Released March 23rd, 2018 on Behind The Beat Records, France will be a psychedelic folk pop ride with a strong melodic movement. Recorded between Dublin & Melbourne and co produced with Shane O'mara at Yikesville in Melbourne, it promises to be a rewarding listen.

Mischa den Haring en Jan Mittendorp; two seasoned Dutch musicians that joined forces in this new production unit. Both of them have more then 25 years of live stage experience and they combine that with 2017 recording and production techniques.

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"This is the sort of misery that I love" - BBC Radio 1

"Bursts of melody twist and turn within the piece, with Joel Harkin patching his indie confessionals to pop lucidity." - Clash Magazine

"The track finds the Belfast-based singer-songwriter ruminating on family life and inequality, while he brings his lo-fi alternative folk sound to emotional new heights." - Hot Press Magazine

"The Donegal singer-songwriter’s craft brims at every turn with pathos and pure insight, and is rounded off with a melodic sensibility all his very own." - The Thin Air

Joel Harkin calls himself an alternative, ambient folk singer. He writes songs about cherry blossoms and old churches, about lost friends and migrations and a fear of dying. He is a humourist, a poet and philosopher.

He’s been influenced by Modest Mouse, Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst, Gregory and the Hawk and many others. He is glad that he didn’t follow his father’s advice and become a horse doctor. His ambition is happily unchecked.

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