"Close To You" Video
Beyond reassurance, the album also encourages you to get up and dance with its single “Close to You,” Dayglow’s first single in over a year and the gateway to Harmony House. Indebted to ‘80s anthems about shy feelings of love, like Whitney Houston’s immortal “How Will I Know,” “Close to You” is like a duet between Struble and his feelings of self-doubt. But the synth’s propel him forward (and you to the dancefloor).
Harmony House is a finely calibrated, carefully fussed over expression of encouragement for anyone who needs it. The album ends with “Like Ivy,” a mellow return to the melodic theme introduced on the opening track that describes “growing up like ivy” and the mysterious passage of time. Struble’s boyish and gentle tenor explores its upper limits as he sings the big idea of Harmony House: “I’m learning to grow.” It’s a lesson that never ends.
Praise for Dayglow:
"...though Dayglow's recent success has led Struble to put his college education on hold for now, we have a feeling that pretty soon he's going to graduate into full rock star status while continuing to shed his brand of positivity one riff, hook and smile at a time." - NPR
“At 19, Sloan Struble aka Dayglow has proven himself to be somewhat of an indie-pop wunderkind. Having been working the DIY way for over a decade, he makes summer-ready and surreal slacker tunes (and mad music videos) about love, loss and silliness of teenage life. This is bedroom pop meant for the world stage.” - NME
"Hailing from Fort Worth, Texas, singer-songwriter Sloan Struble, aka Dayglow, encapsulates all the best of indie pop and indie rock in the 21st century - the charming lyricism of Grizzly Bear, the catchy synth elements of MGMT and Phoenix, and the playful melodies of Vampire Weekend and Cayucas." - Earmilk
"If you were to put a soundtrack to the strung-together words of sun-soaked eternal joy, it would be Dayglow...Dayglow is the antidote for dark pop, brimming with infectious bliss and hope." - Ones To Watch
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