HARLOE RELEASES NEW COLLABORATION WITH NILE RODGERS “OVERTHINKING” |
Accompanying the release is a stylized retro-tinged visualizer that captures a fly on the wall perspective of HARLOE during a photo shoot in downtown Los Angeles. “Overthinking” comes after the release of HARLOE’s collaboration with Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins on “PWR RNGR.” Layered with punchy bass lines and sensual electronics, “PWR RNGR” showcases how dauntless HARLOE can be when it comes to her artistry. Teaming up with Jeff Shum (Camila Cabello, Ella Mai, Demi Lovato) and Keith Askey (Earthgang, Syd), “PWR RNGR” instills a sense of confidence through bold instrumentals and empowering lyricism.
Self-produced and co-written with Jesse Saint John (Charli XCX, Lizzo, Kim Petras), her previous single “Liquid Truth” is a promise to always be honest with a partner. On top of a syncopated bass drum beat and HARLOE’s muscular keytar solo, she drops the saucy lyrics, “I left my panties and my soles out on the floor at your place, and if I got you I don’t need em.”
HARLOE has never been one to shy away from the spotlight. Growing up in Queens, HARLOE was heavily influenced by her first-generation immigrant parents’ records, New York buskers, and the latest hip-hop CDs. Years later, she aspired to be a musician herself and took matters into her own hands by posting singing videos on YouTube. Now based in LA, the selfmade recording artist continues to make waves one release at a time.
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HARLOE has always charted her own path. Growing up in a Ukrainian and Romanian family, the house was always buzzing with language and culture and it cultivated an irrepressible curiosity in her. Her first-generation immigrant parents loved music, so she started playing piano at a young age. Walking around New York City she was inspired by the rhythms and spontaneity of street musicians playing jazz. In school, it was the lyrical dexterity of hip-hop on CDs shared between friends. Inspired, HARLOE started writing her own songs and posting videos on YouTube, played block parties and school shows, you name it. The next step was college, where HARLOE attended NYU’s Clive Davis Institute. There her interest in production was kindled, but it turned out college wasn’t meant to be. Why wait four years to do the thing you really want to do? HARLOE certainly had no patience for that.
Her lyrical and vocal prowess were immediately recognized by a major label that opened doors for her to pen songs with Ne-Yo, Kerry “Krucial” Keys and more for her debut release. Unfortunately, like it is for many emerging artists at the whim of the label superstructure, her project was shelved and HARLOE was left feeling lost. She moved back home to New York to recalibrate. An invitation by her publishing company to come back to Los Angeles and write songs was an opening and HARLOE took it. Soon after, she started to find her people, and wrote marquee cuts for artists including Charli XCX (“Secret (Shh)”), Sabrina Claudio (“As Long As You’re Asleep”), Celine Dion, and Britney Spears. She earned a Grammy nomination for Ella Mai’s self-titled album of which she co-wrote “Run My Mouth” and Kelly Clarkson’s Meaning of Life, on which she co-wrote and co-produced several songs.
HARLOE’s openness to possibilities, no matter how big or small, changed the narrative, and with her new inner strength and confidence, HARLOE was ready to do the damn thing. “It’s not about giving a fuck if I fall, but more about how I’m going to pick myself back up,” she says.
For HARLOE, this new chapter of music and her forthcoming EP is about letting go of expectations and limitations and just having a good time. It’s a reflection of the songwriting community she’s built around her, and her commitment to being 100% herself – a keytar slinging party-starting boss bitch.
Stream “Overthinking”:
https://HARLOE.lnk.to/overthinking