.com/2012/11/26/brighton-tales-long-story-short/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2 January 2013 |title=Brighton Tales -Long Story Short « geek pessimism |accessdate=3 April 2013 }} They followed up this charity EP with This Christmas (I Just Want to Be Left Alone), a Christmas single from Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites to raise money for Shelter. The single benefited from critical praise from online press/radio and support from Tom Robinson{{cite web|url=http://freshonthenet.co.uk/six-degrees-7/ |title=SIX DEGREES – (#7) Merry Christmas! |website=Freshonthenet.co.uk |date=2012-12-25 |accessdate=2020-05-02}} and Jon Solomon at WPRB.{{cite web|url=http://audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone |title=This Christmas (I Just Want To Be Left Alone) | Audio Antihero |website=Audioantihero.bandcamp.com |date= |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=http://bothbarson.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/benjamin-shaw-and-fighting-kites-this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/ |title=Benjamin Shaw and Fighting Kites: This Christmas (I Just Want To Be Left Alone) | Both Bars On |website=Bothbarson.wordpress.com |date=2012-12-07 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbkZSw6nEFY |title=Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites - "This Christmas (I Just Want to be Left Alone)" (Music Video) |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-12-06 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbkZSw6nEFY&feature=player_embedded |title=Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites - "This Christmas (I Just Want to be Left Alone)" (Music Video) |publisher=YouTube |date=2012-12-06 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2012/12/12/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-charity-xmas-single/ |title=Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites - Charity Xmas Single | God Is In The TV |website=Godisinthetvzine.co.uk |date=2020-04-24 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=http://hospitaldrama.tumblr.com/post/37548875937/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas |title=Hospital Drama |website=Hospitaldrama.tumblr.com |date=2012-12-09 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://mratavist.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kitesthis-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/|title=Protected Blog › Log in|website=Mratavist.wordpress.com|accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|last=Hamill |first=Bryan |url=http://evilspeakers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/new-sounds-now-benjamin-shaw-fighting.html |title=The Ash Gray Proclamation: New Sounds Now :: Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites |website=Evilspeakers.blogspot.co.uk |date=2012-12-11 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web |url=http://www.joyzine.org/audioantihero.html |title=Audio Antihero - Christmas Mixtape - The Joyzine Advent Calendar |website=Joyzine.org |date= |accessdate=2020-05-02 |archive-date=11 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211073752/http://www.joyzine.org/audioantihero.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://freshonthenet.co.uk/batch43/ |title=Listening Post: Batch 43 |website=Freshonthenet.co.uk |date= 14 December 2012|accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stubbyschristmas.com/14/post/2012/12/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas.html |title=Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites - This Christmas |website=Stubbyschristmas.com |date=2012-12-16 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/totd-066-benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/ |title=TOTD // 066; Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites ~ This Christmas (I Just Want to be Left Alone) |website=GoldFlakePaint.co.uk |date= 22 December 2012|accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{Cite web |url=http://sittingnow.co.uk/2012/12/22/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/ |title=Benjamin Shaw / Fighting Kites – This Christmas (I Just Want to be Left Alone) « Right Where You Are Sitting Now |access-date=22 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124183609/http://sittingnow.co.uk/2012/12/22/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/ |archive-date=24 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://keepingscoreathome.com/?p=1829 |title=Jon Solomon : WPRB DJ » Blog Archive » Full 2012 Xmas playlist! |website=Keepingscoreathome.com |date=2012-12-25 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.wprb.com/printplaylist.php?show_id=27280|title=Rock playlist for Monday, December 24, 2012, 18:00|date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212075800/http://www.wprb.com/printplaylist.php?show_id=27280|accessdate=1 September 2020|archive-date=12 December 2013}} When promoting the single, label founder Jamie Halliday co-hosted The Wrong Rock Show on the legendary Bush Radio,{{Cite web |url=http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/audio-antihero-co-hosts-wrong-rock-show.html |title=ONLINE ANTIHERO: Audio Antihero co-hosts the Wrong Rock Show on Bush Radio 89.5FM in Cape Town, South Africa |access-date=29 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214001608/http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/audio-antihero-co-hosts-wrong-rock-show.html |archive-date=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead }} the appearance was endorsed by Rolling Stone.
