Boy Harsher : “Autonomy”

 Boy Harsher is the duo of Jae Matthews and producer Augustus Muller and they have just released a new video, taken from their latest album ‘The Runner (Original Soundtrack), from their short horror flick which is streaming on Shudder.  They have also announced new rescheduled UK and European tour dates.

Autonomy is a propulsive hypnotic new-wave anthem which also features fellow Western Massachusetts based-artist Cooper B. Handy who has been releasing music as Lucy for the best part of a decade. The self-directed video weaves in footage of Boy Harsher and dancers performing with clips of Cooper from the band’s accompanying horror film The Runner. It has an air of early New Order back in the days prior to Barney discovering “E’s” and Balearic beats .

“’Autonomy’ is a product of pandemic isolation,” says Muller. “I was feeling lost, lonely, and loveless. ‘Autonomy’ was my escape during a period where I truly felt stuck.” Cooper adds: “The songwriting process was very easy and breezy – it came together kind of magically. It was awesome to be able to collaborate and have this song with both Jae and I singing.” For a deeper look at the making of this track, read The Talkhouse conversation between the band and Cooper. 

Other pre-order & streaming links: https://boyharsher.lnk.to/TheRunnerOST

Watch The Runner movie trailer below

Boy Harsher live dates:

Mar 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer #

Mar 30 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom #

Mar 31 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #

Apr 02 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg #

Apr 03 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg # 

Apr 05 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle #

Apr 06 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West #

Apr 07 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge @

Apr 08 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle @

Apr 09 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry @

Apr 10 – Washington, DC – Black Cat @

Apr 15 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile Showroom ≈

Apr 16 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom ≈

Apr 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom ≈

Apr 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater ≈

Apr 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater ≈

Apr 21 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory OC ≈ 

Apr 22 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park ≈

Apr 28 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater §

May 01 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater §

May 07 – Wien, AT – Flex (Halle) √

May 08 – Bratislava, SK – Fuga √

May 09 – Ljubljana, SI – Kino Siska √ 

May 11 – Zagreb, HR – Močvara √

May 12 – Budapest, HU – Akvarium √

May 13 – Belgrado, RS – SubBeerni Centar √ 

May 14 – Skopje, MK – 25th of May Hall √

May 15 – Thessaloniki, GR – Block 33 √

May 17 – Athens, GR – Lunar Space √

May 19 – Caserta, IT – Lizard Club √

May 20 – Roma, IT – Monk √

May 21 – Bologna, IT – TPO √ 

May 22 – Vicenza, IT – Totem √

May 24 – Lausanne, CH – Les Docks √ 

May 25 – Munich, DE – Freiheitshalle √ 

May 26 – Heidelberg, DE – Commissary √ 

May 27 – Lyon, FR – Nuits Sonores 

May 28 – London, UK – Wide Awake Festival

May 30 – Warsaw, PL – Progresja √ 

May 31 – Krakow, PL – Hype Park √ 

Jun 01 – Prague, CZ – Archa Theatre √

Jun 04 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Festival

Jun 05 – Marseille, FR – Le Bon Air Festival

Jun 10 – Gräfenhainichen, DE – Melt Festival

Jun 11 – Wicklow Mountains, IE – Beyond The Pale Festival

Jun 14 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumpehuset

Jun 15 – Malmo, SE – Plan B

Jun 16 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser

Jun 17 – Helsinki, FI – Sideways Festival

Jun 18 – Den Haag, NL – Grauzone Fest

Jun 25 – Seattle, WA – The Cuff Pridefest

Jul 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Boiler Room NYC 

Jul 17 – Montreal, QC – SAT ∞ 

Jul 18 – Toronto, ON – Opera House ∞ 

Jul 19 – Detroit, MI – El Club ∞ 

Jul 20 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle ∞ 

Jul 21 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle 

Jul 22 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle 

Jul 23 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line ∞ 

Jul 25 – Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar ∞ 

Jul 27 – Houston, TX – Numbers ∞ 

Jul 28 – San Antonio, TX – Sam’s Music Hall ∞ 

Jul 29 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage ∞ 

Jul 30 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater ∞ 

Aug 13 – Basel, CH – Polyfon Festival

Aug 19 – Coura, PT – Paredes De Coura

Aug 20 – Hamburg, DE – Dockville

Aug 21 – Berlin, DE – Astra †

Aug 22 – Cologne, DE – Gloria †

Aug 23 – Leipzig, DE – Werk2 †

Aug 24 – Frankfurt, DE – Zoom †

Aug 25 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg †

Aug 26 – Hasselt, BE – Muziekodroom †

Aug 27 – London, UK – Moth Club 

Aug 28 – London, UK – Earth ∑

Aug 29 – Paris, FR – Cabaret Sauvage †

Aug 30 – Berlin, DE – SO36

Sep 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Primavera Festival

#  w/  TWIN TRIBES

@  w/  CLUB MUSIC

 ≈  w/  TROLLER

§  w/  NINE INCH NAILS

√  w/  HIDE

∞  w/  HIRO KONE

†  w/  KRIS BAHA

∑ w/  HELM 

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