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DANIEL G. HARMANN
& THE TROUBLE STARTS
"Our Arms" EP
Release Date: May 12th, 2009

Daniel G. Harmann is the reigning king of sad bastard swoon rock. Audiences cheer and lift their drinks as he and the Trouble Starts play pretty as hell music but with a rock-hard gut; blending minimalism and guitar-swathes in an audio ambience that confidently favors sublime melody over direct meaning. In the past he’s shared the stage with bands as diverse as Of Montreal, Say Hi To Your Mom, The Radar Brothers, and Jon Auer (The Posies), among many others.

+ KEXP in-studio 5/9/2009
+ Has shared the stage with: Goodness, Of Montreal, One Eskimo, 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

"Folksy Troubadour Daniel G. Harmann takes on a fuller, more aggressive sound with The Trouble Starts but his heartbreaking melodies and solid songwriting remain. "
- KEXP

"Harmann?s basic sound is a hyper-romantic, extra-melodic, beauty-washed soundscape; I coined the term ?rainy day makeout music? while listening to a Harmann album. That?s just what the music sounds like. This EP is the best possible way to move forward: one foot in the new, one foot in the old, and one in the middle. I?ll let you deal with the mental image of a three-legged man. Good work, Mr. Harmann. Good work. "
- Independent Clauses

"The songs are still sleepy-headed and soft, but they're wrapped up in warm, buzzing guitars against far-off echoes, with hard-hit drums holding everything down. It's mope rock for sure, but it's pretty lively mope rock."
- Eric Grandy, The Stranger

"By himself, Daniel G. Harmann is a folksy troubadour with a delightfully laconic voice and a penchant for heartbreaking melodies. With a band, he's still a heartbreaker but with a full-bodied, sweeping consonance underlining his bittersweet poetry."
Seattle PI

"Daniel G. Harmann (8PM) is a folksy troubadour with a delightfully laconic voice and a penchant for heartbreaking melodies. With the Trouble Starts, he’s still a heartbreaker but with a full-bodied, sweeping consonance underlining his bittersweet poetry."
- KEXP


"Daniel G. Harmann's songs drift and ache, sad but uplifting..."
- Trent Moorman, The Stranger

"... lush, sincere, and diverse. He's (Daniel G. Harmann) a singer-songwriter, but one who writes songs with a larger palette of emotions than most songwriters..."
- The Wheels Still Spin

"... a dark, wistful, smoky feel. It deserves a listen..."
- KRUI 89.7

"...Art rock that is unafraid of taking challenges to heart... escorts you through the hallways of indie pop, rock, and post-rock with passionate catchy hooks..."
- J-Sin, Smother.net

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

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