Audio Antihero kicked off 2013 with a new single from Jack Hayter entitled "Charlotte Badger,"{{Cite web |url=http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/new-single-jack-hayter-charlotte-badger.html |title=ONLINE ANTIHERO: NEW SINGLE: Jack Hayter - "Charlotte Badger" |access-date=10 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214001345/http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/new-single-jack-hayter-charlotte-badger.html |archive-date=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead }} a live appearance on the local Croydon Radio station{{cite web |url=http://www.croydonradio.com/schedule/show.php?HistoryID=113c66af-65e2-7c3f-b269-dc106781340e |title=The Joyzine Radio Show - Croydon Radio |access-date=10 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212111432/http://www.croydonradio.com/schedule/show.php?HistoryID=113c66af-65e2-7c3f-b269-dc106781340e |archive-date=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} and two guest articles for the GoldFlakePaint music site, a guest interview with Jeffrey Lewis in January{{cite web|url=http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/interview-jeffrey-lewis/ |title=Interview // Jeffrey Lewis |website=GoldFlakePaint.co.uk |date= 27 January 2013|accessdate=2020-05-02}} and a retrospective "Paint It Back" feature on Gary Numan's Pure album in February.{{cite web|url=http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/paint-it-back-gary-numan-pure-by-jamie-audio-antihero-records/ |title=Paint It Back // Gary Numan ~ Pure ~ by Jamie (Audio Antihero Records) |website=GoldFlakePaint.co.uk |date= 10 February 2013|accessdate=2020-05-02}} Following the finale of Jack Hayter's "Sisters of St. Anthony" series, Audio Antihero released a charity compilation entitled "REGAL VS STEAMBOAT" to raise money for Rape Crisis England & Wales and Rape Crisis Scotland. The compilation featured artists such as Darren Hayman, Ace Bushy Striptease, Jeffrey Lewis, Bored Nothing, David Cronenberg's Wife and more and was praised by The Quietus, The Skinny and more.{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/12393-audio-antihero-rape-crisis-compilation |title=News | Audio Antihero Release Rape Crisis Comp |publisher=The Quietus |date=2013-05-29 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web |url=http://hi54lofi.com/blog/audio-antihero-presents-regal-vs-steamboat-for-rape-crisis |title=Audio Antihero Presents: "REGAL VS STEAMBOAT" for Rape Crisis — HI54LOFI |access-date=25 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005070300/http://hi54lofi.com/blog/audio-antihero-presents-regal-vs-steamboat-for-rape-crisis |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.apemanvinyl.com/news/download-music-and-support-rape-crisis/ |title=Apeman Vinyl - Download Music and Help Support Rape Crisis |accessdate=2013-07-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213004044/http://www.apemanvinyl.com/news/download-music-and-support-rape-crisis/ |archivedate=13 December 2013 |df=dmy }}{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/latest/news/304858-the_bulletin_arts_culture_news_27_may |title=The Bulletin: Arts & Culture News | 27 May |website=Theskinny.co.uk|date=2013-05-27 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}
The label followed this with Cloud's "Comfort Songs" LP which was supported with airplay from Tom Ravenscroft, Gideon Coe and Tom Robinson at BBC Radio 6 Music,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03j0vnw |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Gideon Coe, Roxy Music in concert |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-11-21 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03k36g9 |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Gideon Coe, The White Stripes at Glastonbury 2005 |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-12-05 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03695bn |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Tom Ravenscroft, Mount Kimbie guest mix |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-07-05 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038480v |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Tom Ravenscroft, Hooded Fang Guest Mix |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-08-16 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=http://freshonthenet.co.uk/2013/09/mixtape20130902/ |title=BBC Mixtape 2 Sep 2013 |website=Freshonthenet.co.uk |date= 2 September 2013|accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039tp5j |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - The Tom Robinson Show, With Boo Hewerdine |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-09-07 |accessdate=2020-05-02}} John Kennedy at XFM,{{cite web |url=http://x-posure.tumblr.com/post/55253875758/x-posure-thursday-11th-july-2013 |title=XFM X-posure Playlist - X-Posure Thursday 11th July 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216153446/http://x-posure.tumblr.com/post/55253875758/x-posure-thursday-11th-july-2013 |archive-date=16 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Simon Raymonde (Bella Union/Cocteau Twins) at Amazing Radio, Eric Lawrence at KCRW{{cite web|url=http://newmedia.kcrw.com/tracklists/?search_type=0&date_from=12%2F09%2F2013&host=Eric+J.