Whatever Happened To: Harvey Danger

Harvey Danger, courtesy last.fm

Formed in Seattle in 1992, Harvey Danger rose to popularity and tripped off the tongue of music lovers in 1998 with the release of their first album, Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone, which featured the instant hit, "Flagpole Sitta".

The song for which they are remembered...



I've always been a bigger fan of this song...



They released a couple albums, on several labels, several singles and some EPs after their debut...but none managed to really catch the ear of the listening audience in the way that Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone did.

Harvey Danger called it quits on May 28, 2009, then played eight farewell shows in the summer, ending it all where it began, in Seattle.

According to Wikipedia, front man Sean Nelson "has also recorded and performed with many of independent music’s brightest lights, including Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Robyn Hitchcock, The Long Winters (of which he was a founding member), Nada Surf, The Minus 5, and others." So it wouldn't be a surprise to see him continue in this vein.