Giant Drag's Annie Hardy Unleashes 'Shadow Mode'

Annie Hardy began her illustrious career as lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of Giant Drag over a decade ago. With accolades from NPR, Pitchfork, Stereogum and many more, she returns to the public eye with her debut solo effort titled Rules. Annie has shared pleading lead single "Want" and introspective art-punk cut "High Forever". Today she unleashes "Shadow Mode", a masterful punk storm of primal prose about wanting someone to come save you but finding they're not willing or able to do so. "Shadow Mode" premiered with Stereogum today and is available to post/share HERE.

Rules will be released April 7 on Full Psycho/American Primitive Recordswith contributions from Don Bolles (The Germs), Stephen McBean (Pink Mountaintops, Black Mountain), Petra Haden (That Dog), DJ Bonebrake (X) and Joe Cardamone (The Icarus Line). Crafted during a period of time during which she lost both her baby to SIDS at 17 days old as well as the baby's father, her boyfriend Robert Paulson, the record is simultaneously beautiful and tragic.

Produced by Joe Cardamone of LA post-hardcore band The Icarus Line, onRules Annie trades in the grunge-pop grooves of Giant Drag for experimental art-punk, exposing her fragility in a way she never has before. Often compared to bands such as My Bloody Valentine and PJ Harvey, Giant Drag played Coachella and the Reading and Leeds festivals as well as touring with Scissor Sisters, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Jesus and Mary Chain and many more. After surviving two years of incredible personal loss, Annie Hardy returns to release a powerful poignant solo debut.