+Lawrence&date_to=&artist=&channel=Simulcast&label= |title=Playlists | Online Streaming Internet Radio Songs and Tracks | KCRW |website=Newmedia.kcrw.com |date=2019-12-24 |accessdate=2020-05-02}} and an on-air interview with Robert Rotifer for FM4,{{cite web|author= |url=http://fm4.orf.at/stories/1722926/ |title=Keep me away from my computer |website=fm4.ORF.at |date=2013-08-11 |accessdate=2020-05-02}} the album was also greeted with a very positive response from press, including an 8/10 from Drowned In Sound, a 10/10 from Contact Music, while Pitchfork called it "astoundingly accomplished."{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Thomas P. |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17771/reviews/4146683 |title=Album Review: Cloud - Comfort Songs / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound |website=Drownedinsound.com |date=2013-07-31 |accessdate=2020-05-02 |archive-date=3 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803175233/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17771/reviews/4146683 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2013/07/12/track-of-the-day-cloud-mother-sea/ |title=Track Of The Day #311: Cloud - Mother Sea | God Is In The TV |website=Godisinthetvzine.co.uk |date=2020-04-24 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.cracklefeedback.com/artists/cloud/comfort-songs/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009015654/http://cracklefeedback.com/artists/cloud/comfort-songs/ |archive-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.contactmusic.com/album-review/cloud-comfort-songs|title=Cloud - Comfort Songs Album Review|date=7 August 2013|website=Contactmusic.com|accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|author=Ian Cohen |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15925-mother-sea/ |title="Mother Sea" by Cloud Review |website=Pitchfork.com |date=2013-08-23 |accessdate=2020-05-02}} Retail were also supportive of the release, "Mother Sea" was included by Rough Trade and The Guardian in their Tracks of the Week subscription,{{cite tweet|user=audioantihero|author=Audio Antihero|number=360856294967619584|date=26 July 2013|title=Very grateful to @RoughTrade and @GuardianMusic for including Cloud's "Mother Sea" in their 'TOW' subscription. Zola!}}/photo/1 "Cars & It's Autumn" was Google Play's Free Song of the Week while tracks were also featured by Napster{{cite web|url=http://www.napster.co.uk/playlist/pp.131596511 |title=Playlist : New & Good Week 48 |website=Napster.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2020-05-02}} and Rdio{{Cite web |url=http://www.rdio.com/people/RdioOnRdio/playlists/5024402/Rdio_Recommends_July_2013/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212082300/http://www.rdio.com/people/RdioOnRdio/playlists/5024402/Rdio_Recommends_July_2013/ |archive-date=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead }} – Cloud was also featured as "New Band of the Week" by Fairsharemusic.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005918/http://www.fairsharemusic.com/blog/2013/08/new-band-of-the-week-cloud]
Audio Antihero's final release of 2013 was The Superman Revenge Squad Band's "There Is Nothing More Frightening Than the Passing of Time" which reunited the label with Ben and Adam Parker of Nosferatu D2. The album saw a lot of support from BBC 6 Music with plays from Steve Lamacq, Gideon Coe and Tom Robinson{{cite web|url=http://freshonthenet.co.uk/2013/09/mixtape20130930/ |title=BBC Mixtape 30 Sep 2013 |website=Freshonthenet.co.uk |date= 29 September 2013|accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03btz9v |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Gideon Coe, Rocket From the Crypt at Reading Festival 1996 |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-09-30 |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03hdfmg |title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Steve Lamacq, Steve unveils the year's new t-shirt design |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2013-11-13 |accessdate=2020-05-02}} and very positive press response.{{cite web|url=http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/album-review-the-superman-revenge-squad-band/ |title=Album Review | The Superman Revenge Squad Band |website=GoldFlakePaint.co.uk |date= 13 October 2013|accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fairsharemusic.com/blog/2013/10/new-band-of-the-week-the-superman-revenge-squad-band-free-track/ |title=Welcome to Fairshare Music - the home of feelgood downloads |accessdate=2013-12-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211110650/http://www.fairsharemusic.com/blog/2013/10/new-band-of-the-week-the-superman-revenge-squad-band-free-track/ |archivedate=11 December 2013 |df=dmy }}{{cite web|url=http://www.younggoldteeth.com/2013/10/music-superman-revenge-squad-band-there.html |title=YOUNG GOLD TEETH: MUSIC: Superman Revenge Squad Band - There is Nothing More Frightening Than the Passing of Time |accessdate=2013-12-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215042936/http://www.younggoldteeth.com/2013/10/music-superman-revenge-squad-band-there.html |archivedate=15 December 2013 |df=dmy }}{{cite web |url=http://www.shout4music.com/features/the-superman-revenge-squad-band-theres-nothing-more-frightening-than-the-passing-of-time |title=The Superman Revenge Squad Band - There is Nothing More Frightening Than the Passing of Time - Shout4Music |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101455/http://www.shout4music.com/features/the-superman-revenge-squad-band-theres-nothing-more-frightening-than-the-passing-of-time |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/lp-stream-superman-revenge-squad-band-there-is-nothing-more-frightening-tha |title=LP Stream: Superman Revenge Squad Band - There Is Nothing More Frightening Than The Passing Of Time | Bearded Magazine: The Home of Independent Music |website=Beardedmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2020-05-02}}{{cite web|url=http://www.7bitarcade.com/music/article/friday-mixtape-ben-parker-curates/ |title=Friday Mixtape: Ben Parker Curates » 7Bit Arcade |accessdate=2013-12-07 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211062528/http://www.7bitarcade.com/music/article/friday-mixtape-ben-parker-curates/ |archivedate=11 December 2013 |df=dmy }}
In 2015, the label began working with NYC-based duo Frog, releasing their 'Kind of Blah' LP{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/stream-kind-of-blah-the-second-lp-from-lo-fi-country-garage-duo-frog|title=Stream Kind Of Blah, the second LP from lo-fi country-garage duo Frog, on Best Fit|website=The Line of Best Fit}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/music-videos/premiere-frog-judy-garland/|title=Premiere: Frog - 'Judy Garland'|first1=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &|last1=Interviews|first2=Robin|last2=Murray|date=19 June 2015}} and reissuing their self-titled debut.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/frog-frog|title=The humble beginnings of Frog, reassessed|website=The Line of Best Fit}} That same year, Audio Antihero also issued 'Last,' the final album{{Cite web |title=What Happens When A Band Breaks Up? |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/what-happens-when-a-band-breaks-up |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}} by Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love as co-release with Other Electricities,{{Cite web |date=2015-08-04 |title=Listen to 'Last' by Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love {{!}} New Music {{!}} The 405 |url=http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/news/article/listen-to-last-by-low-low-low-la-la-la-love-love-love-405-premiere-142 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804013414/http://www.thefourohfive.com/music/news/article/listen-to-last-by-low-low-low-la-la-la-love-love-love-405-premiere-142 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-08-04 |access-date=2025-01-13 }}{{Cite web |date=2015-03-19 |title=Low Low Low La La Love Love Love - Last {{!}} Capsule Review {{!}} Music @ The Digital Fix |url=http://music.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/20994/low-low-low-la-la-love-love-love.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319004325/http://music.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/20994/low-low-low-la-la-love-love-love.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-03-19 |access-date=2025-01-13 }} and its "Burrow" single was featured in season 2 of the Kingdom.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-22 |title=S2E5: Happy Hour - Kingdom (2014) Soundtrack {{!}} Tunefind |url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/kingdom-2014/season-2/25394 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122171215/https://www.tunefind.com/show/kingdom-2014/season-2/25394 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-11-22 |access-date=2025-01-13 }} Following their debut that year, Frog returned to the label in 2018 and 2019 for the 'Whatever We Probably Already Had It' and 'Count Bateman' (a co-release with Tapewormies) albums.{{Cite web|url=https://echoesanddust.com/2018/12/frog-whatever-we-probably-already-had-it/|title=Frog - Whatever We Probably Already Had It|date=11 December 2018|website=Echoes And Dust}}{{Cite web|url=https://adobeandteardrops.com/2023/11/get-to-know-cult-indie-pop-band-frog-from-audio-antiheros-jamie-halliday.html|title=Get to Know Cult Indie Pop band frog From Audio Antihero’s Jamie Halliday – Adobe & Teardrops|date=21 November 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/frog-announce-fourth-album-with-lead-single-black-friday|title=Frog announce fourth album with lead single "Black Friday"|website=The Line of Best Fit}}
In 2016, the label debuted two new artists by releasing the 'My Band Is a Computer' compilation from CHUCK and the 'Golden Tongue' EP by Magana (the solo project of Mitski and Lady Lamb bassist Jeni Magaña).{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/magana-inches-apart|title=Magana's "Inches Apart" is the sound of late-night emotional fragility writ large|website=The Line of Best Fit}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/album-stream/chuck-my-band-is-a-computer|title=Stream "My Band is a Computer", the new album-slash-career retrospective from CHUCK|website=The Line of Best Fit}}{{Cite web|url=https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4151266-chucks-track-by-track-guide-to-frankenstein-songs-for-the-grocery-store|title=CHUCK's Track By Track Guide to Frankenstein Songs For The Grocery Store|first=Derek|last=Robertson|date=18 August 2017|website=DrownedInSound}}
