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Over the years Billy Harvey has been playing his own brand of Post Modern Pop, working not only as a songwriter but also as a producer (Charlie Mars, Bob Schneider, Slaid Cleaves, and Steve Poltz are among his credits). A prolific writer, he has been the recipient of the International Songwriters Award for Best Rock Song “Frozen Through”, and broke into the Top 100 on the CMJ Charts with his 2007 release "Bearsick". The caffeine-addled do-it-yourselfer has also been quietly directing, animating, and editing the accompanying music videos to his records.
In February of last year Billy shot and directed a documentary film entitled “EVERYWHERE NOW". Filmed entirely on his laptop camera Harvey intimately chronicles a 7000 plus mile tour in a car powered by waste vegetable oil. From crossing the continental divide on a sheet of ice to digging through oil dumpsters in the freezing cold, what follows is a near epic journey of endurance and self-discovery that is both beautiful and at times harrowing.
2009 brings with it the release of Billy’s new album "The Everlasting War". Harvey has clearly out done himself this time around. This record teems with raw emotion and heartfelt sentiment so succinct it is impossible not to be affected by it. Harvey has a unique way of taking even the darkest of horizons and implanting the tiniest little sun so that the listener is sure to walk away with the hope of a new day. This record plays like a love letter. To a girl, to himself, ultimately to us as we are invited to participate in the clear honesty of his words. Standout tracks include “Let This Be The Day”, “One Mississippi”, and “Desperation Mambo”.
Billy's website has won various media and internet awards including the Interactive Design Award at South By Southwest and the Flash Forward award in NYC. Please visit it here
What Billy’s doing musically reminds me of Radhiohead - some of their better work from the last few records. It’s as complex and textured as anything they do, very atmospheric and almost hypnotic. And it goes somewhere, it takes you somewhere. It could feel like being in motion, floating, rising up off the ground and then turn around and feel very driving, pulsing and immediate. It’s as much a feeling as it is a sound. I’m so happy he’s going this way. I remember when we first met and his songs was more story-oriented, like in a The River-era Springsteen tell-a-story rock & roll way. Billy can pull off a lot of styles, he’s immensely talented and endlessly versatile, but what he’s doing now sounds like it’s more genuinely his. And the lyrics a are a bonus. He’s got a way with words.- Amy, longtime fan
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