BARRIE, ONTARIO THREE PIECE TO RELEASE NEW LP, LAMPS, VIA LATENT RECORDINGS ON SEPTEMBER 23
LISTEN TO AND SHARE THE SONG “DOUGLAS SNOW” HERE
Halfway between Canada’s largest city, Toronto, and the lakes and forests of cottage country, Barrie, Ontario’s HarpAcash & the Morals utilize their surroundings to create a unique style of indie folk-rock that combines the tension of the former with the peacefulness of the latter. Having just signed with Latent Recordings, the trio are set to release their upcoming LP, Lamps, on September 23.
With Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) at helm in studio, lead vocalist HarpAcash, guitarist Todd Jeffrey, and drummerDaniel Trickett gathered to record the heartbreaking harmonies, graceful guitars, and the idiosyncratic minimalist percussion that forms Lamps. The songs themselves rise and fall with a raw sincerity. Lead single “Douglas Snow” is about “being little and how we perceive things as children,” says HarpAcash. “It's about our job to keep all children safe so they can freely enjoy being young and carefree.”
LISTEN TO AND SHARE THE SONG “DOUGLAS SNOW” HERE
It was after supporting the Cowboy Junkies on a string of dates that Michael Timmins was impressed by the trio. “Their music pulled me from backstage and compelled me to listen,” says Timmins. “HarpAcash's vocals alone are a force of nature, but joined with Todd Jeffery's angular song structures and Dan Trickett's powerful, multi-dimensional drumming, their music becomes wholly original."
HarpAcash & the Morals recorded their first EP, Music Tree Life Understanding, in 2012 with producer Steve Singh (Ron Hawkins, Brendan Canning). They followed it up by hitting the stage with the likes of Elliott Brood, The Strumbellas, and the Cowboy Junkies, and secured a residency at Toronto’s Cameron House. Stay tuned as the band’s debut full length will be released later this year with more tour dates to follow.
WATCH AND SHARE THE VIDEO FOR HARPACASH & THE MORALS COVER OF DRAKE’S “ONE DANCE”
WATCH AND SHARE THE VIDEO FOR HARPACASH & THE MORALS COVER OF COWBOY JUNKIES’ “BLUE MOON REVISTED”
LAMPS TRACKLIST
Modern Comfortable
Douglas Snow
Sleeping In A Hammock
Frozen
Like Life
Complicated
In My Room
Light Source
Cold Bath
HARPACASH & THE MORALS LIVE
July 29 - Barrie, ON - Temple Lounge, Kempenfest After Party w/ Paper Bird, Lost Cousins
Aug 04 - Toronto, ON - The Horseshoe Tavern w/ Barbie Lee Jak, The Tired Flames
Aug 29 - Thornbury, ON - Bruce Wine Bar
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