In 2018, Audio Antihero issued the final albums from both Benjamin Shaw ('Megadead') {{Cite web|url=https://www.getalternative.com/album-premiere-benjamin-shaw-megadead/|title=Album Premiere: Benjamin Shaw—'Megadead'|first=The Alt Editing|last=Staff|date=30 August 2018|website=The Alternative}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indieshuffle.com/benjamin-shaw-megadead-dot-party/|title=Benjamin Shaw - megadead dot party :|website=Indie Shuffle}} and Cloud ('Plays with Fire').{{Cite web|url=https://www.indieshuffle.com/cloud-wildfire/|title=Cloud - Wildfire :|website=Indie Shuffle}} Both LPs were followed by a live album from the artist, with 'Live at Donaufestival' from Shaw{{Cite web |last=fortherabbitsmusic |date=2019-10-14 |title=Live Recordings That Old People Like – A Mixtape by Benjamin Shaw |url=https://fortherabbits.net/2019/10/14/live-recordings-that-old-people-like-a-mixtape-by-benjamin-shaw/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=For The Rabbits |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Doyle |first=Jon |date=2019-10-16 |title=Benjamin Shaw: Various Small Cash Grabs |url=https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2019/10/16/benjamin-shaw-various-small-cash-grabs/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Various Small Flames |language=en-GB}} and 'Live at Kulak's Woodshed' from Cloud.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-01 |title=Live at Kulak's Woodshed |url=https://www.destroyexist.com/2019/05/cloud-mother-sea-live-at-kulaks-woodshed.html |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=DestroyExist.com |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Reviews {{!}} Cloud - Live at Kulak's Woodshed |url=http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/cloud-live-at-kulaks-woodshed-6.html |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Exposé Online}}
The label went on a hiatus in 2020, with the exception of the 'From the River to the Sea: The Horrible Truth About Palestine - a Fundraiser for the United Palestinian Appeal' benefit compilation in 2021. The release featured contributions from Melissa Lozada-Oliva, SuperKnova, bedbug, Frog, Cloud, Magana, and numerous others.{{Cite web|url=https://adobeandteardrops.com/2021/07/audio-antihero-brings-the-world-together-on-united-palestinian-appeal-compilation.html|title=Audio Antihero Brings The World Together on United Palestinian Appeal Compilation – Adobe & Teardrops|date=23 July 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://hi54.blog/content/fandcamp-from-the-river-to-the-sea-the-horrible-truth-about-palestine-a-fundraiser-for-the-united-palestinian-appeal|title=FANDCAMP: From the River to the Sea: The Horrible Truth About Palestine - a Fundraiser for the United Palestinian Appeal|date=27 July 2021|website=High Five For…}}{{Cite web|url=https://hi54.blog/content/highly-recommended-w/-audio-antihero|title=HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ AUDIO ANTIHERO|date=9 November 2023|website=High Five For…}}
The label returned from hiatus in late 2023 for the release of Frog's 'Grog' album. Support for the album included Pitchfork,{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |date=2023-11-17 |title=9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/9-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-andre-3000-danny-brown-kurt-vile/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Pitchfork |date=2023-11-06 |title=13 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/hotline-tnt-megan-thee-stallion-tokischa-this-week-pitchfork-selects-playlist/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} Stereogum,{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2241782/frog-maybelline/music/|title=Frog Share New Song "Maybelline": Listen|date=7 November 2023}} Bandcamp Daily,{{Cite web |date=2023-11-17 |title=Essential Releases, November 17, 2023 |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/essential-releases/essential-releases-november-17-2023 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Bandcamp Daily}} KEXP,{{Cite web |title=02-19-2024 |url=https://www.kexp.org/charts/02-19-2024/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=www.kexp.org}} KCRW,{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=José Galván's playlist, December 4, 2023 |url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/jose-galvan/jose-galvans-playlist-december-4-2023 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=KCRW |language=en}} BBC Radio Scotland,{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio Scotland - Roddy Hart, 09/01/2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001v394 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio Scotland - Roddy Hart, 21/11/2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001slsq |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} as well as numerous other sites and stations.