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(My) Pop Music: My 10 Most Played Albums of 2011 We've done this 'best of' 2011 thing to death. Seriously, just thinking about it gets me winded, at this point. Granted, I could probably be in better shape, but that's off-topic. [...]

Big Harp - White Hat Saddle Creek: 2011 History is full of what-ifs: what if Kurt Cobain had lived to middle age?  What if the Russians had won the Cold War?  What if Tom Waits had gobbled some Prozac with his whisky and fallen in love?  I think I can answer the last one: Big Harp's White Hat  is the sporadically glorious album he might have made. It is melodic, harmonic guitar music, built of simple chord progressions.  Each track sounds instantly familiar, but some are more [...]

Even though this married couple/musical duo is based in Los Angeles, you can feel the influence of their Midwestern roots in Big Harp . Bringing in the bygones of country and folk from the sensibilities of small town Nebraska, vocalist Chris Senseney blends his classic guitar style seamlessly with wife Stefanie Drootin-Senseney's steady and grounded modern age basslines. You can see Big Harp's sweet, folk-rock tunes at the Satellite today, July 19th, and then pick up their debut album White Hat on September 13th via Saddle Creek. - Taylor Lampela

Stefanie Drootin-Senseney should be a familiar name to Los Angeles indie rock fans. Her impressive resume boasts touring and recording work with Bright Eyes, The Good Life, She & Him, and Azure Ray. Before joining The Good Life and helping out other bands from Omaha’s Saddle Creek label, she served time in L.A. punk outfit Consafos. Now she’s back with a new L.A.-based project, Big Harp , whose first album White Hat will be released September 13 on Saddle Creek. Big Harp is a collaboration between Stefanie and her husband Chris Senseney, who previously played [...]

Here's a charming little tune from LA newcomers Big Harp , which is Rilo Kiley bassist Pierre de Reeder, and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney who has played w/ numerous Omaha favorites including The Good Life and Bright Eyes and has recently founded the Omaha Girls Rock! camp which is opening it's doors this summer. Big Harp's album 'White Hat' (September 13, Saddle Creek) is a fun, summery, amalgamation of American musical influences. It has the charm and feel of a She and Him record, without the overt cuteness factor to deal with. Certainly a lovely late-summer pick up.

Los Angeleno three-piece Big Harp will release their debut, White Hat , on September 13th. Recorded in a mere three days in a less-is-more sorta rush, the album was overseen by Rilo Kiley bassist Pierre de Reeder, and falls nicely in Townes Van Zandt/Justin Townes Earle territory with just enough surliness to make things interesting. And as long as we're talking interesting, the band features Stefanie Drootin-Senseney, who has done hard time in many popular indie units in recent years, including Bright Eyes and She & Him. Drootin-Senseney is [...]

Husband-and-wife duo Chris Senseney (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney (bass, backing vocals) follow the kind of narrative that makes you believe these sorts of everyday romances are real- and they're living proof. Senseney, from a small town in Nebraska, while Stefanie grew up in LA. They have two babies and somehow also, a band ( called Big Harp ).Drootin, a member of The Good Life, has toured and recorded with acts such as Bright Eyes, She & Him and Azure Ray, and on tour is where she met guitarist in an opening band, Art in Manila. Their debut LP White [...]