WATCH / SHARE “TOP DOWN” HERE
BUY / STREAM “TOP DOWN” HERE
DEBUT LP, STAY IN TOUCH, OUT NEXT FRIDAY VIA ARTS & CRAFTS
PERFORMS AT MASSEY HALL WITH BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE ON APRIL 21, CANADIAN TOUR DATES WITH DAN MANGAN BEGIN APRIL 26, FIELD TRIP FESTIVAL APPEARANCE ON JULY 9
PRE-SAVE STAY IN TOUCH HERE
“Harmer's songwriting comes fully formed on Stay in Touch. No matter the sound, Harmer's words are front and centre, transforming life's minutiae into gorgeous, moving melodies.”
CBC Music
“For Georgia Harmer, it’s a matter of when, not if.” - SPIN
“With her recent singles ‘Headrush' and ‘Austin,' the Toronto singer-songwriter Georgia Harmer established herself as a noteworthy talent.” - Stereogum
WATCH GEORGIA HARMER PERFORM FOR CBC MUSIC’S ‘THE INTRO’ HERE
Photo Credit: Gemma Warren // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES
Twenty-two year-old Toronto-based musician Georgia Harmer will release her debut album, Stay In Touch, next Friday, April 22 on Arts & Crafts. Today, she unveils a new single “Top Down”. Following a string of resonating singles, “Top Down” is a sparkling, cathartic anthem written for the highway. Harmer’s voice is honeyed over subtly distorted guitar tones, as she sings of feeling hopeless while trying to help a friend out of a dark place. With lyrics that evoke feelings of incapability and insignificance, Harmer captures the longing for "top down" action, both personally, politically and environmentally.
"'Top Down' is about feeling frustrated by my own powerlessness,” says Harmer. “It's about feeling very young and small, and not being able to control or change anything happening around me, in my personal life, and in the bigger picture. I was trying to help a friend out of a dark place, and struggling with my own type of dark place that goes along with coming of age and wondering - what exactly is my role in this big, sad, beautiful world?"
The accompanying self-directed video features footage of Harmer wandering around a closed down theme park on Toronto Island.
WATCH / SHARE “TOP DOWN” HERE
BUY / STREAM “TOP DOWN” HERE
MORE ABOUT GEORGIA HARMER
With a wisdom and poise that belies her youthful age, Harmer has penned an emotionally resonant collection of songs that articulate the ways in which even the most fleeting experiences can forge bonds between strangers, create families out of friends, and one by one form the joys and sorrows that make up a life. Sonically, Stay In Touch spans everything from intimate folk and strummy country to sophisticated jazz and pop-kissed rock. Harmer and her band created musical landscapes that live up to the lyrical richness of the songs.
WATCH / SHARE “ALL IN MY MIND” HERE
WATCH / SHARE “HEADRUSH” HERE
Stay In Touch is an unforgettable statement from a new artist with a heartbreakingly simple message: when you stay in touch with the experiences that have shaped you, you stay in touch with yourself. The album is full of romanticism – a rare quality in an irony-soaked culture. For Harmer, this is a record about “staying in touch with the aspects of yourself, your life, the world, that keep you aware of what's most important. Whether that's people, relationships, deep feelings, the value of togetherness and support. It’s about finding the balance between holding on and letting go, between the beauty of the world and the pain in the world.”
LISTEN / SHARE “TALAMANCA” HERE
LISTEN / SHARE “AUSTIN” HERE
PRE-SAVE STAY IN TOUCH HERE
Georgia Harmer is also preparing for a performance at Massey Hall with Broken Social Scene, Canadian tour dates with Dan Mangan and an appearance at Field Trip Festival in Toronto. All tour dates are listed below and tickets can be found HERE.
GEORGIA HARMER TOUR DATES
April 21 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall with Broken Social Scene
April 26 - Winnipeg, MB - The Park Theatre *
April 27 - Saskatoon, SK - Broadway Theatre *
April 29 - Calgary, AB - Bella Concert Hall *
April 30 - Calgary, AB - Bella Concert Hall *
May 2 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear Centre *
May 3 - Red Deer, AB - Bo’s Bar and Stage *
May 5 - Fernie, BC - The Northern *
May 7 - Nelson, BC - Hume Hotel Spirit Bar *
May 8 - Kamloops, BC - Blue Grotto
May 9 - Kelowna, BC - Community Theatre *
May 11 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre *
May 12 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre *
May 15 - Campbell River, BC - Tidemark Theatre *
May 16 - Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre *
May 17 - Nanaimo, BC - Port Theatre *
June 5 - Gravenhurst, ON - Tall Pines Festival *
July 9 - Toronto, ON - Field Trip Festival
* with Dan Mangan
STAY IN TOUCH TRACKLIST
1. Talamanca
2. Headrush
3. Know You Forever
4. Austin
5. All in My Mind
6. Be Here
7. Homes
8. Top Down
9. Go Soft
10. Strongest Person
11. Just the Feeling