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| Birth name | Annie Summer Hardy[1] |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) San Clemente, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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Annie Summer Hardy (born June 05, 1981)[2] is an American musician. She is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the indie rock band Giant Drag, which she formed in 2003. After releasing their debut EP, Lemona (2004), the band was briefly signed to Kickball Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, who distributed their debut album, Hearts and Unicorns (2005). Their second album, Waking Up Is Hard to Do (2013), was independently released through the band's own label, Full Psycho Records.
Hardy was voted one of NME's "50 Coolest People," and has received major news coverage in NME,[3] Spin,[4][5] MTV News[6] and Rolling Stone,[7] among others. She started her own record label October 2012 launching Full Psycho Records, TV & Crafts in a soft launch via her YouTube channel.[8] She is known for her quick-witted stage persona and retorts to insults.[9] Hardy released her first solo album, Rules, in 2017.
In addition to music, Hardy has also occasionally worked as an actress; she appeared in Spike Jonze's short film I'm Here (2010), and later starred as a semi-fictionalized version of herself in the 2021 horror film Dashcam.
- ^ "BATTLE CRY". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "The Resurrection of Giant Drag – in conversation with Annie Hardy". Write Wyattuk. January 29, 2020. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Annie Hardy". NME. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "Giant Drag Splits in Two". Spin. December 1, 2006. Archived from the original on October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Breaking Out: Giant Drag". Spin. October 2, 2005. Archived from the original on October 9, 2022.
- ^ Perez, Rodrigo (December 2, 2005). "Harry Potter Hearts Giant Drag". MTV. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ "Music News: Latest and Breaking Music News". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 5, 2006. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ "Full Psycho Records". Full Psycho Records. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ Sullivan, Kate (December 1, 2005). "Kitty Litter". LA Weekly. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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