Harlem’s self-released debut—the you-still-have-to-pay-for-it madness of Free Drugs (2009)—was apparently just the forewarning. Because Hippies is her...
Ben Donnelly - 19.05.2010
The name of the band, the name of this record, the fact they named their last one Free Drugs? these guys clearly are making an effort to provoke. Asid...
Todd Totale - 14.05.2010
One of the most wonderful things about garage rock is its inherent sense of brevity. It?s a world where three-chords are cause for a celebration becau...
Lukas Clark-Memler - 12.05.2010
“The only band we like is Nirvana. The only album we like is Nevermind. The only song we like is “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” No, this is not an obituar...
Emma Gould - 09.05.2010
Harlem’s jangly arty surfer-rock n roll is less abrasive than bands like Wavves and more melodic; tunes like ‘Friendly Ghost’ have great bass lines, f...
Bowlegs - 30.04.2010
There’s a whiff of 60s attachment to ‘Hippies’, Harlem’s follow up to the self-released ‘Free Drugs’. Of course there’s a wink to the Modern Lovers an...
Ross Pounds - 29.04.2010
Some bands don't need to change their sound. It might be a case of getting as far as you can go with the talent you've got, or a fear of losing the fa...
cloudspeakers - 28.04.2010
Harlem’s second album reinforces the current US underground’s fascination with Nuggets-influenced pop. The songs are short, riotous blasts of psychede...
Matt Wilkinson - 26.04.2010
This Texan trio’s self-released debut ‘Free Drugs’, pretty much sounded like a bunch of kids taking loads of gak and fucking around in their parents g...
Lukas Clark-Memler - 23.04.2010
Theseare in fact the words of Harlem, a three-piece Austin-based outfit that takethe term ‘garage rock’ as literally as possible. And so you might ma...