Heartless Bastards - Parted Ways Austin's Heartless Bastards release their album Arrow the follow-up to '092s The Mountain , which found their way deep into my library and became an album that I enjoyed for its folk rock meets punk noise sort of aesthetic. What Heartless Bastards have done with Arrow is quite similar, an expansive folk rock effort that really puts Erika Wennerstrom on display. Essentially, Wennerstrom's voice is the heart and soul of this band and this record. She's got the passionate sound of Joplin, and a bit of [...]
Today, that is Valentine's Day, Austin-via-Cincinnati's Heartless Bastards release their fourth album, Arrow . Press releases discuss the heavy personal writing process that guitarist/vocalist Erika Wennerstrom undertook, writing tracks on road trips stretching between a lake cabin in the Allegheny Mountains and a ranch in West Texas. Produced by Spoon drummer Jim Eno and featuring the first recorded contributions from touring guitarist Mark Nathan, Arrow is like a new page in the Bastards' book. We had the opportunity to sit down with Wennerstrom to talk about her process, the new album, and more. [...]
So happy hearts day! Those are red bell peppers up there but it's the closest thing I had to hearts... aside from all the hearts I have collected in my basement. But no sense in broadcasting that to the world. Amos Lee: As the Crow Flies Band of Skulls: Sweet Sour Barry Adamson: I Will Set You Free Bears: Greater Lakes Detroit Cobras: Mink Rat or Rabbit [...]
We celebrate Valentine's Day with Heartless Bastards. Their freshly minted CD, produced by fellow Austinite Jim Eno of Spoon, is out today and is their best work yet.
Here are a few MP3s of songs from some of the better albums released this week: Heartless Bastards – "Parted Ways" from Arrow Islands – "This Is Not a Song" from A Sleep & A Forgetting Donovan Quinn – "Shadow...
Heartless Bastards - "Marathon" Alison sat at her desk and cut an apple core with a pair of scissors. Out the window, she could see three roofers on the apartment building across the street. They looked like action figures from where she sat, they would've fit on the shelf next to her printer, next to her picture of Frank. It was 11:05, and it refused to be 11:06. Over the little wall of her cubicle, her neighbour Marsha had a dozen roses, baby's breath, poking their blossoms over top, peeking over top. Marsha was married [...]
Heartless Bastards Arrow Partisan Records Not to be outdone by that other throwback rock band birthed in the Buckeye State, Erika Wennerstrom and the Heartless Bastards have put together the kind of cohesive, all-purpose rock album in Arrows that's rarely heard these days. Whether they're playing back room blues, a honky-tonk shuffle, or a boogie inspired by Marc Bolan and T Rex, Wennerstrom's voice and her bandmates accompaniments are up to the task. And what a voice it is. Possessing a barroom voice with ballroom range, Wennerstrom easily alternates [...]
Devin @ Public Assembly in 2010 ( more by Leia Jospe ) The Brooklyn-based Devin , who recently opened for Suckers (also on Frenchkiss Records) at Knitting Factory, and, as mentioned , JEFF The Brotherhood at Maxwells, will be playing a free Valentine's Day show Tuesday at Pianos before heading out on tour with the Heartless Bastards . That tour hits Webster Hall on 2/24. Hacienda are also on the bill. Tickets [...]
Heartless Bastards - Marathon
Heartless Bastards - Parted Ways
​ "My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary." - Martin Luther
Heartless Bastards Arrow Partisan Records [2012] Fire Note Says: The Heartless Bastards once again shine bright with their pulsing rock on Arrow ! Album Review: Erika Wennerstrom and her strong soulful vocals are back with the release of the Heartless Bastards fourth album Arrow . After relocating to Austin back before the release of The Mountain [2009] , I think most thought that the [...]
Heartless Bastards has moved from Dayton to Austin in the course of a career making dust rock. Its newest release, Arrow, is its most refined work to date. You can listen to it now a week ahea... Continue reading "Heartless Bastards at the Firebird, 2/8/12: Photos" >
Instagram​Heartless Bastards are gearing up for the release of their fourth album, Arrow on February 14. It just so happens that Arrow is the band's strongest record to date. It features a more versa
Gifted new artist Devin's debut full-length album, Romancing, is scheduled for release on April 10th on Frenchkiss Records. Devin first broke out with his three-song EP for Frenchkiss, You're Mine, which received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone while earning him comparisons to David Johansen and Jack White. Named one of NME's "20 ...
Next Tuesday Heartless Bastards will be releasing their fourth album, Arrow , on Partisan Records. "Parted Ways" is found on that same album. Big tour underway and the dates are somewhere below. dates: 2/7 - Little Rock, AR - Juanitas 2/8 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird 2/9 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall 2/10 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 2/11 - Madison, WI - High Noon 2/13 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's 2/14 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall 2/16 [...]
Austin-based rock band The Heartless Bastards recently signed to Partisan Records (Deer Tick, Middle Brother) and will release their newest album, Arrow, on February 14, 2012. The album was produced by Spoon drummer and co-producer Jim Eno at his Public Hi Fi home studio in Austin. Lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Erika Wennerstrom is now accompanied by an expanded lineup that includes drummer Dave Colvin and bassist Jesse Ebagh (who both played on the Bastards' first-ever demo recordings) as well as a second guitarist in the form of Austin native Mark Nathan. The Heartless Bastards, [...]
Alt-Country was their thing, but on the new album Arrow, Heartless Bastards have gone in a more rock driven direction. They got a little help from Spoon's drummer Jim Eno who produced. Now, you can stream the full length in...
On 2009's The Mountain, Heartless Bastards went to Austin and dipped a toe in the alt-country pool. With ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/featu res/heartless-bastards-t-rex-t hin-lizzy/heartless-bastards-a n-arrow-pointed-in-a-different /61371/
Heartless Bastards Appearing at Granada Theatre (Lawrence, KS) on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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