Artist description Pop/rock original, writes love songs and sings with a voice and variety of melodies which soar high and low along with the emotions of his songs.

Music Style pop/rock/melodic/

Musical Influences 60's,70's,Beck,Dylan,radio,broadway,classical...

Similar Artists Not quite like anyone

Artist History The Brief History of The LIFE of DAVID HARLOW... (Absque Amoris studio, praeda Mortis occidam.) Not a lot is known about David Harlow; where he is from, where he is now and how his musical ideas came to be recorded are all largely up to conjecture and to that facet of human thought with which every songwriter in music city ought to be abundantly blessed: the imagination, and given that this inscrutable songster somehow becomes aware of suppositions made about him and adjusts his bearings so as to avoid apprehension, perhaps it's pointless to say anything at all! It reminds us of one of those paradoxes of physics and metaphysics... but then trying to stop someone from typing while they're under the influence of caffeine and oatmeal is like trying to tell a songwriter not to write something that's already been written. And so I will tell you how sightings of David Harlow have been made in a remote agricultural area that seems to have been forgotten by people of modern thought and considerations. It's not uncommon, once Spring has become more than just a longing for another chance at life, to spy the young fool running along the edge of a thick, overgrown forest, home to naiads, dryads and other lesser gods and animals, chasing some small, spry creature while in turn being pursued by another, the likes of which no one has seen before, or at least no one chooses to remember. The first creature, the object of our hero's pursuit, usually appears to be a rabbit though it sometimes looks like a squirrel or a ferret or even an elf, and occasionally she's a young maiden with a small satchel clenched in her teeth, the contents of which we can only ponder... ©2000

Group Members David Harlow

Instruments Vocals, guitar, keyboards

Albums The Brief History of the Life of David Harlow, a Foundling

Press Reviews "Fans of smart, tensive singer-songwriter pop à la Josh Rouse and the long lamented Thomas Jefferson Kaye would do well to check out Harlow... his music is a bit noisier and more Brit-inspired than either of those allusions might suggest, but his originals, from 'Kindness in Carbondale' to 'Katy's Gone Away', are nearly as evocative." Bill Friskics-Warren - Nashville Scen "Decent simple pop tunes from a guy who is from Nashville. There seem to be a growing number of these kind of guys; they learned their trade in the bookstore and coffee house scene, doing open mics and working on their craft. The songs cross into Michael Penn singer songwriter stuff in his more acoustic moments, but when a full band backs him, the songs get a little more swirly and atmospheric in a BritPop vein. It's Harlow's voice that really catches you because of the range he has, especially at the top end, where he can hit a high note and not sound whiny. This is a guy who has a fresh voice, writes good love songs, and hopefully will make a mark on the music scene." Steve Yaver - Shredding Paper Magazine "Harlow is a very talented songwriter who is able to tell a vivid story with his lyrics... [his voice] gives a lived-in human feel to the material. The songs are pretty and as a lyricist Harlow can truly paint a picture with words... The best song on this album is 'Far Away', which is actually recorded in two versions, a rockish band version and an bonus acoustic take... Also standing out was the lovely ballad 'Katy's Gone Away.'" Jay S. Jacobs - Popentertainment.com "struck with his quirky story-songs sketched with memorable little bass-string licks... There is an 80's-style pop band out there somewhere waiting to back this guy" Chris King - St. Louis Riverfront Times "an aliveness, a quickness of mind and skill that, with its rough edges, translates into an emotional commitment to songs that don't demand a band to catch an audience... melodically potent tunes, bridging pop and folk, and at least two pieces, 'Sunset Riverboat' and 'Kindness in Carbondale', that I consider modest classics of Midwest story-songs" Roy Kasten - St. Louis Riverfront Times

Additional Info Produced by: David Hardman, Mixed by: Brad Jones, Mastered by: Jim DeMain

Location St. Louis, MO - USA

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