Colorado Acoustic Rock Duo Harmony and Brad explode onto the scene with a fresh new sound dubbed “Optimist Rock”
The upbeat Colorado
Acoustic Rock Duo
Harmony and Brad
have released their
sophomore CD Green opening
the doors to a very busy 2020. In
December of 2018 the Optimist
Rock Acoustic duo broke ground
on their new Green EP. The tracks
were recorded at Coupe Studios
in Boulder Colorado, engineered
by Taylor Marvin, mixed by Justin Peacock, mastered by David
Glasser of Airshow Mastering,
and featuring special guest Adam
Abrashoff of the JD Simo Band
on drums. With 5 new original
tunes and a remake of the Ramones classic “I Wanna Be
Sedated”, the duo independently released Green in March of
2019.
The strategy couldnʼt be
working any better. In summer
of 2019 the duo released their
freshman EP Purple which received widespread attention
around the world. Engineered
by Chris Wright at Violet Sound
Studios in Boulder, the freshman
EP took almost 9 months to make
and ended up being a fantastic
learning experience for the musicians. In 2019 the duo released a
full length animated music video
done by Ginger Guise for “The
Will”, also from the Purple CD.
Harmony and Brad were founded
in Boulder Colorado in 2014 and
features Fort Atkinson Wisconsin
native Harmony Jones on violin
and lead vocals and Montague
Michigan native Brad Jones on
guitar. Harmony Jones (formerly Greenhalgh) and Brad Jones
weʼre founding members of the
Denver Colorado pop punk group
Left Foot Green where they performed together for over 5 years
prior to going solo.
With 3 punk
rock CDs behind them and dozens of tours, the acoustic rock
troubadours branched off from
the full band and started writing.
Keeping with their mission to stay
optimistic and draw sounds from
their influences in Gypsy Jazz,
Brazilian Choro, Irish, Ska, and
several other styles, the acoustic
songsters were able to weave an
intricate sonic purée of all styles.
All while keeping a simple acoustic rock sensibility. In the early
days the duo often would busk on
the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder
to earn extra money as well as to
test their musical compositions in
front of crowds. During this time
that Harmony and Brad refined
their inner performers. With their
love for amalgamating artistic
platforms, another animated music video is in the plan for release
in early 2020. Despite their busy
playing schedule Harmony and
Brad have already started writing
new material for a full length CD
they hope to break ground on in
early 2021. With the release of 2
EPs behind them and multiple US
and European tours already successfully accomplished, the sky
is the limit. One thing we know
for sure is this duo will be doing it
with a smile on their faces, enjoying every second of it.
Though the duo was featured in recently released Lifoti's September 2019 issue 09, you can check it from below link's for your country:
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