Hard Light is the third studio album by American shoegaze band Drop Nineteens, released on November 3, 2023, through Wharf Cat Records.

Vocalist Greg Ackell tweeted in January 2022 that he had written the majority of the album in drop C♯ tuning and that bass guitarist Steve Zimmerman had worked on several songs with him.

[8] Reviewing the album for PopMatters, Seth Troyer stated that it "feels like a love letter, not only to fans but from one group member to another" as "the music on this assured comeback record speaks for itself".

[13] Devon Chodzin of Paste found Hard Light to be "elating, exhibiting the same sensibilities of Delaware with emotional depth and sonic maturation that makes it feel as if Drop Nineteens never left the scene".

[9] Reviewing the album for Pitchfork, Brad Shoup wrote that "with so much time gone, it would have been no surprise if Drop Nineteens had rehashed musical glories, or settled old scores.