Pure Noise Records

Pure Noise Records
Founded	2008
Founder	Jake Round
Distributor(s)	The Orchard (current), Fontana (former), ADA (former)
Genre	Pop punk, hardcore punk, post-hardcore, alternative rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	Berkeley, California
Official website	http://www.purenoise.net

Pure Noise Records is an American punk rock record label based in Berkeley, California. It was founded by Jake Round in 2009 while he was an editor at AMP Magazine; 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]

Roster

Current[7] The American Scene Boston Manor Can't Swim Casey Bolles Counterparts Elder Brother Forever Came Calling Four Year Strong Gates Gnarwolves Handguns Heart to Heart Hit the Lights

Jule Vera Knocked Loose Landscapes Like Pacific My Iron Lung Reggie and the Full Effect Rotting Out Seaway Second to Last Senses Fail Sights & Sounds Speak Low If You Speak Love State Champs Stick to Your Guns The Story So Far To the Wind Vanna

Former All Shall Perish Alex Correia Brigades Create Avoid Daybreaker Front Porch Step I Call Fives Living with Lions A Loss for Words Man Overboard Matthew Vincent Misser No Bragging Rights Transit Troubled Coast

References

1. Label Profile: Pure Noise Records. Alter the Press!, March 2011.
2. Five Years of Noise. Idobi, February 2014.
3. Interviews: Jake Round, Pure Noise Records. Punknews.org, March 26, 2014.
4. Pure Noise Records Founder Jake Round Celebrates Five Year Anniversary. 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. http://purenoise.net/bands