LISTEN & SHARE: Har Mar Superstar - "It Was Only Dancing (Sex)" https://soundcloud.com/cultrecordsnyc/it-was-only-dancing-sex-1
"Noisey fucks with Har Mar because his voice is supple like a 17-year- old's thigh and he is extremely himself at all times." -- Kim Taylor Bennett (Noisey)
LISTEN & SHARE: Har Mar Superstar - "Anybody's Game" https://soundcloud.com/cultrecordsnyc/har-mar-superstar-anybodys-game
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Sean Tillmann has been making records under the name Har Mar Superstar since 1999. Under the Har Mar moniker Sean has gone through a plethora of phases ranging from fun-loving beats-based music pioneer (he and Peaches shared stages early on) to angry arena crowd opener (public lewdness police records to prove it) to soul music crooner. His last album Bye Bye 17 opened a lot of peoples’ minds to his songwriting prowess, which has existed since day one of his career.
For years Tillmann was an artist’s artist when The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gossip, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many other legends decided to collaborate and/ or take him on tour. Different phases of his career brought him fame through the fickle worlds of indie, British pop, LA DJ-dom, and New York night crawling.
Bye Bye 17 was an eye opener to the music world, not that Tillmann wasn’t used to accolades through his former work with Sean Na Na, Gayngs, Neon Neon, and Calvin Krime. Sean had “arrived as a songwriter”. After living in LA and NYC for 12 years, Sean moved back to Minneapolis, MN where he is most creative. With the help of Chris Bierden (Polica, Bye Bye 17), Ryan McMahon (Har Mar, Lizzo), Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Adele, Neil Diamond, Johnny Cash, Cat Stevens), and Ryan Olson (Polica, Marijuana Deathsquads) Har Mar Superstar’s album “Best Summer Ever” was born.
Best Summer Ever since it’s inception has been imagined as a Greatest Hits of Har Mar Superstar from 1950-1985. Tillmann was born in 1978. Wrap your head around that, please.
Best Summer Ever is a slow burner with many ballads, dance-able tracks, and co-writes. Long-time friend Julian Casablancas (Cult Records founder, The Strokes), Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, Erykah Badu, Voidz, Weezer), and Tillmann worked very closely to make the concept happen. Karen O, Matt Sweeney, and James Levy (Reputante, Lolawolf) all helped write songs on the record. Bobby Charles wrote “I Hope”. “Youth Without Love” was a demo written by Julian that was sitting around that Har Mar fell in love with, so they made it for the record.
Look out for Har Mar Superstar, now fronting a six-piece band complete with horns, touring worldwide this year. The live show has always been a fun, sweat-soaked celebration of joy. The man was born to rock a stage. Join the party.
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Tour Dates
04/07 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room 04/08 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue 04/09 - Des Moines, IA @ Des Moines Social Club 04/10 - Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch 04/11 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace 04/12 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall 04/13 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Knitting Factory 04/14 -Brooklyn, NY @ The Knitting Factory 04/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Milk Boy 04/16 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club 04/17 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat 04/18 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe 04/19 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt 04/20 - Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5 04/21 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 04/22 - Dallas, TX @ Club Dada 04/23 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger 04/24 - Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder 04/26 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar 04/27 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah 04/29 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour 05/01 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 05/04 - Portland, OR @ Dante’s 05/05 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern 05/06 - Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt 05/07 - Calgary, AB @ The Palamino 05/08 - Edmonton, AB @ The Needle Vinyl Tavern 05/09 - Billings, MT @ The Pub Station 05/10 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater 05/11 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck 05/12 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall 05/13 - St. Louis, MO @ Firebird 05/14 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 06/01 - Primavera, Sain @ Primavera Sound 08/12 - Eaux Claire, WI @ Eaux Claires |
Tracklist
01. I Hope 02. Youth Without Love 03. Anybody's Game 04. How Did I Get Through the Day? 05. Haircut (feat. Karen O) 06. It Was Only Dancing (Sex) 07. Don't Erase 08. My Radiator 09. Famous Last Words 10. Confidence
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