# DIY Artist of the Week – Brooklyn’s Nate Harar, aka, ‘Dalton’

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2012/08/diy-artist-of-the-week-dalton/
- Published: 2012-08-31T01:31:42-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

[[Every so often, while sifting through hundreds – thousands since 2008 – of artist
and band music submissions, we come upon a DIY artist that stands out from all of
the rest.

The great thing about this series has always been that it profiles artists who are
clearly talented, and are usually not widely known. Plus, as with all DIY artists,
they write, record and distribute their music without the help of a label or a publicist.

This week we have chosen **Dalton**, the solo-project of **Brooklyn** singer/songwriter**
Nate Harar**. Prior to embarking on this recent solo-project, Harar sang and played
guitar with indie-rock band **Sugar, It’s Eli**. However, the band broke up when
two of the members moved away.

Last year, Harar decided to embark on his first creative-solo project playing bass,
guitar, synthesizer and drums while recording in his apartment studio. The result
is his debut, self-titled EP, released via Bandcamp on July 24th.

In a year where indie rock seems to have lost some of its luster, Dalton is one 
new artist that is doing his part to breath new life into the genre.

Dalton’s sound is energetic, raw and exciting, boosted by a hodgepodge of genres,
distorted guitars and wild-eyed, lo-fi vocals reminiscent of popular indie bands
like Oberhofer.

“Breaker” – **Dalton** from _Dalton_ EP

“Animal” – **Dalton** from _Dalton_ EP

Harar has a wide variety of musical influences, but none more than David Bowie. “
David Bowie is my favorite artist just based on the quality and longevity of his
career,” Harar said. “His string of albums from _Aladdin Sane_ through _Scary Monsters_(
and _Super Creeps_) is unrivaled in my opinion. I really take inspiration from his
ability to constantly change his sound from album to album and still put out such
amazing music.”

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As for his own style, Harar said, “I don’t have any barriers in my songwriting. 
I don’t sit around and think: ‘I’m going to write a bluesy song today’. I let the
music and the song dictate how it turns out. I would get bored limiting myself to
one type of musical genre.”

“Hostel” is an earlier track that was not featured on Dalton’s debut EP.

“Hostel” – **Dalton**

**Artists Opened For**: None
 **Top Musical Influences**: David Bowie, Nirvana, 
Gomez, The Pixies, Talking Heads, Arcade Fire, Peter Gabriel, Blur **Official Website**:
[Dalton’s Bandcamp page](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/dalton.bandcamp.com)**
Year Formed**: 2011