Harkin - new album ‘Honeymoon Suite’ due June 17

New single 'Body Clock' out now

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We're happy to announce that Harkin's second solo album ‘Honeymoon Suite' will be released on June 17th through Hand Mirror. The album, recorded at home in the depths of UK lockdowns, is now available to pre-order via the Hand Mirror stores.

“For me, this album was a rabbit hole and escape hatch. It’s a very vulnerable record. There are no performances - I made it alone. Releasing it into the world feels like an extension of the solitary process and remote collaboration which created it. I hope it travels far and wide.” - Harkin

The album features additional performances by Harkin's friends, sent down the wire to her home studio. Keep an ear out for brass byNate Walcott (Bright Eyes) and Aaron Roche (Lower Dens, Sufjan Stevens, Anohni, Flock of Dimes), slide guitar by J.R. Bohannon (Torres) and backing vocals by Sophie Galpin (Soft Lad, Self Esteem). It was even mixed and mastered remotely (mixed by Jeff T Smith in Leeds and mastered by Guy Davie in London).

'Body Clock', the first single from the record, is now streaming, alongside an animated video created by Leeds-based Pastel Castle.

"I was a big fan of Pastel Castle's work and felt like this song would be a perfect fit. I wrote and recorded it during lockdown in a flat with no outdoor space. My brother loaned me a Nintendo Switch and I found solace in games with large maps to explore. Songwriting and gameplay can both have the power to transport and the video Pastel Castle has created takes me on a beautiful and perilous quest." - Harkin

"The video for 'Body Clock' is a piece of frame-by-frame pixel art animation, which I had the best time making here at my little home studio in Leeds. Many days were focused entirely on tailoring the movement of Katie's Sprite / Avatar to align with the mood of the track. I'm very happy with our collaboration and feel inspired now to go on a bit of an adventure of my own." - Pastel Castle