Harper O’Neill today shares her new song “My Love, My Love.” “I wrote this with Ed Williams and Jason Nix,” O’Neill shares. “All three of us are so inspired by country music, the 12-bar blues and breaking the rules. My goal was to get a song where all three of those worlds meet that would allow me to lean into my rasp. There are 2 key changes and only 3 verses in this song with no actual chorus and my vocal and the band were all recorded live together. The plan was to intensify the lyrics as the key moves up to create that feeling of complete chaos that accompanies an obsessive love. The song moves from the sweet sentiment of my love reaching you wherever you are to the desperation of I would rather rip my heart out and die than ever be without you.” Listen to “My Love, My Love” here and watch the new music video here.
“My Love, My Love” follows O’Neill’s recent single “Say My Name if You’re Lonely” and these songs are the first in a line of new singles from O’Neill which continue to spotlight her keen ability to combine genres including Country, Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Soul, and Americana. Her previous album Dark Bar Daisy was ostensibly a country record, it’s one that explores and celebrates the genre’s relationship with rock, pop, soul and indie music. Produced by Jake Gear (Hailey Whitters), Dark Bar Daisy is replete with complex, larger-than-life arrangements and has a uniquely singular vision for a debut project. The album is available on all formats here.
O’Neill has quickly become your favorite artist’s favorite artist and has announced new upcoming tour dates opening for Alex Lambert in February and will be making her return to the UK for her C2C debut in March. She has recently opened for Abraham Alexander, Ashley McBryde, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lainey Wilson, Brothers Osborne and Morgan Wade. Tickets for all dates are on sale here.
O’Neill, the Dallas-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter with the powerhouse voice and versatile musical chops, is an artist who’s always favored her intuition over trends. O’Neill grew up in Dallas, TX, where her parents ran a household brimming with music. She followed her gut and moved to Nashville in 2018, a decision she remains proud of to this day. “I always call it ‘listening to the universe,'” she says of trusting her intuition. “You have to be open to that kind of stuff for it to happen. And sometimes I feel like that’s the hardest part, just letting yourself be open.”
After putting down roots in Nashville, O’Neill began finding ways into the local music scene, trying out co-writes and finding gigs to play around town. After posting a performance video to TikTok in 2022— far from being a regular TikToker, O’Neill had only dabbled with the platform — O’Neill got a text claiming to be from Jody Williams, the renowned publishing executive and former head of BMI known for working with everyone from Maren Morris to Carrie Underwood. Williams texted O’Neill on April 1st, so she couldn’t help but think it was a prank. They arranged a meeting for the following week and Williams signed O’Neill to his Jody Williams Songs on the spot.
Dark Bar Daisy is an honest, clear-eyed expression of O’Neill’s remarkable artistry and a testament to trusting the process, no matter how winding the journey. O’Neill is an unapologetically fearless artist with the music to prove it.
