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On White Lies for Dark Times, the world-weary, spirited, occasionally defiant delivery from Ben Harper is as comfortable and familiar as worn shoe leather. But the music that rumbles and roars just under the surface, care of his new outfit, Relentless7, is another story. Harper's trio of collaborators -- guitarist Jason Mozersky, bassist Jesse Ingalls and drummer Jordan Richardson -- adds a fiery backdrop to his songs, and the result fully transforms the alt-folkie into a full-fledged rock singer. (Hear the record and read our review here.) We spoke with Harper and the band about the record in the video above. If you're one of those weirdos who prefers reading on the Internet to watching videos, you can read the transcript after the jump.

We also convinced Harper to participate in our burgeoning On the Record program, in which artists speak about records they love in exactly 45 seconds. Click the link to hear his pick and see plenty of others.