the Chameleons UK, the Cure, the Sound, the Smiths, the Comsat Angels, Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Killing Joke, the Church, the Mission, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, the Psychedelic Furs, New Order, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, A Perfect Circle, NIN, Placebo, Muse, David Bowie, Interpol, Mana, la Ley, Depeche Mode, V.A.S.T., Tori Amos, Bjork
Sounds Like
-melodic-alternative rock with a dark 80's new wave edge-
Fri. July 11th on "Great Day SA" TV Show, Channel KENS 5
Mon. July 14th, opening for PETER MURPHY @ The White Rabbit
Sat. July 26th at Jack's Patio Bar w/ Slivered & more
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Reviews for The Empty Promise:
One of the great challenges in listening to this album was that trying
to define it as darkwave or gothic was impossible . . . The name of the band itself sets the tone for the content within. Melancholy, hope, power,
absolution, regret all wrapped up into a nice package entitled The Empty Promise.
- Poseidon, Gothic Beauty Magazine
Certainly recalling fairly prolific ghosts of the pasts, the band blends old and new for a great sonic formula that's atmospheric and emotional yet danceable. With a great sound and strong songwriting, it'll be interesting to see where they go from here.
When I played it everything changed, and you have to slip into a higher state of mental alert . . . It doesnt strut, it doesnt allow itself to get ponderous, it doesnt try and be over-artistic to impress. It just gets on with it and allows superb songs to take flight . . .
- Mick Mercer, www.mickmercer.com
The musicianship is very solid, with a lot of great synth/piano work and a number of very catchy songs . . . Overall this is a good debut album . . .4/5
- Rick A. Mortis (Joshua Pfeiffer), www.post-punk.com
Melody, atmospheric soundscapes and dark lyrics meet in the sounds of Hearts Fail . . . the eight-cut CD is a sonic success with its deft melding of synth and guitar and rhythm with Wagner's voice riding on top . . . Hearts Fail is not making empty promises.
- Jim Beal, The San Antonio Express-News
. . . its no surprise that Hearts Fail has attracted a loyal cadre of local goth youth and electroclash adherents. For all its flirtations with melancholia, however, Hearts Fail always comes off as relentlessly pleasant and upbeat. Its eight-song debut CD, The Empty Promise, offers the requisite level of goth foreboding . . .
- Gilbert Garcia, The San Antonio Current
Here's an old OLD video of us playing an old OLD "happy" song from our first album . . .
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thanks guys for the add. good and lucky for you guys to open with peter murphy, that must be exciting. i hope we can share the stage someday. well take care -graveyard junkie-
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