Harper's Jar - "when you're without me" | New Music

Normally, you expect a Harper's Jar song to tear you apart. The band's new single "when you're without me" makes you never want to be apart.

Scorched earth guitars and howling passion are substituted with dedication, yearning, and pure beauty. "when you're without me" has my favorite chord progression of the year. From the song's first second, the interplay of guitar and bass dances an elegant ballet, in spiritual sync but moving soloistically. The vocals are delicate and melodious; they invoke an undying love with tender words.

The chorus is screamed from a place of control, out of the need to rise above the white noise of existence and to assert true affection. Harper's Jar is a consoling friend, a kind lover, a burst of light through the dark clouds bearing down from above. Any dissonance is resolved with simmering peace. Whether that peace comes immediately or not doesn't matter — it's guaranteed. "when you're without me," while ostensibly a love song, achieves the grander purpose of being a lighthouse of hope.

"when you're without me" is the third single from Thank You Ancestor Finger, Harper's Jar's debut album, out April 10th via Heavy Meadow Records and Brace Cove Records. You can pre-order the tape here or here. Listen to "when you're without me" below or the platform of your choice.