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Pick up "That Gun in Your Hand: The Strange Saga of ‘Hey Joe’ and Popular Music’s History of Violence" available via Anvil Press here: www.anvilpress.com/books/that-g...

In his latest Liner Notes installment, @jefito.com interviews @jasonschneidermedia.com, author of "That Gun in Your Hand: The Strange Saga of ‘Hey Joe’ and Popular Music’s History of Violence." Read it here! www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

Liner Notes: Social Cinema - Harmonic We check in with Social Cinema as their debut album nears release

Read the full interview with Social Cinema here. Their new album is available today! www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

The new album Don’t Get Lost by Social Cinema is finally here! In our Liner Notes interview, @jefito.com talks with the band about songwriting, Buy Before You Stream, and what bands they’re listening to.

Liner Notes: Peter Kerlin of Animal, Surrender! - Harmonic On the band's new album

Read the full interview with Peter Kerlin here: www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

You don't hear many albums that feature the eight-string bass as a lead instrument, and fewer still that incorporate the mighty hum of the pipe organ. @jefito.com interviewed Peter Kerlin of Animal, Surrender!, discussing their new album (available tomorrow) and creating art honestly.

Liner Notes: Neil Kohler and Jesse Mann of Tiny Vinyl - Harmonic With a slew of releases hitting retail, Tiny Vinyl is poised to go big.

Get the full story on the origins of Tiny Vinyl and more here: www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

Is Tiny Vinyl the next collectible music product? Harmonic’s Jeff Giles (@jefito.com) interviews Neil Kohler and Jesse Mann of Tiny Vinyl for the latest installment of our Liner Notes series.

Harmonic Recommend music by your favorite independent artists, and curate your own record store!

The first features inspired by these conversations are right around the corner. If you want to weigh in and have your voice heard as we build a new music marketplace, please join!

You can also sign up for our waitlist, and we'll reach out to get your thoughts directly: www.harmonic.fm

We've been listening to both of these groups to build a marketplace where artists can share their music and their stories more holistically, and where fans (curators) can purchase something unique and share their favorites with others. A combination of ecommerce and non-algorithmic social. (4/5)

Generally, independent artists have said they feel either:

a) forced into completing the checklists laid out by these platforms in order to get any form of reach and exposure (including to reach their existing fans)

OR

b) compelled to opt out of the streaming/social landscape

(3/5)

Some quick thoughts on what we've learned after all of these artist conversations:

Going into this, we knew indie artists weren't happy with the current music landscape. What surprised us was the level of discontent - particularly around streaming and social media. (2/5)

Harmonic Roundtable · Zoom · Luma Another month, another Harmonic hang! For this month's roundtable, we'll be talking about Harmonic's new features, new music we're excited about, and – most…

Our next virtual roundtable will be on Monday, September 22 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT!

After weeks of speaking with indie artists to hear what they want out of a music marketplace, we're offering a sneak peek at some of those features.

RSVP here: luma.com/hznm8h27

(1/5)

What artist does Harmonic co-founder George Howard (@gah650.bsky.social) most want to see on the platform? Bill Orcutt! Orcutt’s instrumental guitar compositions create a direct transfer of raw emotion from the fingerboard to the listener. Check him out!

Photo of singer/songwriter Adam Levy, frontman for the Honeydogs

For @harmonicfm.bsky.social , I was really excited to talk with Adam Levy of the Honeydogs about their new album, the excellent "Algebra for Broken Hearts" — and a whole bunch of other things: www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

For this week's Liner Notes, @jefito.com interviews Adam Levy of the Honeydogs. They talk about the band's new album "Algebra for Broken Hearts" and what releasing an album means in today's singles-dominated market. Read the full interview here: www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

If you want to have your music listed on the platform, head to our website to join the waitlist: www.harmonic.fm

Harmonic co-founder @drservantes.bsky.social shares his latest recommendation from Harmonic beta testers - "Whiskey & Wine" by Kirsten Kirk! A song that starts out folky and builds into something much more, it's another highlight of why we're building Harmonic.

Has the role of the critic changed over time? Harmonic's @jefito.com makes the case that music reviewers' jobs are now to act as sherpas rather than critics. What do you think?

A core part of Harmonic is our recommendation system, in which curators write recs for the music they love. We specifically call these “recommendations” not “reviews” because the role of curators should be to elevate art that connects with them, not discourage art that they don’t connect with.

Liner Notes: Annie Zaleski - Harmonic Bestselling author and culture writer Annie Zaleski loves music eloquently.

Our latest Liner Notes interview puts the spotlight on @anniezaleski.bsky.social‬, who joins us to dig deep into her life as a music fan — and discuss some of the many ways music criticism has changed over the last 25 years: www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

If you follow Rae Isla @raeisla.bsky.social, you'll see her carrying her guitar through all sorts of wilderness - forests, canyons, creeks. In her Liner Notes interview, Rae shares where that love of nature comes from and how it inspires her art.

Liner Notes: Rae Isla - Harmonic Artist Rae Isla shares her musical upbringing and how nature inspires her art

Rae also shares how her musical upbringing and love of nature inform her music. Read her full interview with Harmonic co-founder @drservantes.bsky.social here: www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

From this week's Liner Notes, Americana/folk artist Rae Isla @raeisla.bsky.social shares her three indie artist picks. Here's what Rae had to say about Irish artist Katie Phelan and her phenomenal song "Nothing Stays the Same."

Another pick from our beta artists - “I Worry” by Summer Winter. Harmonic co-founder George Howard (@gah650.bsky.social) describes how Summer beautifully captures the juxtaposition of hope and shame, both in the song’s lyrics as well as its arrangement.

Harmonic Recommend music by your favorite independent artists, and curate your own record store!

The best part of building a music marketplace is getting to meet more artists & discover new music. Every conversation opens up new perspectives on what's wrong with the status quo and how we can build something artists and fans actually feel good about.

Don't be shy - let's chat! www.harmonic.fm

Jeff Giles (@jefito.com) shares one of his top picks from our beta testers - Society of Rockets (@societyofrockets.bandcamp.com)! Full of tight performances recorded on vintage gear and mixed by hand, we've been thoroughly enjoying "Tough Trip Through Paradise."

We’ve been having fun discovering new artists in the Harmonic beta! Here’s one of cofounder George Howard’s picks of the week.

Artists, our waitlist is now open! Join us here: www.harmonic.fm

Liner Notes: Rax King - Harmonic Author Rax King shares the stories behind her new book, Sloppy.

Our latest Liner Notes interview is all about the marvelous @raxkingisdead.bsky.social, who joins us to talk about her great new book SLOPPY and recommend some of her favorite indie artists: www.harmonic.fm/blog/liner-n...

Harmonic Recommend music by your favorite independent artists, and curate your own record store!

Can't join (or reading this post too late)? Sign up for our waitlist to get notified about future community events! www.harmonic.fm