HARD JOB is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Scott D. Townsend. Primarily a drummer in alt, punk, and no wave bands from high school through moving to NYC in early 2005, Townsend's first ventures into songwriting were with Brooklyn noise pop weirdos Video Daughters from 2009–2013. Later on while fronting and playing filler guitar in Brooklyn noise rock monster LAW$UITS (2012–2018), Townsend started writing Tall Dwarfs-inspired outsider pop tunes in his spare time. This "spare time" would lead to the formation of what became HARD JOB in 2018. 

Originally conceived as a one man / vanity / recording project, HARD JOB officially came to life with the release of Carvest on Already Dead Tapes (AD304) in March, 2019. Always a live performer first, Townsend started playing out as HARD JOB with a guitar and a Loop Station. While engaging live shows, the sound lacked certain sonic textures. Townsend was eventually joined on stage by a few chums and old bandmates on bass guitar. One of those chums was fellow LAW$UITS alum Fred Marras. After the COVID pandemic and the things John Lennon mentioned about "making plans" got in the way of progress, Townsend and Marras eventually reformed and wrote what became Intesticide in 2021. Released by Fuzzy Warbles Cassettes (FW31) in June, 2022, the album featured the Red-Rhodes-eat-your-heart-out lap steel stylings of Cullen Gallagher. Already a chum to Townsend and Marras from their noise rock days, Gallagher added exactly what HARD JOB needed to solidify their sound. 

Guitar based and lyrically driven, HARD JOB take most of their influences from a slew of 1980s / 90s punk and indie rock cynics and smart asses: the underrated and scathing social commentary of Mark Arm, the bleak hopefulness of PJ Harvey, the sweet, and smart, and hilarious existentialism of Chris Knox, the heart-on-sleeve honesty of Fred Cole, the day-dreaming realism of Barbara Manning, and the child-like maturity of Kurt Cobain. They also owe a lot to 1960s country rock- especially the street-smart cleverness of Michael Nesmith, and the sad bastard observations of Gene Clark. Rounding it out are the drum loops recorded by Townsend- a love child of Dan Peters and Jaki Liebezeit, looped and trapped forever inside a Boss RC-3 Loop Station. 

What a ride.......... 

(Amanda Gass, Cool Rich Kid Press)