Matt Harlan: Acoustic music from Houston, Texas, United States

Opening Line

Texas Singer/Songwriter

Influenced by ...

Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, Lyle Lovett, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Bruce Springsteen, Hayes Carll, Adam Carroll, river banks, highways, solitude/togetherness, nightlife, etc., etc., etc.

You'll love our music if you like ...

You'll hate our music if you like ...

You shouldn't hate it.

What makes a great fan?

Someone who listens to the music for what it is and supports it when they can.

The last hotel we trashed

I tend to stay on friends couches, so I try not to trash their places too much...if I do, they help.

Sex, drugs and ....

freedom, poetry, hill country rambling, guitar pulls, more sex, more drugs

First name

Matt

Last name

Harlan

Genre

Acoustic

Website

http://www.matt...

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Matt Harlan's Biography
Biography Matt Harlan is a songwriter's songwriter. He composes scenic landscapes and pointed statements disguised as songs. Often non-linear, but always melodic, Harlan's works confront social norms, celebrate lives overlooked, or just wax poetic about coffee and bus stops. Whatever the inspiration, the music is always heartfelt and genuine. Born and raised in Texas, Harlan soaked up the richness of the state and its song-smiths while bouncing between big cities and small towns. Always in love with music, he eventually learned to play and write it. From '60s pop in kindergarten to alt-country in college and all the angst in between, Harlan draws from a range of influences, interpreting a generation steeped in plastic and filtered through the Hill Country limestone. After gi..
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Matt Harlan's Biography

Biography

Matt Harlan is a songwriter's songwriter. He composes scenic landscapes and pointed statements disguised as songs. Often non-linear, but always melodic, Harlan's works confront social norms, celebrate lives overlooked, or just wax poetic about coffee and bus stops. Whatever the inspiration, the music is always heartfelt and genuine.

Born and raised in Texas, Harlan soaked up the richness of the state and its song-smiths while bouncing between big cities and small towns. Always in love with music, he eventually learned to play and write it. From '60s pop in kindergarten to alt-country in college and all the angst in between, Harlan draws from a range of influences, interpreting a generation steeped in plastic and filtered through the Hill Country limestone.

After gi..

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