The Harmaleighs to Release 'Hiraeth' EP Today

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The Harmaleighs' debut LP Pretty Picture, Dirty Brush received accolades from American Songwriter, No Depressionand more and Spotify featured "I Keep Ticking On" on its coveted Folk Pop playlist, amassing millions of streams and counting. The duo spent the bulk of 2016 "working regular jobs and saving up money" for their next musical chapter. They hit the studio with producer Paul Moak [Mat Kearney, Caitlyn Smith] and recorded the six songs on Hiraeth in just one week. As a result of the previous two years, their signature "Indie Americana" sound further solidified.

"Our last record was very folk-pop," says Kaylee. "At that point, we were going through transitions and really trying to figure out what we wanted to be. When we finished that marathon tour and regrouped, we got the chance to decide who we are as a band. We wanted to utilize more electric instruments and go more indie pop with storytelling at the core. All of Paul's productions are different. That was the allure of working with him. He helped us step up and define our style. This is really the first time we're being true to ourselves."

On "Lady Brain", delicate electric guitars entwine with Haley's hypnotic and heavenly delivery before crashing into an unforgettable refrain.

"I was watching Orange is The New Black, and in one scene the main character Piper says, 'Well, I'm going to use my lady brain and think really hard,'" Haley recalls. "I thought it was so fing funny. I kept it in the back of my head. It's a bit of a sarcastic song."

Then, there's "Mouthful of Cigarettes" which twists and turns through a bluesy lead line until eventually culminating on a powerful proclamation, "I am a fire without any wood."

"I was sitting at a bar in Portland on month six of our tour," Haley continues. "There was an ashtray full of cigarettes, and I was having this moral dilemma in my head. I thought, 'What if I put all of that in my mouth and swallow the burning cigarettes because there are flames and maybe I won't be burning out anymore?' I thought it might spark the flame again."

The flame has been sparked with Hiraeth and their journey really begins now...