HARRISON Shares New Single featuring Nanna. B

HARRISON SHARES NEW SINGLE “BLUE SKY” FT. NANNA. B  Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees out 4/28 on Last Gang Records

(photo credit: Luis Mora) Support for Harrison: "Harrison is a high-achieving polymath...His work fuses synthetic beats with complex, jazz-like arrangements, and on "Float," he distills these sounds into a smooth, delicate soul rhythm." -  NPR “Butter-smooth, celestial” - Complex  “One of the most exciting young producers in Toronto right now” - VICE “Harrison’s earnestness is unforced and contagious” - The FADER “an innovative artist to watch." - Consequence “Bonet's ethereal vocals are appropriate for a song titled "Float." The Los Angeles-based R&B singer…glides effortlessly over Harrison's bass and drums-driven production.” -  Exclaim on “Float” "[Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees] got some cool guests, including Kadhja Bonet, who's on the recently-released, psychedelic soul-leaning 'Float,' and rappers MED and Guilty Simpson, who are on the just-released 'Bump,' which will take you right back to the early '90s jazzy alt-rap era." - Brooklyn Vegan “Super smooth” - i-D Magazine “Apricity is a vibrant record that places him nicely alongside Ryan Hemsworth, Sango, Kaytranada and Onra” - KEXP  “…a chef's kiss of a downtempo R&B jam for a dreamy two-and-a-half minutes.”  – CBC Music on “Float” Later this month, jazz and R&B producer, composer and musician Harrison will release his self-produced third album Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees, demonstrating  the evolution of the Toronto-based artist’s sound since releasing his first two JUNO-nominated albums, as well as his recent composition work on video games (Nintendo Switch’s LOUD) and commercials (NERF, Play-Doh). Today, he shares another glimpse into the record with the release of ethereal single “Blue Sky” featuring Nanna. B, the next artist taking a step inside the producer’s technicolored world, following the releases of “Bump” featuring MED & Guilty Simpson and “Float” featuring Kadjha Bonet.  "Nanna captured the vibe of the instrumental for this one," Harrison adds on the collaboration with the artist known for her work with Raphael Saadiq, Hodgy Beats and Mndsgn. "Nanna and I chatted earlier last year over Zoom about the effects on the pandemic and how we got through it. I think she captures the solitude of the situation while also floating across the beat." Watch the Jeremy White-animated visualizers for “Blue Sky” below.

The musical polymath performed every instrument on the piano-centric record, in addition to writing, producing and mixing the album in its entirety. Drawing from his artistic roots, love of old cartoons, and musical influences ranging from instrumental hip-hop to American jazz piano a la Vince Guaraldi and Charlie Brown, this album is a nostalgic ode to the music Harrison dreamed about making as a kid. On the eve of his album release, Harrison will host a live streamed performance as well as a Q&A on Bandcamp at 8:00pm EST. Tune in HERE. Pre-order Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees

LISTEN & WATCH “Float” | “A View From The Sky” | “Outta This World” |  “Like When We Were Kids” |“Around You” | “Bump” | “Inthecoupe”

(Album art | Download) Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees Tracklist 1. Daydreamin 2. Cowboys 3. Outta This World (feat. TOBi) 4. Overhead 5. Like When We Were Kids 6. Bump (feat. MED & Guilty Simpson) 7. Honey Harbor 8. Music Box 9. Around You 10. Float (feat. Kadhja Bonet) 11. 2016 12. Inthecoupe 13. 7pm 14. Blue Sky (feat. Nanna.B) 15. A View From The Sky 16. Runthatback More info on Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees  When Harrison (Harrison Robinson) began working on his third album in his modest Toronto studio in 2019, the producer and composer felt a strong desire to honor his artistic roots. “I knew I wanted to just make what I thought was cool, regardless of it being cheesy,” he says of the piano-centred compositions that would become Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees. “Chick Corea had a quote along the lines of ‘you have to find what sounds beautiful to you’ and that really struck a chord with me.” At only 27, Harrison has accomplished more than many artists twice his age, all while not being afraid to take himself too seriously. After getting his start making beats and putting sample-heavy songs on Soundcloud, he found a following and global community of like-minded producers and collaborators including Ryan Hemsworth, Star Slinger and more. Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees follows two critically acclaimed albums, 2016’s JUNO Award-nominated Checkpoint Titanium and 2018’s Apricity. His versatility has led him producing for some of Canada’s most boundary-pushing artists including al l i e, Daniela Andrade, DijahSB, Sean Leon, and TOBi. Growing up in a musical household, the self-taught producer fell in love with acts including Japanese producer and instrumental hip-hop artist Nujabes and American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (best known for his work scoring A Charlie Brown Christmas and other Peanuts specials), and sought to capture the same warmth and childlike sense of wonder with Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees.  To help complement his artistic vision, the producer enlisted the help of illustrator Elijah Anderson, whose single artwork recalls classic Blue Note covers and classic Saturday morning cartoons like Schoolhouse Rock!. The pastoral album cover comes courtesy of Tokyo-based illustrator Kento IIDA. “It’s the happiest I’ve ever been with the visual aesthetic,” says the producer. Taken as a whole, Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees is an assured and joyful statement from a young artist evolving and finely honing his craft. Or as Robinson himself puts it, “It’s the music that I dreamed about making as a kid.”  Follow Harrison Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook