The Harvey Girls
Melissa Rodenbeek and Hiram Lucke formed The Harvey Girls in August of 2003 in Lawrence, Kansas. The group, named after the waitresses who served travelers in the American West from the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries along the AT&SF railways, combine the melodies of bubblegum pop with experimentation in sound. Their music stands as a cross between Prince Paul's production work and the songs of the Shangri-Las (that's what we're sticking with; feel free to come up with your own description). In the summer of 2006, Melissa and Hiram moved to Portland, OR.
The Harvey Girls have released albums through their website and through the netlabels Imaginary Albums and Spoilt Victorian Child. They’ve garnered mentions of their five albums on mp3 blogs 3hive, Largehearted Boy, Said the Gramophone, Fluxblog, Spoilt Victorian Child, Milk Milk Lemonade, and countless others as well as reviews in erasing clouds, Splendid, Delusions of Adequacy, and lawrence.com. They’ve been featured in interviews and podcasts in Willamette Week, lawrence.com, The Pitch, and erasing clouds as well.
The Harvey Girls are Mushi Core.
CMJ.com | I've Been Watching a Lot of Horror Movies Lately
With I’ve Been Watching A Lot Of Horror Movies Lately, the Portland-based husband-and-wife duo have released another mellow collection of well-crafted psychedelic folk songs that beg for multiple listens.
Stereo Subversion | I've Been Watching a Lot of Horror Movies Lately
This track ["Smile Like Gwynplaine"] is like a party in a song, and its almost Friday, so listen to this and prepare for a great weekend.
Delusions of Adequacy | I've Been Watching a Lot of Horror Movies Lately
As guitars slide in and out of focus amidst injections of ambient noise, horses gallop and snort; put your hands out and make sure you’re still where you think you are.
Willamette Week | I've Been Watching a Lot of Horror Movies Lately
Wielding his Jeff Mangum-esque baritone like a scythe, Girls majordomo Hiram Lucke wades in and out of enveloping fugues and thickets... Lately as a whole [is] a worthwhile place to spend one’s spare time, zoning out and letting the Harvey Girls lead you ever deeper into a netherworld of subtle, uncertain thrills.
Said the Gramophone
My gosh - listen to it! It's the sound of everything I love in my life. Listen! It's the cat with the fiddle, the silver spoon, the man in the moon.
Milk Milk Lemonade | Nutate
Project after project, this band continues to hold our attention and make us smile gleefully, and that is probably the most important thing about maintaining this music blog. Simply put... we love em.
Delusions of Adequacy
Best of all is that [on The Wild Farewell] Melissa Rodenbeek and Hiram Lucke sound like hungry, undiscriminating pop fans who’ve managed to mash up a couple of decades’ worth of musical history and alchemize it into their own sound with hooks, humor, and a coziness that comes from finding your artistic niche and sharing it with your significant other. Songwriting team with benefits, if you like.
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