# Harper Blynn

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{{short description|American rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Harper Blynn
| origin          = New York City
| genre           = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock)
| years_active    = {{start date|2008}}-2014
| label           = [Independent](/source/Independent_label)
| current_members = J. Blynn<br> Pete Harper<br>Whynot Jansveld<br>Sarab Singh
| website         = {{URL|www.harperblynn.com}}
}}

'''Harper Blynn''' was a New York-based American rock band composed of singer-songwriters Pete Harper (guitar and vocals) and J. Blynn (guitar and vocals) with Whynot Jansveld on bass and Sarab Singh on drums.

== Career ==

Harper, a native of Chicago, and [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia)-born Blynn met at [Amherst College](/source/Amherst_College) and began playing together in 2001. In 2005, they relocated to New York City, along with drummer Sarab Singh,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarab Singh of Harper Blynn|url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2010/11/sarab-singh/|work=November 29, 2010|publisher=Modern Drummer|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}</ref> a high school friend of Blynn's.  In 2008, Jansveld joined the group, and in 2010, the band was renamed Harper Blynn.<ref name=Paste>{{cite web|last=Swindle|first=Anna|title=Best of What's Next: Harper Blynn|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/05/best-of-whats-next-harper-blynn.html|work=May 12, 2010|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}</ref>

After performing at sold-out shows at venues including the [Bowery Ballroom](/source/Bowery_Ballroom), Harper Blynn released a self-titled [EP](/source/Extended_play);<ref>{{cite web|title=Concert Junkie: A Night at the Bowery|url=http://planetverge.com/2008/03/concert-junkie-a-night-at-the-bowery/|work=March 26, 2008|publisher=Planet Verge|accessdate=August 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216182528/http://planetverge.com/2008/03/concert-junkie-a-night-at-the-bowery/|archivedate=December 16, 2013}}</ref> following the release of the record, they toured extensively, performing more than 150 concert dates<ref>{{cite web|title=Harper Blynn Elizabeth & The Catapult|url=http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/44243-harper-blynn-elizabeth-new-york/|work=July 9, 2007|publisher=The Bowery Presents|accessdate=December 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Max and the Moon, Harper Blynn|url=http://events.kcrw.com/event/2013/10/28/max-and-the-moon-harper-blynn-el-sportivo-the-blooz-bootleg-bar|work=October 28, 2013|publisher=KCRW|accessdate=November 23, 2013|archive-date=December 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216183145/http://events.kcrw.com/event/2013/10/28/max-and-the-moon-harper-blynn-el-sportivo-the-blooz-bootleg-bar|url-status=dead}}</ref> prior to releasing their full-length debut, ''Loneliest Generation'', in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Springfest 2011: Harper Blynn Lily and the Parlor Tricks in Concert|url=http://events.nydailynews.com/new_york_ny/events/show/181613826-springfest-2011-harper-blynn-lily-and-the-parlor-tricks-in-concert|work=Friday, April 29, 2011|location=New York|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Produced by [David Kahne](/source/David_Kahne), the record garnered positive critical reception,<ref>{{cite web|title=Harper Blynn: Loneliest Generation|url=http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/harper-blynn-loneliest-generation/|work=July 21, 2010|publisher=MTVu|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Carlson|first=Jen|title=Live From Gothamist House: Harper Bynn|url=http://gothamist.com/2010/04/21/live_from_gothamist_house_harper_bl.php|work=April 21, 1010|publisher=Gothamist|accessdate=August 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602130041/http://gothamist.com/2010/04/21/live_from_gothamist_house_harper_bl.php|archivedate=June 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DIIV, Bad Suns, Cillie Barnes, Harper Blynn|url=http://events.kcrw.com/event/2013/05/28/diiv-bad-suns-cillie-barnes-harper-blynn|work=May 28, 2010|publisher=KCRW|accessdate=August 20, 2013|archive-date=December 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216183045/http://events.kcrw.com/event/2013/05/28/diiv-bad-suns-cillie-barnes-harper-blynn|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Indie Rockers to Release Debut|url=http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2010/01/new-york-indie-rockers-harper-blynn-to-release-debut-album/|work=January 16, 2010|publisher=Live Forever UK|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}</ref> with ''Last FM'' describing it as "classic pop reimagined" and ''[Time Out New York](/source/Time_Out_New_York)'' stating "If pop hooks were Monopoly money, this foursome would be buying hotels on Park Place by now."<ref>{{cite web|last=Mead|first=David|title=Harper Blynn|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Harper+Blynn?v=charts|work=April, 2010|publisher=Last FM|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}</ref>

Recorded in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York, Harper Blynn's second full-length album was released in 2012 to similar critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robson|first=Gregory|title=Harper Blynn – Busy Hands|url=http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2776732|work=April 6, 2012|publisher=Absolute Punk|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref> Titled ''Busy Hands,'' the 13-song album was co-produced by John O'Mahoney ([Coldplay](/source/Coldplay)).  In addition to performing headlining shows in support of the album, Harper Blynn toured with [Ingrid Michaelson](/source/Ingrid_Michaelson), and [Greg Laswell](/source/Greg_Laswell), as well as [Sara Bareilles](/source/Sara_Bareilles), who joined the band on stage and said that "Harper Blynn blows my mind."<ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A With Sara Bareilles|url=http://connect.hbo.com/events/2012-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-induction-c/sara-bareilles/|work=July, 2011|publisher=HBO|accessdate=August 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190818/http://connect.hbo.com/events/2012-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-induction-c/sara-bareilles/|archivedate=December 16, 2013}}</ref> Harper Blynn additionally performed on Bareilles' 2013 release, ''[The Blessed Unrest](/source/The_Blessed_Unrest)'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Manning|first=Craig|title=Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3301741|work=July 15, 2013|publisher=Absolute Punk|accessdate=November 16, 2013}}</ref> which was nominated for a 2013 Album of the Year [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award).<ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Randall|title=Grammys 2014: Sara Bareilles' 'Blessed Unrest' comes as a longshot|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/music/la-et-ms-grammys-snubs-surprises-20131207,0,1772728.story|work=December 7, 2013|accessdate=December 16, 2013}}</ref>

Harper Blynn performed their last show February 18, 2014 at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, where they announced they would be changing their name to [Mosco Rosco](/source/Mosco_Rosco).<ref>{{cite web|title=Harper Blynn's Last Show|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152253394008552&set=a.231480123551.164986.196074178551&type=1&theater|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=February 12, 2014}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2020}}

== Discography ==

*''Get It Out'' 2015 (LP)
*''Busy Hands'' 2012 (LP)
*''Harper Blynn'' 2010 (EP)
*''Loneliest Generation'' (2010) (LP)

== References ==

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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.harperblynn.com/}}

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Category:Indie rock musical groups from New York (state)
Category:Musical groups established in 2001
Category:Musical groups from New York City

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