Hard Luck Street

Hard Luck Street is a Punk Rock band from Oslo, Norway. 

The band was formed after Trashcan Darlings broke up in 2008, and the singer Mr. Strange? Gentle started writing songs with guitarist DaveE. Mr. Strange? Gentle came up with the name Hard Luck Street. The first line up was completed by Åsmund Stensløkken on guitar, The Gambler on bass and Seppo Steggell on drums. Hard Luck Street's sound combines punk, classic rock ‘n’ roll, folk and heavy metal. They soon gained a reputation as an energetic live act. In 2011, the band released their debut single ‘Valley Of Fear’ which was recorded at Urban Sound studio and produced by Jock Loveband who previously has worked with artists such as The Stranglers, David Gilmour and Madrugada. Drummer Seppo left the band prior to the release and was replaced by Morphine. Hard Luck Street started played lots of concerts in 2011, including festivals and they also played support for The Boys (U.K.) and The Jim Jones Revue (U.K.). In December they released the follow-up six song EP, ‘On The Run To Maybeland’ which was recorded at Laidback Studios By Jørgen Granholt-Henriksen, and included a guest appearance by Petter Pogo on Hammond organ.

The band toured the E.P. through 2012, playing gigs in England and Norway. They also did a small tour with The Boys (U.K.) In the fall bass player The Gambler was replaced by Batmats. In February 2013 they went on tour in Germany. Then in the summer Hard Luck Street started working on their debut album. In September they recorded the first five or six songs at Laidback Studios. Mr. Strange? Gentle and DaveE wrote several new songs for the album. In October Åsmund Stensløkken decided to leave the band. He was replaced by Herr Henriksen. The band kept writing and rehearsing songs for the album. They also recorded a track for an upcoming tribute album to the Norwegian boogie legends The Backstreet Girls. Batmats left Hard Luck Street in the spring of 2014, and was eventually replaced by Tore Kneppen. In July 2014 Hard Luck Street revealed from their Facebook page that they had finally entered the studio to record 20 songs for a double album. The title was to be 'Mosaics – Exile On Hard Luck Street'. The album was released on August 1, 2015.

Valley Of Fear EP (2011)

01 - A Valley Of Fear

02 - Whatever Happened To Susannah Grey?

03 - Runaway Boy

On The Run To Maybeland EP (2011)

01 - On The Run

02 - Useless Generation

03 - (You Gotta) Give A Little Love

04 - Wasting My Time

05 - Suicide Maybe?

06 - Maybeland

Mosaics - Exile On Hard Luck Street (2015)

01 - No More Easy Ways Out

02 - 1995

03 - Suburban Blues

04 - Nothing's Gonna Change

05 - Mosaics - Exile On Hard Luck Street

06 - Strength Of Heart

07 - (All Tomorrow's) Teenage Kicks

08 - Life's So Cool (Oh-La-La)

09 - 6 O'clock In The Morning

10 - Genesis (Deconstruction Of Ego)

11 - C'mon C'mon C'mon (Dirt Shall Play With Dirt)

12 - The Night She Came Home

13 - Good Intentions

14 - Centrefold

15 - Dark End Of The Street

16 - Walking Away

17 - Jimmy

18 - Baby No Hard Times

19 - Stand Your Ground

20 - Wargames

21 - Another Pretty Lie To Die For (Bonus Track)

Eternal Summer EP (2017)

01 - Eternal Summer

02 - Bastards Of Young

Eternal Fall EP (2018)

01 - Eternal Fall

02 - The Night Tom Petty Died

03 - Downtown (The Pulse Beat)

Darker Days (2020)

01 - Darker Days

02 - Ghost Train

03 - Bitter Ends

04 - Ares Rising

05 - His Last Comments

06 - Can You Bring Back Emily?

07 - Stormy Weathers

08 - Back On Track

09 - Hard-Line

10 - Sunday (Sigurd's Song)

11 - Saturday Stray Cat Revolution

12 - Reprise

Eternal Winter EP (2021)

01 - Eternal Winter

02 - Sonic Woodoo Blues

03 - Private Art Noir

Eternal Spring EP (2023)

01 - Eternal Spring

02 - Un-Comfort-Able

03 - Mary-Ellen Jones (feat. Casino Steel) (Bonus Track)

04 - Hell Is Other People (Bonus Track)

05 - Just Another Story (Bonus Track)

Agents (2026)

01 - Agents

02 - Born Twice

03 - F.O.A.D.

04 - Heart Lights

05 - Litanies Of Suffering

06 - The Girl In The Yellow Jacket

07 - My Way To Die Way

08 - Horror God

09 - All That She Wrote

10 - Anthem

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