Ethio CC JP Harris doesn't fancy himself

JP Harris doesn't fancy himself a musician as much as a carpenter who writes country songs

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Ethio CC JP Harris doesn't fancy himselfSteven Dayvid McKellar, founder, singer and songwriter of South African indie rock stalwarts Civil Twilight, presents his solo album debut. A thematically connected set of songs driven by warm, precisely arranged synthetic and acoustic tones, "ETHIO" explores reality within a single contemporary American neighborhood. The result is a singular work, one that elegantly captures the essential confusion of our times.