"It's this beautiful room but there's something
wrong. We were trying to place a character at his lowest point and set him on a
journey to find his way out." - Alex Casnoff, Harriet
Read more at Spinner
Read more at Spinner
Harriet is a new Los Angeles-based band
fronted by former Dawes member Alex Casnoff. The quartet's self-released debut
EP Tell The Right Story is currently available for free download at www.HarrietMusic.Com.
Inspired largely by classic storytelling and the spectacle
of the movies, Tell The Right Story weaves eerily romantic
ballads with unwavering anthems, and features classic elements of Americana and
folk music contrasted with futuristic electronic samples and beats.
"I wanted it to feel big... cinematic. I wanted every
song to be a movie, " said Casnoff. "I wanted it to feel like an
occasion. I wanted it to feel like a wedding."
Casnoff was formerly a member of notable Los Angeles bands
Dawes and PAPA, bands both named after grandfathers. In flipping the tradition,
Casnoff decided to name the band after his grandmother, Harriet. After touring
the country for years with his prior bands and with a growing arsenal of his
own songs, Casnoff stepped into the studio in June 2011, armed with his nicest
suit and a bottle of fine tequila, to record what would become Tell The Right
Story. The result is a striking collection of songs that draw on the influence
of classic American singer-songwriters, film, electronic music, and Casnoff's
experience as a touring musician.
"I may have seen every gas station in the country, but
the America I feel indebted to is not in the past, at least not that far. I am
a product of my time. We make music about the retro-future. Music about coping.
Anti motivational motivational music."
Harriet is Alex Casnoff, Aaron Folb (bass),
Henry Kwapis (drums), and Adam Gunther (guitar). Tell The Right Story was
produced by Sean O'Brien and recorded in Los Angeles and Sacramento.
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UPCOMING LIVE DATES
February 27, 2012 - Bootleg Theater - Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 2012 - Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA
March 13-17 - SXSW - Austin, TX
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