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Stephen Pearlman, aka Haberdashery

Haberdashery – Valence

In the interest of full disclosure, I will admit right off the bat that I am friends with the driving force behind Haberdashery, Stephen Pearlman. This will not read as much as a review (and for this purpose, there will be no “stars” attached to this), but rather an advertisement. But the thing is, I believe in the Haberdashery experience, and would really like the listeners and readers of WAGM to believe in it, too. So, you may ask, why would one want to believe? Haberdashery is someone you should know.

For those of you who are Erasure fans, Haberdashery will not disappoint you in the least. Chicago based, and working out of a home-studio (although you’d never know it listening to the final product), Haberdashery invokes many of the styles and beats that would sound very familiar on an Erasure record, without sounding like a clone. There’s a “voice of his own” quality that is still unmistakable. Valence has one common theme: love. Whether it be about love lost, or love found, it’s love, love, love… And in a world filled with nothing but fear and contempt these days, wouldn’t some love be very refreshing right about now?

Valence is the 5th Haberdashery release. The new single is “I Love You Too,” with a video featuring someone very near and dear to my heart… ME! There’s several other folks in the video who are near and dear to my heart, as well. Other songs of note on the record are “Two Become One” (the single for which containing an incredible Japanese sounding remix, the Matsuri Mix, and a wonderful cover of the Rufus Wainwright song “Poses”), “Paradise,” and “Stars.”

I invite you, actually implore you to check out this fantastic Chicago artist. Go to www.haberdasheryinfo.com for more information and the ability to sample and purchase, or add Haberdashery as a friend on Facebook or MySpace as soon as you can. Haberdashery is someone you should know. This is what it’s like when music becomes fun.