Matt Fletcher—Vocals, Guitar/Jeff Lahl—Bass Guitar/Don Kurth—Drums/Eric White—Guitar, Vocals
Influences
The elevator pitch . . . A bit Psychedelic Furs, Jesus & Mary Chain, Luna. Comparisons to The Smiths, Lloyd Cole, and Oasis are made & band attempts to “Verve or London Suede it out” are in evidence. The spirit of modern British rock may be our muse, but Heathrow’s Midwestern pedigree assures that the band's sound is its own.
Sounds Like
Check out iTunes for more clips! The Buzzcocks, Loney, Dear, American Music Club, Lloyd Cole, Trash Can Sinatras, Yo La Tengo, The Virgins, Trolley, The Delays, Oasis, British Sea Power, The Sleepy Jackson, Elastica, Pulp, New Order, Blur, Prefab Sprout, Luna, The 6ths, Magnetic Fields, The Psychedelic Furs, Wire, REM, Doves, Dinosaur Jr., Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Phoenix, Ryan Adams, Morrissey, The Smiths, The Beatles, Neil Finn, Split Enz, Crowded House, The Finn Brothers, Hunters and Collectors, Betchadupa, Midnight Oil, Milwaukee, Manchester, Boddingtons, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Midwest, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Germany, and, of course, Greenland.
For 10 years, Heathrow has been trying to write the perfect Midwestern Brit-pop song within the cold confines of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (read Manchester, England). Some fans say that the band has done it but Heathrow still sees its charge as largely unfulfilled. Borrowing heavily from 1980s pop and the 1990s Britpop waves, Heathrow delivers a sound that Mike Bennet of fufkin.com describes as Dairyland Cockney.
Heathrow has produced two full-length CDs (2003's The Listening Class which The Big Takeover calls "An inspired effort" and the new World Opinion Is With Us) and a CD-EP (2002's Heathrow EP). Heathrow recorded World Opinion Is With Us with Producer Mike Zirkel (Garbage, Suede) at Butch Vig's Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
Heathrow has, of course, played at shows and festivals throughout the Milwaukee and Madison areas, but has saved some of its best performances for Chicago (namely at David Bash's IPO festival), Indianapolis (at Royston Lloyd's rocking MOD Nights), and Toronto, Ontario. At the latter's NXNE festival in 2003, Heathrow was a NOW Weekly festival pick. Heathrow's recent projects have included soundtrack work for the independent film Side Effects, for the future indie film Silent Lucidity, and the Discovery Channel show Urban Explorers. In addition, band member Eric White served as a subject for Kristin E. Catalano's documentary film "Let's Start a Revolution" for which the band also provided some memorable tunes.
Heathrow played a 2005 Milwaukee Summerfest slot, opening for Phantom Planet and John Davis of Superdrag, and has recently opened for Trashcan Sinatras and Thomas Dolby.
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Check out 'The Bridge EP', our first ever proper recording. You can hear all the tracks on our Myspace page, and there's also a link if you want to download them for free.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my site. My new record 'Another Winter' is now available on iTunes. I hope you will take a moment to listen to my music. Thanks and please visit me again. -Michelle
Hi, I just want to let you know that my next teleseminar is on Wednesday, May 20th at 7:00 pm CST. You will learn audio production and more at this event. If you are interested in attending, please read my blog for more info. Thanks, Dr. Fink
Hey, whatsup ? Just wanted to let you know: We've got some new releases: "Lucky Striked" and "Peace by Piece" EP's out on beatport.com, iTunes.com & juno.co.uk out now ;)
We're also taking part in this contest, take the time to visite the site and vote for us. Insight Dynamiks needs you :)
Thanks Heathrow, for adding A Minute Jack Forum. We'd love to pair up some time (we're thinking spring/summer...well, who isn't right now?). Be in touch!
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