On The Rise: Harlem

December 11th, 2009

Chris

Courtesy: Stereogum

Austin trio Harlem opened the Emo’s show last night that found Jay Reatard getting jumped by a couple of angry (and drunken) show-goers. The guys are known for their frantic live shows, so maybe they’re to blame for getting the crowd worked up into such a froth? Who knows, but you can take a listen to the hometown heroes’ bouncy surf-garage ditty “Friendly Ghost,” the lead track from their forthcoming Matador debut Hippies. This new collection follows 2008’s Free Drugs, which makes perfect sense: Hippies are fucking cheap.