Solo artist and Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter HARLOE recently released an acoustic version of her newest single, “Crush On You,” and has now unveiled the accompanying video which features snapshots of her performance at her Los Angeles showcase earlier this month. The acoustic rework of “Crush On You” was recorded in one take and is stripped back to how the song was initially written, showcasing HARLOE’s dazzling vocals over simple chords as it lyrically tells the story of what happens when love evolves and changes and you let it go.
“Stripping down ‘Crush On You’ came really naturally because it was kind of back into the way it was written. Simple chords and the vocal that glued it together. It felt so good and honest to sing it that way, recorded it as a one take to keep it sincere,” HARLOE shares.
“Crush On You,”is the third single from HARLOE’s debut EP, Rivers Run Dry, out March 13 via Roc Nation and produced by Grammy-winning, multi-platinum record producer and songwriter Fred Ball (Rihanna, Eminem, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé & JAY-Z). The EP will feature “Crush On You” alongside HARLOE’s previously released singles “One More Chance” (PRESS HERE to watch) and title track “Rivers Run Dry (PRESS HERE to watch),” praised by Earmilk as it “vibrates with poignancy and grace.” HARLOE also released an acoustic rework of “Rivers Run Dry,” PRESS HERE to watch.
HARLOE’s newest tracks follow her 2017 singles “More Than Ever,” a stark and confessional heartbreak, and break-out single “All In My Feelings” (PRESS HERE to stream the re-release featuring Dreezy) which immediately hit #1 on Hype Machine, Top 5 on Spotify’s U.S. and Global Viral Charts. She recently wrote and sang on Robin Schulz’ “All This Love,” which has garnered over 61 million streams, and 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 of which she co-wrote and co-produced several songs. Her writing and production powers marquee cuts for artists including Charli XCX, Sabrina Claudio, JoJo, ZAYN, Celine Dion, and Britney Spears.
While bravery materializes in a myriad of ways, for HARLOE it entails stepping up to a microphone and singing truth directly from the heart. Stepping out from behind her role as a songwriter and into her own artistry, HARLOE constructs a world of her own in the space between urban grit and high-fashion elegance. Born and raised in Queens, NY, she is an empowered one-woman tour de force, singing, producing and writing all of her music. A gifted vocalist, classically trained pianist, creator of indelible melodies, cut-to-the-bone songwriter, and a badass producer, HARLOE has garnered support from Nasty Gal, V Magazine, PopDust, Eamilk, Vibe, and Milk among others. Her debut EP, Rivers Run Dry, showcases a side of herself that she’s yet to share with the world as she walks through the chaos of life and embraces it making her a force to be reckoned with.