MP3 Jeffrey Harrison - ROCK: Americana

Melodic rock with poetic storytelling spanning emotions from despair to lust to joy.

5 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Americana, ROCK: Folk Rock



Details:
Jeffrey Harrison is an old-school tunesmith, a singer-songwriter who makes every song a journey for the listener. Harrison takes varied themes like love, lust, spirituality, God and death and crafts them into songs with bewitching hooks and lyrical flair. His style might be described as Jackson Browne's lyrical insight and introspection melded with Tom Petty's straight ahead rock and roll storytelling Current popular artists in a similar genre would be David Gray or Pete Yorn.

Lyrically, Harrison oftentimes writes in a narrative style, gradually unearthing the stories of his characters as a song unfolds. His writing brings an uncanny sense of depth and emotional resonance to these characters, and as he tells their stories, he gets inside their minds, motivations and souls. "Reason to Live" and "Midnight Train" are prime examples of the detailed psychological vignettes contained within his songs.

Harrison recently released a self titled EP through his independent label, Shattered Records. The five song cycle spans a spectrum of moods from despair to euphoria. Recording sessions are currently in progress for two CD's worth of material.

With literally hundreds of songs to his credit, Harrison has recently turned more attention toward marketing himself as an independent artist as well as pursuing publishing opportunities for his music, including film and television placement. He has recently formed a new backing band, The Heretics, with Tracy Mullins on drums and Dave Thomas on bass/backing vocals. The act is now showcasing in the Denver-Boulder area.

Creativity has always been a major focus for Harrison as he is a painter/sculptor with a bachelor of fine art degree as well as published author. He was also the songwriter, singer and guitarist for popular Denver-based band, The Shakes, who released three albums from 1996-2001: "B.C.D.", "The Shakes", and "Two Faces".

Harrison cites his major influences as Neil Finn, Tom Petty, Lindsey Buckingham, Paul Westerberg, and Jackson Browne.