Heartless Bastards | “The Mountain”
The throne in my heart whe
re PJ Harvey once sat has a new monarch. Erika Wennerstrom and her two Cincinnati bandmates will reign for some time to come, and more power to them. This is sweet, sonorous and gritty stuff, a trip through an audioscape that another Ohio favorite (The Black Keys) once took me through.
Now located in Austin, this seems to be a perfect fit for the band. After all the SXSW hubbub dies down, musicians who stay behind probably need the ability to survive in those Texas blues bars for which Austin is so famous. Heartless Bastards may just live happily ever after in Texas. I thank my lucky stars that they do tour, though : local Minneapolis fans should be sure to catch their show at the Varsity Theater on April 4th, 2009.
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