About us

Hassle Records is a fully independent record label based in London, UK.

Hassle Records was formed in 2005 and is the sister label of Full Time Hobby. Though our sound is more based around heavy guitar music, both labels share the same ethos.

Based on a principle of not simply following musical trends, Hassle represents those artists we, the team at the label, love. We own our own business and answer to no one except the bands. We are not driven by quarterly numbers or making an artist ‘more-Spotify-friendly’. Instead, we’re guided by passion. For the music. For the approach. For the people.

To date we’ve been honoured to work with a lot of talented acts and continue to be excited by bands that play heavy guitar music in whatever form that takes.

Listen to our latest releases on Spotify. You can also check out what's currently on our office stereo.

What next?

READ
"One of the Britain's most consistent and cool independent labels"
The story of Hassle Records, an indie label surviving a pandemic (NME)

"One of the UK's most important labels"
An oral history of Hassle Records: one of the UK's most important labels (Kerrang)

This Is A Celebration (Rock Sound)
15 Years As An Independent Label (Music Week)

LISTEN
Cutting our teeth: Hassle Records 15th anniversary (Sappenin Podcast)
101 Part Time Jobs: Hassle Records & it's artists (101 Part Time Jobs)