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Rough around the edges, but infectiously catchy, Seven's songs tell tales of infatuation, death and other earthly delights. They explore the the cloud inside the silver lining and the flashlight at the end of the tunnel. Growing up in North Carolina, Seven Harkey swished with country music, gargled with pop, and spit southern rock. Greyhounding to San Francisco on the cusp of the early-Nineties Alt-Country surge, he founded Farmgirl, a bar band's bar band that combined Americana with Garage Pop. After developing a loyal and heavily-drinking fanbase, the band stumbled their separate ways. Seven dealt with the loss by forming the Lomaxes--a Powerfolk quartet driven by tribal beats, bittersweet accordian, and the acoustic folkbox. But critical acclaim didn't soothe Seven's hunger for a change of atmosphere, so he headed east for Chicago, where he took a break from music to work on a collection of Zoetrope-acclaimed short stories. When music started creeping back in, however, Seven pulled together the Graves, a poppy group of porchrockers that take his unique brand of guitar-playing and word-singing to new levels of strum and bash. Seven was hand-picked by legendary writer Ben Fong-Torres to perform on his Fog City Radio NPR show. In the studio, Seven has lent his talents to recordings by John Wesley Harding and E (of Eels). Live, he has played with such diverse artists as Peter Himmelman, Meat Puppets, Southern Culture on the Skids, Chris Isaak, and Jeff Buckley. Check out the artist's website: http://www.sevenharkey.com Track List: 1. Roadside Dead 2. Little Girl From Houston 3. Yesterdays & Nights 4. Hello Central, Give Me Heaven 5. Heroes Like Me 6. In Two 7. Dirt & Dust 8. Broken Side Of Town 9. Spinning Out 10. Pennies For Eyes Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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