{{Cite web |title=Sufjan Stevens enjoys a fifth straight week atop the NACC 200|url=https://naccchart.com/news/sufjan-stevens-enjoys-a-fifth-straight-week-atop-the-nacc-200/ |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=naccchart.com}}{{Cite web |title=Frog's new tracks / Hype Machine |url=https://hypem.com/artist/Frog/1/?sortby=blogged |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=Hype Machine |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NACC CHART - Top 200 Summary Chart |url=https://www.naccchart.com/web/index.php?r=chart/summary&weekEnding=359&ncom_next=&genre=1 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=www.naccchart.com}}
In 2024, Audio Antihero issued the "Nothing Matters to Me Now" single by CHUCK{{Cite web|url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/01/22/tracks-of-the-week-260/|title=Tracks Of The Week #260 - God Is In The TV|first=GIITTV Team·New|last=Music·|date=22 January 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://weallwantsomeone.org/2024/02/09/chuck-nothing-matters-to-me-now/|title=CHUCK - "Nothing Matters to Me Now"|first=Will|last=Oliver|date=9 February 2024|website=We All Want Someone To Shout For}} and the 'Teeth' LP Magana.{{Cite web|url=https://krui.fm/2024/03/25/track-by-track-review-of-maganas-teeth/|title=Track by Track Review of Magana’s “Teeth”|first=Anika|last=Maculangan|date=26 March 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zcxt|title=BBC Radio Scotland - Roddy Hart, Jill O'Sullivan sits in|website=BBC}} Ben and Adam Parker of Nosferatu D2 also returned to the label as My Best Unbeaten Brother with the 'Pessimistic Pizza' mini-album.{{Cite web|url=https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/bandcamp-picks-of-the-week-7-19-2024/|title=Bandcamp Picks: Roopen & My Best Unbeaten Brother|first=Staff, Dom Lepore, Chris|last=Coplan|date=19 July 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://post-trash.com/news/2024/7/1/my-best-unbeaten-brother-pessimistic-pizza-album-review|title=My Best Unbeaten Brother - "Pessimistic Pizza" | Album Review|date=1 July 2024|website=POST-TRASH}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.getalternative.com/my-best-unbeaten-brother-pessimistic-pizza/|title=Track by Track: My Best Unbeaten Brother – 'Pessimistic Pizza'|first=The Alt Editing|last=Staff|date=2 July 2024|website=The Alternative}} The label finished the year by releasing the 'Safe Then Sorry' EP from new signing CIAO MALZ,{{Cite web|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_ciao_malz_shares_new_ep_safe_then_sorry_stream_it_below|title=Premiere: CIAO MALZ Shares New EP ‘Safe Then Sorry’ - Stream It Below|first=Caleb|last=Campbell|website=Under the Radar Magazine}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.getalternative.com/ep-review-ciao-malz-safe-then-sorry/|title=EP Review: Ciao Malz – 'Safe Then Sorry'|first=The Alt Editing|last=Staff|date=6 December 2024|website=The Alternative}}{{Cite web|url=https://klofmag.com/2024/11/ciao-malz-safe-then-sorry/|title=CIAO MALZ – Safe Then Sorry (Album Review)|date=21 November 2024|website=KLOF Mag}} and by also issuing the "DID SANTA COME" single by Frog.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2290208/frog-did-santa-come/music/|title=Frog – “Did Santa Come”|date=9 December 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/horsegirl-fakemink-rio-da-yung-og-this-week-pitchfork-selects-playlist/|title=12 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist|date=16 December 2024|website=Pitchfork}}
Audio Antihero began 2025 with the 'Bad News' EP from Magana, a sequel to her 'Teeth' album from 2024.{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Guest |date=2025-01-24 |title=Essay: Magana's "Ten Months of Teeth" |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/essay-magana-ten-months-of-teeth-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Atwood Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=The Alt Editing |date=2025-01-23 |title=EP Premiere: Magana – 'Bad News' |url=https://www.getalternative.com/track-by-track-magana-bad-news/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=The Alternative |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-27 |title="Bad News" in pictures: a photo essay by Jeni Magaña - IDIOTEQ.com |url=https://idioteq.com/bad-news-in-pictures-a-photo-essay-by-jeni-magana/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |language=en-US}} The EP's opener, "Half to Death," was added to KEXP rotationhttps://x.com/audioantihero/status/1887682198804758561https://x.com/audioantihero/status/1889735871055761675 and reached No.1 in Hype Machine "Most Posted Artists" and "Popular Now" charts.