The Harrow

Like the Kafka story that inspired their name, Brooklyn post-punk/dream pop band The Harrow walk a fine line between the alluring and the surreal. Driving, club-centric electronics nestle against lush organic instrumentation, woven with vivid songcraft. The result is a hauntingly familiar sound that is never complacent in scope. The Harrow is: Vanessa Irena - vocals, synth Frank Deserto - bass, synth, machines Barrett Hiatt - synth, programming Greg Fasolino - guitar Email: theharrowmusic at gmail

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sneak peak of our upcoming video

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Really great front page review of the Axis single here at Post Punk.com

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Check out our television debut of Axis on The B-Sides NYC Sessions alongside A Place To Bury Strangers.

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Shirts now available!

http://theharrownyc.bandcamp.com/merch/harrow-forest-shirt

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Listen to: Violets by The Harrow

Don’t forget to pick up this lovely compilation we are on. On Bandcamp as digital as well as white vinyl!

http://peteroutrecords.bandcamp.com/track/violets

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The Harrow can trace their origins back to 2008 when multi-instrumentalist, blogger and DJ Frank Deserto (formerly the bassist for Revel Hotel, Dream Affair, The Funeral Crashers, and the Mark Burgess 2010 touring version of The Chameleons) sat down with a series of drum machines to create a handful of instrumental demos inspired by his love of underground electronic music and the work of authors like Franz Kafka. As a solo project, Deserto released the band’s first single “Violets” appeared on a limited-edition cassette compilation Function Operate: Volume 2.

The Harrow became a full-fledged band last year when keyboardist Hiatt (known for his remixes of Nine Inch Nails and his work in Automelodi, and Eleven Pond), guitarist Greg Fasolino (known for his work in Bell Hollow and The Naked and the Dead) and vocalist Vanessa Irena (a New Orleans native and Newtown Radio DJ) joined the band. And it culminated in the release of a five track EP released in October, The Fall.

"Axis," the band’s latest single consists of with murky synths, swirling electronics four on the four drums, and Irena’s ethereal voice and shimmering guitars, and bears a subtle resemblance to Joy Division and Portishead, thanks to it’s dark, seductive moodiness. And yet, if there’s one major difference is that the song is somewhat danceable — all while talking about obsession, lust and desire. 

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Check out our premiere on Altsounds! http://hangout.altsounds.com/features/165645-altsounds-exclusive-premiere-watch-harrow-axis.html#rZtLd5w8hFT45lB7.18

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IMPOSE Magazine debuts our music video for "Axis" as well as an interview with the band. Check it out!

http://www.imposemagazine.com/tv/the-harrow-axis-video

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Live at The Alter in New Paltz. Photo by Natalie Kocsis.

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Live at The Alter in New Paltz. Photo by Natalie Kocsis.

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Stone Church, Cragsmoor, NY. Photo by Natalie Kocsis.

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This Saturday in New Paltz

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Listen to: Axis by The Harrow

Preorder HERE

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Enjoy a healthy and nutritious breakfast from The Harrow.

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Adam Ant November 24, 1985

Taken by our own Greg Fasolino

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Presale of our split 7" with La Fete Triste is now open! Limited edition of 300 hand-numbered copies, 2014 white vinyl, comes with download code! Get it here

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We made a Spotify playlist of our influences. Check out the feature on Altsounds.com!

http://hangout.altsounds.com/features/164881-spotifried-50-inspired-20-harrow-edition.html