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Biography

A different
kind of label.

Verse Harbor Records started in 2019 in a rented room above a bait shop — one microphone, one laptop, and a belief that sad songs deserve loud drums. Seven years later the Harbor is home to a roster of writers who turn heartbreak into sing-alongs, and a fanbase that treats every release like a letter from a friend.

Hands on the decks in the Harbor studio

Origins

Built on
raw emotion.

The Harbor’s first release was a four-track mixtape recorded in a weekend and uploaded on a Monday. It found its audience by Friday. The formula hasn’t changed since: honest writing, guitars that buzz, and choruses built for rooms full of people singing back.

Sound

Emo, punk
& hip-hop.

Our artists grew up on all three at once, and it shows — confessional verses over blown-out 808s, pop-punk bridges, and hooks that stick after one listen. Every Harbor record is produced in-house so the sound stays personal, from voice memo to final master.

Timeline

Seven years deep.

2019 The Harbor opens above the bait shop; first four-track mixtape.
2021 “Daydreamer” and “Neon Docks” put the label on the map.
2022 “Breakwater” becomes the breakout; first sold-out club run.
2024 “Harbor Lights” two-part album; first theatre tour.
2026 Eight-city winter tour and the new singles run.
A Harbor vocalist tracking vocals in the booth

Roster

The Harbor family.

June Cassidy

Hook singer and co-writer; voice of “Awful Weather”.

Tommy Reyes

Guitarist-producer behind the Harbor’s blown-out low end.

Nia Sol

Rapper and visual director; leads the live show.

Next step

Come see the Harbor.