Harper Blynn was a New York-based American rock band composed of singer-songwriters Pete Harper (guitar and vocals) and J. Blynn (guitar and vocals) with Whynot Jansveld on bass and Sarab Singh on drums.

Career

Harper, a native of Chicago, and

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-born Blynn met at

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and began playing together in 2001. In 2005, they relocated to New York City, along with drummer Sarab Singh, a high school friend of Blynn's. In 2008, Jansveld joined the group, and in 2010, the band was renamed Harper Blynn. After performing at sold-out shows at venues including the

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, Harper Blynn released a self-titled EP; following the release of the record, they toured extensively, performing more than 150 concert dates prior to releasing their full-length debut, ''Loneliest Generation'', in 2010. Produced by

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, the record garnered positive critical reception, with ''Last FM'' describing it as "classic pop reimagined" and ''

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'' stating "If pop hooks were Monopoly money, this foursome would be buying hotels on Park Place by now." Recorded in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York, Harper Blynn's second full-length album was released in 2012 to similar critical acclaim. Titled ''Busy Hands,'' the 13-song album was co-produced by John O'Mahoney (

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). In addition to performing headlining shows in support of the album, Harper Blynn toured with

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, and

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, as well as

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, who joined the band on stage and said that "Harper Blynn blows my mind." Harper Blynn additionally performed on Bareilles' 2013 release, ''

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'', which was nominated for a 2013 Album of the Year

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. Harper Blynn performed their last show February 18, 2014 at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, where they announced they would be changing their name to

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Discography

*''Get It Out'' 2015 (LP) *''Busy Hands'' 2012 (LP) *''Harper Blynn'' 2010 (EP) *''Loneliest Generation'' (2010) (LP)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harper Blynn Indie rock musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 2001 Musical groups from New York City