liz harris

Grouper's Liz Harris has digitally re-released her incredible + long out-of-print Water People 7" -- copies of the 2011 release go for $50+ on discogs -- on bandcamp today, with all of her proceeds going directly to support NoDAPL (and of course, bandcamp will donate their share today to the ACLU)...

The winter solstice is an astronomical event marking the shortest day and longest night of the year, a day on which the sun stands still, officially ushering in winter. It's a cold, dark time, and it feels that way this year more so than ever...

I'll be drifting off to sleep to this every night for the forseeable future: A gorgeous and hypnotic live set from Grouper at MoMA PS1 in NYC, with visuals from her regular collaborator Paul Clipson.

Directed by Jamie Potter. "Covered in Shade" is taken from Helen's new LP the original faces (quickly becoming one of our favorite records of the year), out today on Kranky.

Last month, Liz Harris of Grouper announced the debut LP from her "pop group" Helen, and unveiled the record's stellar lead single "Motorcycle", a track that we said at the time maintained "all the beautiful, delicate haze of a Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill-era Grouper song, before erupting into a glorious, blown-out fuzz-pop jam...

In case you missed their excellent 7" single from a couple years back, Liz Harris of Grouper also plays in a "pop group" called Helen with some Portland friends (Jed Bindeman of Eternal Tapestry + Scott Simmons of Eat Skull). The band has just announced their debut LP, and today they unveil the awesome lead single: "Motorcycle" starts off with all the beautiful, delicate

"Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4-track, Sony stereo mic and an upright piano. When I wasnʼt recording songs I was hiking several miles to the beach. The path wound through the ruins of several old estates and a small village...

"The album is a document. A nod to that daily walk. Failed structures. Living in the remains of love. I left the songs the way they came (microwave beep from when power went out after a storm); I hope that the album bears some resemblance to the place that I was in...

"I have been playing pop music with some friends and we made a 7". We're playing under the name Helen." -- Liz Harris of Grouper Grab Helen's beautifully blown-out debut Felt This Way / Dying All the Time 7" single on iTunes.