The Harpoonist Previews Upcoming Album with “Show Me The Green” Music Video

With his upcoming debut solo album on the way, The Harpoonist (aka Shawn Hall) recently dropped his scuzzy, bluesy single “Show Me The Green.”

Following the hazy psychedelic electronica of previous single “Good People,” harmonica virtuoso The Harpoonist continues on the journey towards his debut LP Did We Come Here to Dance by unveiling the down-and-dirty groove of “Show Me The Green” (out via Tonic Records). With founding member Gordie Johnson of Canada’s Big Sugar on production duties for the album, the band’s influence snakes its way in through the single’s stinging guitar and gospel-inflected vocals.

At the same time, Shawn Hall acknowledges the influence of his previous band (The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer) on this track. With these worlds colliding, he describes the track as thus in his own unique way: “A lust with the utmost respect for feminine power and grace, all embedded in jade stone.”

Recorded within a 10-day whirl at Gordie Johnson’s ranch in Austin, Texas, Shawn describes this time as one of the most enjoyable experiences of his creative life. “He has these three shacks he calls the Sugar Shacksdown the hill from his house that overlook Dripping Springs, Texas… One for drumming, the other for his guitars, the other for singing and mixing. We would bounce back and forth between shacks and write lyrics on the deck.”

While journeying between these shacks, Shawn also explains that ideas came together from all over, such as a graffiti line spotted in a bathroom stall married with a piano line he’d had in his head, and looking through scribbled notes and listening to phone memos to see what would stick. The result is an album he describes as joyful, and one that showcases, “…a version of me that’s always existed but just not quite captured on record before.”