Harper Blynn

Harper, a native of Chicago, and Philadelphia-born Blynn met at Amherst College and began playing together in 2001. In 2005, they relocated to New York City, along with drummer Sarab Singh,{{cite web|title=Sarab Singh of Harper Blynn|url=http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2010/11/sarab-singh/|work=November 29, 2010|publisher=Modern Drummer|accessdate=August 20, 2013}} a high school friend of Blynn's. In 2008, Jansveld joined the group, and in 2010, the band was renamed Harper Blynn.{{cite web|last=Swindle|first=Anna|title=Best of What's Next: Harper Blynn|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/05/best-of-whats-next-harper-blynn.html|work=May 12, 2010|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}

After performing at sold-out shows at venues including the Bowery Ballroom, Harper Blynn released a self-titled EP;{{cite web|title=Concert Junkie: A Night at the Bowery|url=http://planetverge.com/2008/03/concert-junkie-a-night-at-the-bowery/|work=March 26, 2008|publisher=Planet Verge|accessdate=August 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216182528/http://planetverge.com/2008/03/concert-junkie-a-night-at-the-bowery/|archivedate=December 16, 2013}} following the release of the record, they toured extensively, performing more than 150 concert dates{{cite web|title=Harper Blynn Elizabeth & The Catapult|url=http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/44243-harper-blynn-elizabeth-new-york/|work=July 9, 2007|publisher=The Bowery Presents|accessdate=December 16, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Max and the Moon, Harper Blynn|url=http://events.kcrw.com/event/2013/10/28/max-and-the-moon-harper-blynn-el-sportivo-the-blooz-bootleg-bar|work=October 28, 2013|publisher=KCRW|accessdate=November 23, 2013}} prior to releasing their full-length debut, Loneliest Generation, in 2010.{{cite web|title=Springfest 2011: Harper Blynn Lily and the Parlor Tricks in Concert|url=http://events.nydailynews.com/new_york_ny/events/show/181613826-springfest-2011-harper-blynn-lily-and-the-parlor-tricks-in-concert|work=Friday, April 29, 2011|location=New York|accessdate=August 20, 2013}} Produced by David Kahne, the record garnered positive critical reception,{{cite web|title=Harper Blynn: Loneliest Generation|url=http://www.mtvu.com/music/video-premiere/harper-blynn-loneliest-generation/|work=July 21, 2010|publisher=MTVu|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}{{cite web|last=Carlson|first=Jen|title=Live From Gothamist House: Harper Bynn|url=http://gothamist.com/2010/04/21/live_from_gothamist_house_harper_bl.php|work=April 21, 1010|publisher=Gothamist|accessdate=August 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602130041/http://gothamist.com/2010/04/21/live_from_gothamist_house_harper_bl.php|archivedate=June 2, 2012}}{{cite web|title=DIIV, Bad Suns, Cillie Barnes, Harper Blynn|url=http://events.kcrw.com/event/2013/05/28/diiv-bad-suns-cillie-barnes-harper-blynn|work=May 28, 2010|publisher=KCRW|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}{{cite web|title=New York Indie Rockers to Release Debut|url=http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2010/01/new-york-indie-rockers-harper-blynn-to-release-debut-album/|work=January 16, 2010|publisher=Live Forever UK|accessdate=August 20, 2013}} with Last FM describing it as "classic pop reimagined" and Time Out New York stating "If pop hooks were Monopoly money, this foursome would be buying hotels on Park Place by now."{{cite web|last=Mead|first=David|title=Harper Blynn|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Harper+Blynn?v=charts|work=April, 2010|publisher=Last FM|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}

Recorded in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York, Harper Blynn's second full-length album was released in 2012 to similar critical acclaim.{{cite web|last=Robson|first=Gregory|title=Harper Blynn – Busy Hands|url=http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2776732|work=April 6, 2012|publisher=Absolute Punk|accessdate=August 26, 2013}} Titled Busy Hands, the 13-song album was co-produced by John O'Mahoney (Coldplay). In addition to performing headlining shows in support of the album, Harper Blynn toured with Ingrid Michaelson, and Greg Laswell, as well as Sara Bareilles, who joined the band on stage and said that "Harper Blynn blows my mind."{{cite web|title=Q&A With Sara Bareilles|url=http://connect.hbo.com/events/2012-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-induction-c/sara-bareilles/|work=July, 2011|publisher=HBO|accessdate=August 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190818/http://connect.hbo.com/events/2012-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-induction-c/sara-bareilles/|archivedate=December 16, 2013}} Harper Blynn additionally performed on Bareilles' 2013 release, The Blessed Unrest,{{cite web|last=Manning|first=Craig|title=Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3301741|work=July 15, 2013|publisher=Absolute Punk|accessdate=November 16, 2013}} which was nominated for a 2013 Album of the Year Grammy Award.{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Randall|title=Grammys 2014: Sara Bareilles' 'Blessed Unrest' comes as a longshot|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/music/la-et-ms-grammys-snubs-surprises-20131207,0,1772728.story|work=December 7, 2013|accessdate=December 16, 2013}}

Harper Blynn performed their last show February 18, 2014 at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, where they announced they would be changing their name to Mosco Rosco.{{cite web|title=Harper Blynn's Last Show|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152253394008552&set=a.231480123551.164986.196074178551&type=1&theater|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=February 12, 2014}}{{Primary source inline|date=March 2020}}

• Get It Out 2015 (LP)
• Busy Hands 2012 (LP)
• Harper Blynn 2010 (EP)
• Loneliest Generation (2010) (LP)

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