Artist Bio:

Becca Harvey made her girlpuppy debut in 2020 with the lo-fi guitar pop of the single, “For You,” followed by the self-described “sad girl” indie of 2021’s Swan EP. In 2022, “I Miss When I Smelled Like You,” the Atlanta-based singer and songwriter’s foray into ‘70s-indebted arena pop, saw her team up for a one-off with Doug Schadt (Maggie Rogers). Her expansive 2022 full length debut, When I’m Alone, was recorded with Alex G guitarist Sam Acchione and engineered and mixed by Slow Pulp’s Henry Stoehr.

girlpuppy’s music has gained notice from the likes of The FADER, Brooklyn Vegan, CLASH, NPR, NYLON, Paste, Under The Radar, The Line Of Best Fit, and Exclaim! among others, and Becca Harvey has appeared on the How Long Gone podcast and did an interview with Matt Berninger of The National for The Creative Independent, and even caught the attention of Charli XCX who replied to one of Becca’s videos on TikTok. girlpuppy has also toured extensively both headlining and supporting the likes of DIIV, Nation of Language, Sloppy Jane, Becca Mancari, Hovvdy, Whitmer Thomas, and Matt Maltese among others, and has made festival appearances including Shaky Knees, Latitude Festival, and Riot Fest.

Harvey approached Sweetness, her second girlpuppy album and first for Captured Tracks, with a newfound creative independence. Unlike her debut, where she often deferred to collaborators, Sweetness was built entirely from her own lyrical and melodic ideas. Emerging from a relationship where she felt sidelined, she embraced a more personal, texturally rich sound, crafting a record about pushing back against self-doubt.

Harvey started by recording acapella voice memos, and, together with producer/co-writer Alex Farrar and additional collaborators, she found a balance between shoegaze, dream-pop, and early-2000s pop-rock. Sweetness pulses with distorted guitars and poison-sweet-hooks laced with both defiance and longing.

Lyrically, Sweetness is sharp and evocative, drawing from influences like Leonard Cohen and Avril Lavigne. Harvey captures heartbreak in vivid snapshots—on “I Just Do!,” she reminisces about making her partner’s friends laugh, while “I Was Her Too” humorously questions a cryptic song dedication from an ex. In “Windows,” she nods to Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs,” emphasizing how personal interpretation shapes meaning.

At its core, Sweetness is about self-discovery—finding your voice, standing by it, and defining what matters on your own terms. With a mix of wit, catharsis, and towering melodies, Harvey cements herself as one of indie pop’s most compelling new voices.