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-26 |title=10 most-posted artists / Hype Machine |url=https://hypem.com/popular/artists |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126074525/https://hypem.com/popular/artists |url-status=dead |archive-date=2025-01-26 |access-date=2025-04-21 }} {{Cite web |date=2025-01-31 |title=Popular tracks / Hype Machine |url=https://hypem.com/popular |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131230221/https://hypem.com/popular |url-status=dead |archive-date=2025-01-31 |access-date=2025-04-21 }} On February 14, the label co-released Frog's '1000 Variations on the Same Song,'{{Cite web |title=Frog, “1000 Variations on the Same Song” |url=https://floodmagazine.com/187238/frog-1000-variations-on-the-same-song/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=FLOOD |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=2025-02-14 |title=11 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/11-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-drake-skaiwater/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} which received a 7.2 from Pitchfork{{Cite web |last=Corcoran |first=Nina |title=Frog: 1000 Variations on the Same Song |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/frog-1000-variations-on-the-same-song/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} and was named Stereogum's "Album of the Week."{{Cite web |date=2025-02-11 |title=Album Of The Week: Frog '1000 Variations On The Same Song' |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2294789/album-of-the-week-frog-1000-variations-on-the-same-song/reviews/album-of-the-week/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Stereogum |language=en}} To support the album, Frog also recorded sessions for KEXP and WFMU.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-24 |title=KEXP Events |url=https://www.kexp.org/events/kexp-events/frog-live-on-kexp-kexp_387782/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324202015/https://www.kexp.org/events/kexp-events/frog-live-on-kexp-kexp_387782/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2025-03-24 |access-date=2025-04-21 }}{{Cite web |title=Frog Performs Live on Material Eyez + Then : Masculinity and Other Musings: Material Eyez with Naomi Shamble |url=https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/150204 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=WFMU}}
Audio Antihero also added a new artist to the roster with Avery Friedman, and her debut album 'New Thing' was released on April 18, and was praised by Under the Radar,{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Caleb |title=Premiere: Avery Friedman Shares New Single “New Thing” |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_avery_friedman_shares_new_single_new_thing |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Under the Radar Magazine |language=en}} No Depression,{{Cite web |title=ALBUM REVIEW: Avery Friedman's Debut Is A Bold, Instinctual 'New Thing' |url=https://nodepression.com/album-reviews/album-review-avery-friedmans-debut-is-a-bold-instinctual-new-thing/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=No Depression |language=en-US}} The Line of Best Fit,{{Cite web |title=Avery Friedman: "I want to feel that kinetic chaos in a song, where it’s always intense" {{!}} Interview |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/avery-friedman-tender-meditation |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}} New Noise Magazine,{{Cite web |title=Album Review: Avery Friedman - New Thing |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/avery-friedman-new-thing/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=New Noise Magazine |language=en-US}} KLOF Magazine,{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=Avery Friedman – New Thing (Album Review) |url=https://klofmag.com/2025/04/avery-friedman-new-thing/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=KLOF Mag |language=en-GB}} and others.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-18 |title=Avery Friedman - "New Thing" {{!}} Album Review |url=https://post-trash.com/news/2025/4/18/avery-friedman-new-thing-album-review |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=POST-TRASH |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Elkin·Reviews· |first=Trev |date=2025-04-14 |title=Avery Friedman - New Thing (Audio Anti Hero) - God Is In The TV |url=https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/04/14/avery-friedman-new-thing-audio-anti-hero/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |language=en-US}}
Artists who have released material on Audio Antihero
- Roster
- Frog
- Nosferatu D2
- Benjamin Shaw
- CIAO MALZ
- Jack Hayter
- Avery Friedman
- Broken Shoulder
- Wartgore Hellsnicker
- Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences
- Fighting Kites
- Cloud
- Tempertwig
- My Best Unbeaten Brother
- The Superman Revenge Squad Band
- Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love
- CHUCK
- Magana
- Compilation guests
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Jonah Matranga
- Johnny Foreigner
- The Art Goblins
- Still Corners
- younghusband
- Ant
- Shoes & Socks Off
- Darren Hayman
- The Victorian English Gentlemens Club
- Stagecoach
- Extradition Order
- The Owl Service
- Runaround Kids
- David Cronenberg's Wife
- Diane Cluck
- Samira Winter
- Melissa Lozada-Oliva
- SuperKnova
Discography
- Nosferatu D2 – We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise (2009)
- Benjamin Shaw – I Got The Pox, The Pox Is What I Got EP (2009)
- Jack Hayter – Sucky Tart EP (2011) – 2011 EP SERIES
