By Audrey Smoak
New Zealand native Harper Finn puts his music to the ultimate test at the age of 22 by bridging the gap between music and youth culture. Through melodic waves of personal and unique lyrics, all of Harper Finn’s musical endeavors can relate to the Gen Z public.
The musician’s latest release of “Norway” has just soared over 100,000 streams. The single is further recognized by an official remix by fellow artist, Japanese Wallpaper. Harper also recently performed an impeccable cover of Wallows’ track “Are You Bored Yet.” Gazing at the artist’s recent releases, it doesn’t go unnoticed that he made the most of 2020. Harper has gone on to release another single, "Sun Down", which grew into 3 separate remixes. Backing further into his music, 2019 allowed for a few releases that consisted of "Good For Me", "Waiting In Line", "Teenage Queen" and crowd favorite "Conversations (With the Moon)". Of course no one can forget his heart strung, catchy debut of "Look Who's Sorry Now".
Harper’s music is an ode to the coming of age: reflections on his life, on others’ lives, as observations of modern love, youth and young adulthood. As we grow older and move further away from our salad days, the various snapshots that make up our lives make more sense. Music can be the warm, connective tissue between our past and present as we reflect on where we were, what we were doing, and who we were at the time. For a while, as we sing in unison, we are brought together in perfect harmony. Harper Finn’s music often acts as a catalyst to bring all of our stories together in this harmony, and in that moment, the past reaches out and unites us by song. It is the undeniable power of music and collective consciousness. This moody alt-pop creative has a lot more to give, and we will see another installment soon with Harper Finn’s upcoming single, “Dance Away the Days.”
Photos Courtesy of Harper Finn Instagram