Charlotte quintet Hrvrd, formerly known as Harvard, has signed to Equal Vision Records as the band prepares to release their second full-length album.
Hrvrd is comprised of vocalist Jesse Clasen, guitarists Lee Herrera and Jason Shaw, drummer Tim Cossor and bassist Garrett Leister.
The next album, recorded with Brian McTernan (Circa Survive, Senses Fail), doesn’t have a release date yet. McTernan also produced the band’s first album, The Inevitable and I.
Hrvrd performed as part of an Equal Vision Showcase at the South By Southwest Music Conference in 2011. Equal Vision is home to a number of bands including Chiodos, Say Anything, Sky Eats Airplane and We Came As Romans.
Hrvrd’s next Charlotte show is at the Neighborhood Theatre on May 25.
This article appears in Apr 24-30, 2012.
