:: NOTEWORTHY ::

+ Has shared the stage with: Goodness, Of Montreal, Q & Not You, the Velvet Teen, Sky Cries Mary, Pela, Rosie Thomas, Denison Witmer, Say Hi to Your Mom
+ Was musical guest on the Pacific NW episode of the Travel Channel Series No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain
+ Appeared on the compilation, We Could Live in Hope: A Tribute to Low, which also featured Mark Kozelek, Kid Dakota, and more.
+ Artists on Record: Graig Markel, Trent Moorman (Head Like a Kite)
+ Previous Radio Adds: KEXP (Seattle, WA), KCRQ (Los Angeles, CA), SomaFM.com, WNYU (New York, NY), WVFI (Notre Dame, IN)


:: BIO ::

Seattle artist Daniel G. Harmann writes music in vein of Sparklehorse, Sigur Ros, & Low. With the release of his 4th studio album 'Anthems from the Gentle War,' recorded and produced by Graig Markel (Head like a Kite, New Sweet Breath, Tagging Satellites), Harmann has successfully presented songs that are both honest and sincere. Walking an array of influences from rock to urban to punk, the eleven tracks on 'Anthems from the Gentle War' draw the listener in with it's dark and smoky feel, while escorting you through life's landscape of pain and redemption in a way only a trusted friend can.


:: QUOTES AND PRESS ::

"This is a lovely, lilting record, but to call them songs isn't accurate. For his fourth studio album, Seattleite Daniel G. Harmann has crafted nine lush dreamscapes that plod along in a slow and midtempo trance. Track to track, the playbook doesn't change much: twinkling guitars, melancholy minor chords, distant vocals that -- regardless of the words he's actually crooning -- echo a distant despair or some far-off loneliness. While this may not be the best sales pitch, "Anthems" is actually a very gratifying and certainly hypnotic meditation on woe."
- Shawn Telford, Seattle PI

"Daniel G. Harmann's songs drift and ache, sad but uplifting. I'd say they're brave, but they're more subdued than that. Feels like fall. His latest release, Anthems from the Gentle War, came out September 4th and was recorded at Recovery Room Studio in Greenwood. If the Cure were from the South, they'd sound like Harmann. Anthems rolls scenes from your memory back to when you used to lay on the grass and look at the sky. When you used to run away and roll marbles down a path of tamped earth. It was muted and loud. A match to a moth wing."
- Trent Moorman, The Stranger

"This album is full of musical landscapes that are lush, sincere, and diverse. He's a singer-songwriter, but one who writes songs with a larger palette of emotions than most songwriters. This is the kind of album that would be perfect to listen to if you were taking a relaxing drive around the countryside, wanting to escape from, while keeping your mind focused on, a larger life."
- The Wheels Still Spin

"... anthems like "Beer from a Bottle", "Last Swim of the Year" and "I've Turned to a Life of Crime," (which ends with Harmann "beggin you to stay") catch your gaze and holds it. Produced by Graig Markel of New Sweet Breath (remember those guys?), taken as a whole, it soars..."
- Tim McMahan, Laxy-i

"This album is Harmann's fourth album. Hailing from Seattle, his music has a whole array of influences- rock, urban, punk. If the category "Tragic Easy Listening" existed, this album would fit the description to a T. The whole thing has a dark, wistful, smoky feel. It deserves a listen..."
- KRUI 89.7

"Beautifully woven atmospheres and crafty textures of sonic bliss greet the ear immediately as "Anthems from the Gentle War" waves its way over your body, lending a sensation not much unlike the best orgasm ever. Art rock that is unafraid of taking challenges to heart, "Anthems…" escorts you through the hallways of indie pop, rock, and post-rock with passionate catchy hooks. The long lost descendent of Sigur Ros and Low, Daniel G. Harmann waves his magic wand of awesome songwriting and invites you inside for a cup of tea and a good talk. Energetically subtle and sincere with emotional vocal deliveries presented with imaginative ethereal sonic spaciousness."
- J-Sin, Smother.net

"Ambitious rock and roll..."
- Aidabet.com

"At first blush, your expectations are quite low for Daniel G. Harmann's eleven-song Anthems from the Gentle War; on a label never heard of, ok album design, and the simple fact that very few acts with someone's name as the moniker are any good. Yet, after you progress past the opening number "I Swallowed Twelve Grenades," where you think Harmann is just seconds away from launching into generic rock, your whole perception changes. There is no shift to crap and soon enough the six-minute atmospheric "The Trouble Starts" hooks your ear and lowers your pulse to create a simple joy of pleasure.

Among the fantastic are - well the entire album to be honest. Even spots where you think there will be a downturn, Harmann turns it around and re-envisions the spectacular. Exhibit A is the third track "Beer From a Bottle" that opens as ordinary fare before moving to the compelling chorus that reshapes your imagine of the song. Others that follow suit include the beat-driven "A Dying Dove," "Every Song is I Need You Tonight," and "Wrists." The more instrumental driven atmospheric haunts come courtesy of "I've Turned to a Life of Crime," the uber slow mover "Go Now, Rush Ashore," the unique riff under "Last Swim of the Year," and quirky closer "Barnburners."

Finding Daniel G. Harmann is an absolute treasure and hopefully it's a joy that you'll spread to others."
- The A Crowd