George Hirsch | |
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Also known as | Harm Wülf, Rose Clouds |
Born | 1984 (age 39–40) [1] |
Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Genres | Hardcore punk, folk rock |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion |
Labels | Deathwish, Six Feet Under |
George Hirsch is an American musician who performs as a vocalist in the hardcore band Blacklisted and solo folk project under the moniker Harm Wülf. He was originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but later moved to Chicago, Illinois. [2] [3]
When his previous band broke up, George Hirsch co-founded the hardcore punk band Blacklisted in 2003. [4]
After Blacklisted released the more experimental album No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me in 2009—an album with lyrics born out of Hirsch's struggles with depression [5]—the band entered an undeclared hiatus state as each member focused on their respective new families and lives. [1] In this downtime, Hirsch launched his solo project Harm Wülf, a stripped down semi-acoustic act that's often described as "dark folk". [3] [6] [7] He released his debut album as Harm Wülf titled There's Honey In the Soil So We Wait for the Till... in November 2013 through Deathwish Inc. [8]
Three years later, Harm Wülf released its second studio album Hijrah in August 2016 through Deathwish. [6] Hirsch has said he felt like his debut album was more of a demo in some ways and that Hijrah felt like a more proper album. [9] The album's title is a reference and alternate spelling of Hegira, which was the event when Muhammad and his followers traveled from Mecca to Medina. [3] The lyrics of the album deal feelings of isolation and loneliness after moving to Chicago and only knowing his girlfriend and also healing through escape. [3] [9] The album's cover art is a photo of the Solheimasandur plane crash in Iceland taken by Hirsch himself and chosen as the cover because it fit the theme of the album. Hirsch said: "I was torn at first because it is such a recognizable attraction. But, in the end it fit the album/feel so well. It lends itself perfectly to escape, exile, and the abandon I've felt, before ultimately learning the survival I needed. While writing the album I also had an obsession with this certain color; it's a blue, but has hints of green and purple as well." [9]
Recent years have seen Hirsch releasing solo music under his home recording moniker "Rose Clouds", and a return to his roots in a hardcore punk band called "Staticlone". [10]
Aside from music, Hirsch has had short stories and his amateur photography published. The story "Goodnight" in the Heartworm Press compilation "#23" [11] and Roger Gastman compiled book "Enamelized" and movie "Infamy", [12] being most notable.
Year | Band | Album | Track |
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2008 | Ceremony | Still Nothing Moves You [15] | "Entropy No Meaning Is Also An Answer" |
2008 | Cold World | Dedicated to Babies Who Came Feet First [15] | "Dedicated To Babies Who Came Feet First" |
2009 | Converge | Axe to Fall [15] | "Axe to Fall" |
2013 | Defeater | Letters Home | "No Relief" |
2014 | Cold World | How the Gods Chill [15] | "Omega" (contributing lyricist) |
2016 | Nails | You Will Never Be One of Us | "You Will Never Be One Of Us" (contributing lyricist) |