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We caught up with Harper this week, the quartet from East London and Essex are a band with big ambitions and their latest EP, 'Mono No Aware', provides solid evidence that they could well be set to reach lofty heights. 

1 Who are Harper?

We're a four piece band from East London/Essex, and our sound, I guess, can be placed somewhere in between blues rock and alternative rock. We've been together for just over a year, and we also make up part of the 'Lock Up Rock' conglomerate.

2 You've recently released your new EP, 'Mono No Aware', tell us a little about this?

Sure thing. We recorded it in February at Shelter Studios and it was produced by Dominic Rippel. It's currently streaming for free from our Soundcloud page.

3 Who are your biggest inspirations?

It really differs, depending on who you're talking to and when you're talking to them. I suppose you could say our main influences stretch from Led Zeppelin to Outkast.

4 Where do you see yourselves in 5 years time?

That's a difficult one. We just try and take it one song at a time... obviously we have big ambitions, but we're aware of the hard work we need to put in to achieve them. Hopefully, in 5 years time, we'd be continuing to write and release music we're passionate about - what would be the point otherwise?

5 What's next for Harper?

We're currently working away in the studio and hoping to get something new released before the summer's out. Other than that, we're looking to organise our next night under the guise of 'Lock Up Rock' with more details soon to be released, and then towards the autumn and winter months we'll be getting out to some cities other than London. Our current shows that are booked in are:

22nd August - Old Brentwoods Rugby Club, Brentwood (Phoenix FM's 'Phoenix Fridays')

28th August - Surya, Kings Cross

15th September - Hoxton Underbelly

Big thanks to Harper for the interview. 

Listen to Harper's new EP, 'Mono No Aware' via their official Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/HarperBandUK

Follow Harper on Twitter: @HarperBandUK / https://twitter.com/HarperBandUK

And 

Like Harper on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarperBandUK

Visit Harper's official webpage: http://www.harperband.co.uk/

Written by Charlie Ireland. 

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