Corey Harper — live event
Corey Harper makes alternative pop/rock music for the head, the heart, and the hips. It’s a genre-fluid sound created by a 20something songwriter who’s spent the past decade in a creative whirl, working alongside everyone from Justin Bieber to Noah Kahan. He highlights that versatility once again with his full-length debut, Future Tense, which chronicles the decline of a crumbling relationship throughout 10 original songs. Broad, bold, and intimately self-reflective, Future Tense showcases the full range of Harper’s abilities — the top-shelf guitar skills; the honeyed, husky vocals; the melody-driven songwriting that’s turned tracks like “On the Run” into viral hits — while expanding far beyond the scope of acclaimed EPs like 2020’s Overcast. “I spent seven years experimenting with genres, figuring out what my own sound really is,” says Harper, who launched his career as a member of L.A.’s folk circle before widening his reach to include indie influences, pop hooks, and amplified rock & roll. “Future Tense is my answer to that. It’s the artistic statement I’ve been working toward.” Raised in Vancouver, Washington, Harper grew up beneath the lush, rain-soaked skies of the Pacific Northwest. He was drawn to music that felt similarly atmospheric, starting with classic craftsmen like Jackson Browne and James Taylor and later expanding to include Dominic Fike, Phoebe Bridgers, and other innovators. As a Gen Z songwriter with timeless tastes — someone who grew up listening not only to his parents’ record collection, but also to the genre-bending sounds of digital playlists — it only made sense to create music that blurred the lines between genre and generation. Since launching his career at 20 years old, Corey Harper has given audiences a peek into his life, writing honest, heart-on-sleeve pop songs about the loves and losses of early adulthood. Future Tense unfolds like his personal coming-of-age soundtrack, stocked with songs that weave personal details into universal themes. “It’s an incredibly fulfilling experience to listen to my first album project in its final form after two years of meticulous work with some brilliant collaborators,” he says. “It really expresses a season of life that I know many people will relate to in such an honest way, both lyrically and sonically.”
Starts: 2024-01-19T19:00:43Z
Ends: 2024-01-19T21:00:43Z
Where: 515 North McDonough Street, Decatur, Georgia 30030, United States
Price: $16.68