Harlem (band)

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Harlem
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Background information
Origin Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Genres Garage rock, indie rock, lo-fi
Years active2007–2012 (hiatus)
Labels Matador
MembersMichael Coomers
Curtis O'Mara
Past membersJose Boyer
John Hostetter

Harlem is an American garage rock band comprising vocalist/guitarist/drummer Michael Coomers, vocalist/guitarist/drummer Curtis O'Mara and bassist Jose Boyer, formerly of Chapel Hill-based The Gondoliers and The Kashmir. [1]

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History

Harlem started in Tucson, Arizona, before relocating to Austin, Texas, where they generated a mountain of attention, both with their live shows and their self-issued 2008 album Free Drugs ;-) , mastered by Nathan Sabatino at Loveland Recording Studios. [2]

Matador signed the Austin-based trio to a multi-record, worldwide deal. Harlem recorded their second album in the summer of 2009. [3] Hippies was released on April 6, 2010. [4] It was recorded by Mike McHugh at The Distillery in Costa Mesa, California. The band supported The Dead Weather in July 2010. As of April 2012, the band went on hiatus as the members began work on other projects. [3]

Coomers currently performs with Lace Curtains (also featuring Bloc Party's Matt Tong), who have released the albums The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness on 1 August 2009, [5] and A Signed Piece of Paper on 28 October 2014. [6]

O'Mara currently plays with Grape St., and Boyer is performing with Daytona [7] and Las Rosas.

Harlem released a new album Oh Boy in 2019. [8]

Discography

Albums

EPs

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References

  1. "Harlem Biography". Matador Records. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Stevens, Andrew, "New Upcoming Bands", Andrew Stevens
  3. 1 2 "Matablog". Matador Records. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  4. "Harlem: Hippies Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. "Lace Curtains: The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  6. "Album Review: Lace Curtains – A Signed Piece of Paper". Consequence of Sound. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  7. "We miss rock band Harlem — but we love their side projects". CultureMap Austin. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  8. "premiere: Harlem – Cry Now Cry Later". Gorillavsbear.net. Retrieved 2020-03-07.