guardin
Guardin's moody mix of bedroom hip-hop and emo songwriting is the solo project of Western New York musician Nicholas Kerr. His early releases, such as the 2015 EPs Lost in a Fantasy and Astral Agenda, explored everything from chiptunes to witch house stylings. However, he ventured into emo rap with 2016's Lost & Found EP, refining his giddy, brooding style on subsequent EPs before releasing his first album, Lacuna, in 2017.
Adopting the music moniker Guardin in 2014, the Hornell, New York native began sharing his productions and, eventually, songs to streaming sites while in his mid-teens. In February 2015, he released the chiptunes EP Lost in a Fantasy, with the dreamier Astral Agenda following that July. Zodiac and No Roads, Just Paths arrived in September 2015 and early 2016, respectively, before he added vocals for the first time on December 2016's Lost & Found. The EP included a track with producer JF Beats, and Guardin continued to invite collaboration as word of his work spread. In May 2017, the seven-track Ataraxy featured an appearance by Chasm. The EPs [daydream] and Take Me Home saw release before the end of the year, as did his full-length debut, Lacuna. Issued that October by AV Records, it included multiple collaborations with St. Silver, Aidan, and Notmorgan (aka Guccihighwaters). Repost Network then delivered his second full-length, Outsider, in March of 2018. Its guests included Qawi Kamri, Sadeyes, and, again, St. Silver.
After signing with Photo Finish Records, Guardin toured with gnash in early 2019. Featuring collaborations with hateful and 93FEETOFSMOKE, among others, the EP Creature, Pt. 1 arrived on Photo Finish that September. Creature, Pt. 2 followed in January 2020.
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silver bullet
guardin, Extra Large Holiday Card
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 5 Nov 2021
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ditch
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 28 Jan 2022
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boy on the internet
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 15 Mar 2024
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this year was not kind to me
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 31 Dec 2023
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it lives where i live
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 3 Mar 2023
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if we're being honest
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 17 Jul 2023
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centipede
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 21 Apr 2023
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lying awake at night
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 2 Dec 2022
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hope again
Alternative & Indie - Released by Photo Finish Records on 9 Sep 2020
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kinda sorta
Alternative & Indie - Released by Photo Finish Records on 28 Aug 2020
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tom from myspace
Alternative & Indie - Released by Photo Finish Records on 6 Sep 2019
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creature (Sawce Remix)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Photo Finish Records on 4 Dec 2020
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i think you're really cool
Alternative & Indie - Released by Photo Finish Records on 8 May 2018
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in my sleep
Alternative & Indie - Released by & guardin on 3 Jun 2018
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alive (Single Version)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Photo Finish Records on 27 Apr 2020
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geronimo
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 16 Sep 2022
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bad luck
Alternative & Indie - Released by Acid Castle on 24 Dec 2021
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