Harriet Brown is a producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter who classifies his impassioned '80s-flavored R&B as romantic funk. Originally from the Bay Area and eventually based in Los Angeles, Brown debuted on the Feel So Real label in 2014 with New Era, a five-track release that looked like it came from 1987 while sounding like retro-futuristic machine soul spiked with vintage Japanese art-pop elements, howling falsetto vocals, and scorching guitar solos. The EP's "Stop Think" was released the following year as a digital maxi-single with remixes from four artists, includin...