The Hardship Post was a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 1992.
[2] The band originally consisted of vocalist and guitarist Sebastian Lippa, bassist Mike Kean and drummer Matt Clarke.
[3] Initially signed to Murderecords,[4] they released the EPs Mood Ring and Hack in 1993, and undertook their first cross-Canada tour to support the recordings.
[8] This formation of the band would be known as "The New Hardship Post", which released one single on Squirtgun Records, in 1996.,[9] as well as one track on the various artists compilation Pet-kout-koy-ek: Songs For A River, also in 1996.
At that time, they had changed their name to The New Hardship Post; the lineup consisted of Sebastian Lippa, Alyson MacLeod, and Mike Pick.