"The four tracks on Heartbeater’s eponymous debut are a gritty style of pensive rock ’n’ roll that meshes the stout rhythmic backbone of Pixies and other gnarly early grunge and college-rock acts with a wet, Southern-tinged wall of surfy guitars. Though these riffs might just be nicked from J. Mascis’s private backlog, frontman Greg Mabry’s no-foolin’ vocals and Jon Shoemaker’s loping bass lines recall heartland rockers like Springsteen and Petty. It’s an unlikely combination of sounds, but one that works for a pretty simple reason: It’s unique, and it’s ballsy as all get-out."
—The Nashville Scene
"Listening to them play makes you feel like you are a modern day James Dean, and their music is your soundtrack. Heartbeater makes music that pays no attention to genre or music scene politics, and only concerns itself with music that they like, and it shows."—Meltface Music Faction
"...Permeated w/ thick bass lines, driving rhythms, layered guitar solos, & canopied in hazy reverb flowing from vintage tube amps, singer Greg Mabry pens crafty lyrics w/ memorable melodies, leaving remnants of songs stuck in your head for days." —
The Adventures of Dill Vegas blog
Want to buy the EP? There's several possibilities:
1.Send paypal order to hbeater@gmail.com with your mailing address.—$5 shipping included.
2.Send us a message with "CD" as the subject line. Include your mailing address and we will send you a CD. After you recieve it, send $5 to our return address.
3.Download low quality mp3s for free, or high quality for $3 from Bandcamp .
-If you live in NASHVILLE you can pick up the EP @ Grimeys or The Groove!!
p.s. You guys are now top friended and I will be doing my part to spread the news about Heartbeater in this area. If you need help with shows up here, hit me or Ocoai up. We'll hook it up. Top friend us if you wouldn't mind. Later duuuudes, Schuyler.
Man I love this shit! Great Job guys! Nothin but the best from The toy box and Mr. Primeau and of course, your excellent song writing abilities! I am truly truly a big fan. I've always loved to surf in my rock. shoe, hit me up brotha. miss ya a lot. I should be back in Nashville at the Toy Box in January recording my solo EP. Would love for you to throw sum bass on it. Let me know, and ill send you some pre production recordings. Best of luck fellas, Schuyler and Jiraiya
help spread the word about TN, PUNKY TONK GODS, Jason and the Punknecks,comin to a town near
you...stop by our profile for tour dates,info.NOW BOOKING. stop by and leave a
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