Full Time Hobby is an

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formed in

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in January 2004. Since its inception it has released records by artists such as

Dana Gavanski Dana Gavanski is a Canadian singer-songwriter, of Serbian descent, resident in London. Her first record was released in 2017 and she is currently signed to Full Time Hobby in the UK, Ba Da Bing Records in the US and Flemish Eye in her native Cana ...

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Micah P. Hinson Micah Paul Hinson (born February 3, 1981)Micah P. Hins ...

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, Katie Von Schleicher and

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History

Full Time Hobby came into life in 2004, set up by Nigel Adams and Wez. They had met at

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and decided to start a label when it was clear that Mushroom was going to be sold to Warner Brothers. Inspired by labels like the original

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era

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and

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they wanted to start a label that championed original and creative new music that they loved and did not see finding a home elsewhere. The first release as Full Time Hobby was the EP ''Alive With Pleasure'' by

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based duo

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who went on to release another two albums and a compilation for the label. In 2005 the label made a pivotal signing with the band

who they had known through their involvement with Full Time Hobby's Tim &

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inspired compilation ''Dream Brother''.

have so far released three albums for the label as well as spawning side projects

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, formed by Tunng co-founder Sam Genders alongside Stephen Cracknall, Liam Bailey and Hannah Caughlin and the soon to be released side project of co-founder Mike Lindsay titled Cheek Mountain Thief. Sam Genders left Tunng in 2008 and has since gone on to form a new act,

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, signed to Full Time Hobby in 2011. In 2006, FTH started working with

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through a connection with

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. They went on to release the band's third album ''

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'', followed shortly by the re-release of the band's first two albums, ''

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'' and '' Separation Sunday'', via a license an agreement with US label

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. 2007 saw Full Time Hobby sign

, a then unknown Texan trio, having been sent demos by the band's manager. They went on to work with the band on the debut album ''

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'' released in 2008 prior to any US release and follow up album ''

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'' a year later.

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signed with the label in 2009, and the label promptly re-issued their debut album '' The Sleeper'', feted with two

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nominations. This was followed in 2011 by the release of their second album ''

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''. Album releases in 2012 included a new record from Diagrams, with their debut album ''Black Light''. Danish band Pinkunoizu released their debut ''Free Time'' in March 2012 and Canadian indie-garage heads Hooded Fang with their album ''Tosta Mista''. 2013 saw the label release an album of covers of the late singer/songwriter

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. Entitled ''Reason to Believe, The Songs of Tim Hardin'', it features covers from Full Time Hobby artists such as Diagrams and Pinkunoizu, and other covers from

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and

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. Further releases for 2013 saw a new album from The Leisure Society entitled ' Alone Aboard the Ark' on 1 April. Hooded Fang and Tunng also released albums in the same year. In 2014 the label released "Hot Dreams" by Canadian act

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awarded the album five stars, praising the "surprises and delights on this smoky, Lynchian retreat". 2015 saw the label release "Under Branch & Thorn & Tree" by

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gave the album four stars, praising "the richness of Crain's voice and the elegant simplicity of the musical arrangements". Other highlights included Dutch psych artist Jacco Gardner's "Hypnophobia", and Farao's "Till It's All Forgotten". In 2016 the label released the final album from

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, "SVIIB", which

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gave a score of 8.1. Other releases included

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's "Each Other" and

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's "Prospect of Skelmersdale".

Artists

Full Time Hobby's current roster of artists includes: *

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* Cheek Mountain Thief *

* Diagrams (band) * Dralms * Erland and the Carnival
Farao

Jacco Gardner
* Katie Von Schleicher *

Micah P. Hinson Micah Paul Hinson (born February 3, 1981)Micah P. Hins ...

Pinkunoizu
*

The Saxophones

Throws
*

Alumni: *

Autolux Autolux is an American alternative rock band consisting of Eugene Goreshter (vocals, bass), Greg Edwards (vocals, guitar, piano) and Carla Azar (drums, vocals). The trio formed in 2001 and have released three full-length albums, '' Future Perfect ...

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* Craig Finn *

Fujiya & Miyagi Fujiya & Miyagi is a British group formed in Brighton, East Sussex, England, in 2000. The current line-up consists of David Best (vocals and guitar), Stephen Lewis (synths and vocals), Ed Chivers (drums), Ben Adamo and Ben Farestuedt (bass and ...

* Hooded Fang * Let's Wrestle *

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References

External links

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