Founder Clark Giles Distributor(s) Lumberjack Label Group Location Indianapolis, Indiana | Status Defunct Country of origin United States Date founded 1998 | |
Genre Hardcore punk, post-hardcore, alternative rock | ||
Happy Couples Never Last was an American independent record label founded in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1998 by Clark Giles. According to Giles, the label originally started when he saved up money to take his girlfriend on a trip, however they broke up and Giles ended up using the money to help his friends release music. The label produced over 40 recordings, and is seen as an important figure during the second-wave screamo scene during the late 1990s and early 2000s, releasing early recordings by groups such as Usurp Synapse, Love Lost But Not Forgotten, and Pg. 99, as well as releasing the compilation album Relics of Ordinary Life, which featured contributions by various screamo acts. Other notable acts that released recordings through the label include The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower and Racebannon. Currently, the label is inactive, their latest release being issued in 2006. Giles has made plans in the past to issue one last release to bring the label's catalog count to an even 50, however nothing more has been issued by the label.