Hopeless Records
About Hopeless Records and Fat Wreck Chords Founded in 1993 as an excuse to release a Guttermouth seven-inch, Hopeless Records has been a defining force in alternative music for more than three decades. In that time, the Van Nuys, California-based indie label has guided the careers of influential acts ranging from platinum and gold-selling bands like All Time Low, Avenged Sevenfold, and Neck Deep, to Thrice, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard, Sum 41, and New Found Glory. Today, Hopeless’ roster features an array of the hottest emerging acts like Michael Clifford, Sweet Pill, Melrose Avenue, Arankai, Scene Queen, NOAHFINNCE, and TX2, and aims to reflect the increasing diversity of the alternative genre - women make up 50% of the roster, and more than 40% of Hopeless’ artists identify as LGBTQ+. In 2025, Hopeless Records announced a partnership and acquisition with San Francisco-based punk label, Fat Wreck Chords. Founded in 1990 by NOFX’s Fat Mike and Erin Burkett, Fat helped define '90s punk through releases from NOFX, No Use For A Name, Lagwagon, Propagandhi, and Good Riddance. Fat Wreck Chords represents one of the largest and most iconic punk catalogs in history. Through it all, Hopeless has stayed true to Founder and President Louis Posen’s mission to make a positive impact through music. The Hopeless Foundation has donated over three million dollars to more than 150 charities, connecting artists and fans with impactful causes and cementing Hopeless as a leading name in both music and philanthropy. In 2024, the Hopeless Foundation helped to establish the Hopeless Music Academy, a free music education and mentorship program created to uplift young creatives from underserved communities through hands-on training, studio access, and guidance from industry professionals.www.hopelessrecords.com
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Search complete. 10 mentions across 7 episodes found for "Hopeless Records".
Oct 27, 2026
Ritch EsraHOST
Yeah, this is a big one that we wanted to get.
Ritch EsraHOST
This was a very big one because he lives here in Los Angeles and Ian used to work for Hopeless Records.
Ritch EsraHOST
Right.
Ritch EsraHOST
Which we had Louis on the show.
JakeGUEST
In rock, the stamp of legitimacy that comes with being affiliated with a label opens up doors in our experience that we otherwise couldn't have had open, like this festival as an example.
JakeGUEST
When people know that Autumn Kings is with Hopeless Records, it's like some 22-year-old kid graduating Harvard and trying to get a job with Corporate America.
JakeGUEST
They're like, oh, you went to Harvard? Well, at least open the door for you.
JakeGUEST
That's kind of what it's like being with a label.
JakeGUEST
It's not really a secret.
JakeGUEST
We kind of know.
JakeGUEST
And with Hopeless Records, you've had a lot of people at that label who have been there for 20 years and very low turnover.
JakeGUEST
So we sit there and go, okay, there's a stable ship that we could join, right? And I'd say, if I could distill it in a nutshell, the difference between an independent and a label.
MarkHOST
Well, so the record you guys are talking about is Burn Tempe to the Ground, which...
MarkHOST
Selfishly, Pierre, this is my personal favorite album, and it contains, I think, what is universally everybody's favorite track, Pop Camp Park, which you can find on the Cinema Beer Nuts comp slash video by Hopeless Records.
MarkHOST
I heard somewhere that – or I read something that kind of suggested that maybe you guys – it, it was not your favorite.
MarkHOST
It's not your favorite album.
Sid SauterHOST
That is Sweet Pill and the song Sunblind.
Sid SauterHOST
That's on the band's album, Still There's a Glow, came out March 13th of this year on Hopeless Records.
Sid SauterHOST
That band based out of Philadelphia.
Sid SauterHOST
Coming to town soon, so I wanted to give them a listen and see what I might expect.
Dave HamiltonHOST
Yeah
Chris CronGUEST
... uh, one with Hopeless Records.
Chris CronGUEST
And, uh, so I wanted to bring my songwriting into this new Beach Boys kind of centered world, so I started writing songs in the style of the Beach Boys-
Dave HamiltonHOST
Sure
AmyGUEST
We will
Robb LaffoonHOST
... and big tours and signed a fucking Hopeless Records.
Robb LaffoonHOST
Like-
AmyGUEST
Yeah.
Scott PenfoldHOST
Three albums on their own, A Year of Suffering in 2020, Feral came out in 2023, Leap of Death in 2024.
Scott PenfoldHOST
Then in April this year, they signed to Hopeless Records, and this Friday, October 9th, the first record of that deal comes out.
Scott PenfoldHOST
It's called Unwelcome Guest.
Scott PenfoldHOST
Eleven songs, one guest feature, which is a story in itself, and a track one that is literally called Track One.
19 MINS LATER
Scott PenfoldHOST
All the best.
Scott PenfoldHOST
That's Peter Higgs of Left to Suffer.
Scott PenfoldHOST
Unwelcome Guest is out this Friday, October 9th on Hopeless Records.
Scott PenfoldHOST
And if you're anywhere near The Dying Fetus and Sang of Suga Bog Tour between now and October 24th, go early and watch what happens when those songs hit the room, okay? A second guess now.