JEFFREY HARRISONS SELF-TITLED DEBUT EP NOW AVAILABLE,
DENVER SINGER-SONGWRITERS CD FEATURES INSIGHTFUL SONGWRITING, BEWITCHING HOOKS
Jeffrey Harrisons recently released self-titled EP is now available through CD Baby with MP3 downloads available from www.broadjam.com as well as select local retailers. 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.
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 Brownes lyrical insight and introspection melded with Tom Pettys 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 emotional vignettes contained within his songs.
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 arts 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.
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