HARLEY POE TRIBUTE SHRINE

An entire webpage dedicated to the band Harley Poe. Includes information about the band, my personal opinions on various things, and my merch collection #REPRESENT

WHAT IS HARLEY POE?

Harley Poe is a horror-folk/folk punk band out of Indiana, US. Joe Whiteford operates as frontman and singer-songwriter, also playing multiple instruments on tracks and live (often seen dual-wielding his ukulele and harmonica.) Alongside this he illustrates artwork for the bands albums or merchandise - such as artbooks or Joe's art - including sculpting and hand-painting batches of stylised statuettes.

Joe has said the band's name came from an old man that his friends beat and murdered after he terrorised them in their childhoods, but this is probably not true. The band is incredibly personal to Joe himself though, him being the sole consistent member throughout the sixteen-member run of the entire band. In fact, the only reason Harley Poe exists at all is because Joe birthed it after his previous band - Calibretto 13 - dissolved. The music is teeming with personal emotion, even having his album Lost And Losing It colloquially nicknamed 'the divorce album' due to it having been his creative efforts during his marriage troubles.

Joe is also an incredibly talented artist, traditionally illustrating the majority of his album covers with vibrant colours and intricate detail, focusing closely on the grossness of his artwork.

BEST SONG

Music For Teenagers. Not only is it such a conclusive character study on the personality behind the music, it's also just an epic song.

BEST ALBUM

The Dead and The Naked. Pretty much all of Joe's greatest hits, compiled into one album, with the delight of some live performances. Yum!

BEST COVER

Have A Great Life. You can't beat Brainwaves, he's the coolest. Straight, simple, and to-the-point. Plus, I love his stupid little willy.

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