Heartless Bastards

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The Heartless Bastards are a power trio whose members have taken a no-frills approach to life and music. Singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter Erika Wennerstrom and her brother were raised by a single mom in Dayton, OH. Wennerstrom discovered her interest in music at a young age, but she always preferred writing her own songs as opposed to singing Disney tunes in school productions. Wennerstrom dropped out of her Catholic high school her senior year, and began concentrating more on music. After a few years of working dead-end jobs in Dayton, Wennerstrom mo...[more]

 

 

All This Time is Heartless Bastards' sophomore release, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut, Stairs and Elevators. Erika Wennerstrom's unique voice remains the centerpiece for this melodic rock trio. From the first track, "Into The Open", you'll find them expanding their sound in the studio, adding strings, piano, and vocal harmonies onto the already sturdy foundation of guitar/bass/drums.

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Erika Wennerstrom badly needs a stage name, something better suited for her rock-goddess voice. The papers in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio, say that Wennerstrom is petite and shy, but when she opens her throat on Stairs and Elevators, the Heartless Bastards' debut, she sounds like she's wailing on the shoulders of giants; her sad and angry vocals channeling all the swagger and spit of a young Robert Plant, with none of the blues histrionics. "I don't even like myself half the time," she sneers on "Ne   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The Mountain will be the third full-length release from Heartless Bastards. Leader Erika Wnnerstrom recently relocated to Austin, Texas in 2007 for a change of inspirational scenery and a new recording project. With the help of producer Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Trail of Dead), she assembled a group of musicians with whom she gave the songs life and uncovered yet another layer of herself and the Heartless Bastards. The two new Bastards aren't Texas ringers, but fellow Dayton brethren Dave C   [ read more ]

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The Mountain will be the third full-length release from Heartless Bastards. Leader Erika Wnnerstrom recently relocated to Austin, Texas in 2007 for a change of inspirational scenery and a new recording project. With the help of producer Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Trail of Dead), she assembled a group of musicians with whom she gave the songs life and uncovered yet another layer of herself and the Heartless Bastards. The two new Bastards aren't Texas ringers, but fellow Dayton brethren Dave Colvin on drums   [ read more ]

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