Nominated by: Kevy
Music club: Wander to Wozza's
Playlist addition: Dark Side Of Summer
Harper Finn's father is Tim Finn, NZ music legend. That's a tough gig for a promising young singer-songwriter, working in the shadow of a legend. There are plenty of them now that rock'n'roll has reached that age.
If you are purely a musician like Elroy and Liam Finn then it seems to be a bit easier but a song like the recent Lennon McCartney cowrite/sung effort (that's Sean Lennon and James McCartney) just begs comparison.
Like Jakob Dylan, Harper doesn't sound much like his old man, but there are some vocal inflections in his songs where it's pretty obvious he's related to Tim.
This is an EP. As such it is something of a taster. It sounds to me like Harper is trying out sounds from various decades during these 7 songs.
So, along the way, we have eighties synth pop, sixties harmony pop, nineties dance music, 2000's Beyonce style pop, seventies pop.
It's almost like he deliberately tried for a different era for each song, which I like btw. Maybe he's a restless soul, maybe he's unsure of where to pitch his music.
I may be wildly off, but at times it sounded almost like an old school demo recording - something Bob Dylan or Neil Diamond might record to hawk their songs.
His best song on the EP is also the first, Dark Side Of Summer - an interesting and catchy pop single. The term dark side pops up a few times in his song lyrics but this is infectious, sunny pop music - right in my wheelhouse!
It will be very interesting to watch his progress - a full length album is just a matter of time for this talented musician.
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