- Various Artists – Bob Hope would. (2011) – digital charity compilation for Japan
- Broken Shoulder – Broken Shoulderrr (2011) – 2011 EP SERIES
- Wartgore Hellsnicker – Moderate Rock EP (2011) – 2011 EP SERIES
- Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences – The Wrong Life – EP (2011) – 2011 EP SERIES
- Fighting Kites & Broken Shoulder – Split EP (2011) – 2011 EP SERIES
- Benjamin Shaw – There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet (2011)
- Various Artists – Some.Alternate.Universe. (2012) – digital charity compilation for FSID
- Jack Hayter – The Sisters of St. Anthony (2012–2013) – digital singles series
- Various Artists – The Hüsker Du-wop EP (2012) – digital charity EP for New York's Independent Music Community
- Various Artists – REGAL VS STEAMBOAT (2013) – digital charity compilation for Rape Crisis
- Various Artists - Audio Antihero's Commercial Suicide Sampler(2013)
- Cloud – Comfort Songs (2013)
- The Superman Revenge Squad Band – There Is Nothing More Frightening Than the Passing of Time (2013)
- Benjamin Shaw – Goodbye, Cagoule World (2014)
- Benjamin Shaw / Cloud / Jack Hayter / Broken Shoulder Split - You & Me EP (2014)
- Various Artists - Five Long Years (2014)
- Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love – Last (2015 – co-released with Other Electricities)
- Frog – Kind of Blah (2015)
- Frog – Frog (Reissue – 2015)
- Nosferatu D2 – Older, Wiser, Sadder EP (2015)
- Various Artists – BERN YR IDOLS (2016) – digital benefit compilation for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign
- CHUCK – My Band Is a Computer (2016 – co-released with Old Money Records)
- Magana – Golden Tongue EP (2016)
- Magana – Pages – Single (2017)
- Various Artists – Audio Antihero Presents: 'Unpresidented Jams' for SPLC & NILC (2017)
- CHUCK – Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store (2017)
- Magana – Oceans – Single (2017)
- Cloud – Plays With Fire (2018)
- Various Artists – The Desperation Club – A Cloud Tribute Compilation (2018)
- Benjamin Shaw – Megadead (2018 – co-released with Kirigirsu Recordings)
- Frog – Whatever We Probably Already Had It (2018)
- Various Artists – Elder Statesman: Nine Long Years of Audio Antihero Records (2019)
- Tempertwig – FAKE NOSTALGIA: An Anthology of Broken Stuff (2019 – co-released with Randy Sadage Records)
- Benjamin Shaw – Exciting Opportunities: A Collection of Singles and Sadness (2019 – co-released with Old Money Records)
- Tempertwig - Films Without Plotlines EP (2019 – co-released with Randy Sadage Records)
- Cloud - Live at Kulak's Woodshed (2019)
- Fighting Kites - Mustard After Dinner - An Anthology of Fighting Kites (2019 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Benjamin Shaw - Should've Stayed at Home: A Collection of Oddities and Outtakes (2019 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Broken Shoulder - Shark Islands: A Broken Shoulder Archipelago (2019 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Frog - Count Bateman (2019 - co-released with Tape Wormies)
- Benjamin Shaw - Live at donaufestival (2019)
- Benjamin Shaw - I Got The Pox, The Pox Is What I Got (Remastered & Expanded) (2020 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Benjamin Shaw - There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet (Remastered & Expanded) (2020 - co-released with Old Money Records)
- Various Artists - From the River to the Sea: The Horrible Truth About Palestine - a Fundraiser for the United Palestinian Appeal (2021)
- Frog – GROG (2023, co-released with Tapewormies)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Slayer on a Sunny Day – Single (2023)
- CHUCK – Nothing Matters to Me Now - Single (2024, co-released with Old Money Records)
- Magana – Paul - Single (2024, co-released with Colored Pencils)
- Magana – Break Free - Single (2024, co-released with Colored Pencils)
- Magana – Teeth (2024, co-released with Colored Pencils)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Time on Our Hands, Spider-Man – Single (2024)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Extraordinary Times – Single (2024)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Blues Fatigue – Single (2024)
- My Best Unbeaten Brother – Pessimistic Pizza (2024)
- CIAO MALZ – Two Feet Tall – Single (2024)
- CIAO MALZ – Safe Then Sorry EP (2024)
- Frog – DID SANTA COME - Single (2024, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Magana – Bad News EP (2025)
- Frog - MIXTAPE LINER NOTES VAR. VII - Single (2025, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Avery Friedman – Flowers Fell' - Single (2025)
- Frog - JUST USE YOUR HIPS VAR. VI - Single (2025, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Avery Friedman - Photo Booth (2025)
- Frog - HOUSEBROKEN VAR. IV - Single (2025, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Frog - 1000 Variations on the Same Song (2025, co-released with Tapewormies)
- Avery Friedman - New Thing - Single (2025)
- Avery Friedman - New Thing (2025, co-released with Softseed Music)
References
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External links
- [http://www.audioantihero.com Official website]
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