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Harrison Gordon is a band. Harrison Gordon is a man and a band… He’s a man with a band… The band is his name, but his name is also the band. Get it? Harrison Gordon is a dude with a band called Harrison Gordon. Harrison Gordon (the dude and the band) both rock. Just to level-set, Harrison Gordon is textbook “Dudes Rock” music, just on a sonic level. The college-age rocker is up there with bands like Japandrdoids and Jeff Rosenstock in terms of boisterous shout-along, full-steam-ahead rock and roll. These are bands who all know when to bust out a well-timed “WOO!” or throw to a guitar solo. These are songs with plenty of group chants and opportunities for finger-pointing in a live setting, which is great because that energy is prime Dudes Rock territory. Sometimes, there’s nothing more healing than shouting along to a song, covered in sweat, and clutching a beer. It’s kinda my favorite way to see a band, which is great because despite sounding like the bands above, you’re much more likely to catch Harrison Gordon in your local bar or a sweaty basement than anything else. In fact, he’s a bit known for capturing that DIY vibe.” – Taylor Grimes (Swim Into The Sound)
Free Help (2024) is Minnesota trio Heart to Gold’s celebration of the titular idea, conceived while broken down on the side of a road in Georgia. Recorded at Will Yip’s Studio 4 and releasing on Memory Music, it’s an expertly arranged, arena-sized rendering of the group’s scrappy, bold guitar rock, a heartening mix of melodic punk, cavernous post-hardcore, and ’90s alt-rock. It’s the sound and feeling of a band growing into adulthood and maturity—singer Grant Whiteoak’s writing is subtle and figurative, a result of deepening introspection spurred by years of touring. Free Help represents a push beyond Heart to Gold’s long-time community, and a broadening of the boundaries of the project. The rich, spacious single “Can’t Feel Me,” released in February, evidenced this new sound and space, and record opener “Surrounded” leaves no room for doubt: This is Heart to Gold operating on a new level. It’s a sleek, pit-ready thrasher, tearing at the seams with energy and intention, loaded with melody. There are classic, pedal-to-the-metal bangers, like “Get It Back” and “Blow Up the Spot,” alongside the down-tempo drift of “Pandora,” and the multi-movement epic “Belonging.”
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