The Smiths, Lemonheads, Mercury Rev, Roy Orbison, Spiritualized, Sparklehorse, Flaming Lips, Fleet Foxes, The Wedding Present, Chet, Longpigs, Wilco, Scott Walker, Arcade Fire, The Bangles, Grandaddy, Silver Sun, Radiohead, Ed Harcourt, The Dears, The Beach Boys, Lambchop, Teenage Fanclub, The Raveonettes ...
"A joyous cacophony of guitars, glockenspiels, tambourines and kitchen sinks ... indie-pop is rarely this fresh, beautiful and heartfelt." - Subba-Cultcha.com
"Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring ... specialise in pure wide eyed heartbreaking pop and they play it like no-one else" - Heavenly Social
"Splendidly crooned vocals grasp the hands of Sparklehorses most wondrous melodies and cuddle up to early Mercury Revs psychedelic tinged orchestration" - God Is In The TV Zine
"Lush arrangements, twinkling guitar & swooning vocals you know you are onto something quite delightful here ... I wondered where all the hooks had gone in modern chart music. These lot have them!" - The Plastic Ashtray
"Maybe its the wide-eyed innocence and hopeless romanticism of it all. Maybe its their knack of writing well crafted classic pop songs. Whatever it is, I'm hooked." - Northern Star Records
"There is something a little magical going on in their corner of London. THWFOS might make you think of the Divine Comedy, Mercury Rev, the Lemonheads, and the Smiths having a Technicolor tea party on a glass rooftop in the middle of an English summer. New Favourite Band ... showcases the effortless crooning and divine instrumentation that make THWFOS essential listening." - Loose Record
Record Label
Marketstall Records + Strange Torpedo Records///
Type of Label
Indie
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Their Hearts Were Full of Spring play intelligent, heartbreaking and melodic indie pop songs, with layers of vocal harmony and on a multitude of instruments. They live in south east London, drink tea and blog about music and other matters over here.
How I Wasted My Youth is the new album from Their Hearts Were Full of Spring, to be released on Marketstall Records in conjunction with Strange Torpedo///. It will be available online and in all good record shops from the 10th August, 2009.
Seasons Project
Two songs for each season, reimagined and released as a free digital download, and on limited-edition CDs with handprinted artwork and a lot of love. Click here for more.
“Uplifting, beautiful pop for the disillusioned and faint hearted. It's hard to really say any more than that. THWFOS are a great big, crazy happy band and A Question of Trust is a great example of their craft.
Renowned for unpredictable live shows, eclectic tastes and an advanced opposition to the mainstream culture of mediocrity, this band demands to be looked out for and listened to. So best you do!”-Stay In The Box
“Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring emanate romance like a summer rose, their shaven-haired, white-jacketed, Morrisey-esque front-man singing from behind his flower-strewn microphone with glorious languor. Handclaps, violin lines and tambourines shake, the whole Hearts sound ebbs with a blinding orchestral grace, and one particular track has a three-part vocal harmony to absolutely die for. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring are the real package, and this fact is more than enough reason to spell their name out in full one last time.”–MusicOMH.com
Discography
Spring - Following the runaway success of the first seasonal single, Winter, the second installment features two spring-themed and reworked songs: The Pogues' Lullaby of London and The Coming of Spring by The Rapture.
Released on 13th March 2009 by STR/// in conjunction with God Is In The TV Zine and available on limited-print CD at live shows, or by free download - click the album above!
Our Winter double-A single was released in December 2008, the first of our Seasons Project. After choosing from a selection of winter-themed songs (all nominated by our fans in an online poll) we have lovingly reworked the Fleet Foxes' White Winter Hymnal and Neil Young/Pixies' Winterlong.
The handsome devils at Strange Torpedo Records/// pressed a very limited number of the single, featuring exclusive artwork by Sophie Rautenbach and accompanied by a nifty tin that will eventually hold all four singles to be released throughout 2009. These were ONLY available to purchase at our live shows. But our good friends at God Is In The TV Zine hosted our winter songs as free digital downloads, and we had 7,000 unique downloads in three months! Click the album above to get your own...
LIMITED EDITION 3" CD split EP Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring vs. SAY
Available now from Northern Star Records - support a true independent label!
CD - £2.99
MP3 Download - £2.50
Our self-released debut single, A Question Of Trust is available now on CD, 7" vinyl and download from all the usual places.
And here's what the indie music press have been saying about it...
"If there was a god he’d knock Morrissey down a peg or two and stick this band in his place because they write better songs with more heart." The Plastic Ashtray
“Sweet, melodic and polished … the harmonies and melodies dazzle like sunshine refracted through a cracked window.” SoundsXP
“ ‘A Question of Trust’ proves that THWFOS now possess an iron fist in a velvet pop glove.” GodIsInTheTVzine.co.uk
“With the coolness of Morrissey and the chiming guitars of the Bluetones - some songs are timeless, you better add this to your end of year lists!” Subba-Cultcha.com
BUY THE CD SINGLE for £3 ...
BUY THE 7" VINYL for £4 ...
(prices include all P&P costs, you won't get stung with any hidden extras, and payments are handled by PayPal, so no need to worry about security)
Or if you’re lucky you might still find a copy in your local independent record shop. But if digital is more your thing you can download it from iTunes and all the other usual download sites, but we’d recommend yougo here to get it from the good fellows of Northern Star Records – spend your money supporting some genuine independently-minded folk who are doing what they do for the love of music, rather than the £ signs in their eyes.
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Hi! It's nearly my 1st Birthday so please come and celebrate with me and see my brand new designs at this Halloween inspired Freak Fashion Show! It's FREE!!
October 30th 6pm till Late. Shock and Soul, Merchant's Hall, 46 Essex Road, Islington N1 8LN.
"St. Cecilia and "My Troubles Stemmed From There" by Their Hearts Were Full of Spring on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on www.wrir.org this Saturday between 9-11AMEST which is 2-4PMUK.
"A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far Far Away" by Their Hearts Were Full of Spring on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live Saturday on www.wrir.org between 9-11AMEST which is 2-4PMUK time.
"I Saw The Light Go Out" by Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring" on my radio show, The British Breakfast, this Saturday between 9-11AMEST which is 2-4PMUK on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on www.wrir.org
"Fire Eyes" on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on www.wrir.org this Saturday between 9-11AMEST which is 2-4PMUK.
"Record Breaker" on my radio show, The British Breakfast, on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on www.wrir.org this Saturday between 9-11AMMYTIME which is 2-4PMUKTIME.
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radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA
and streamed live on www.wrir.org this Saturday between 9-11AMEST which is 2-4PMUK.
Cheers,
Gene Pembleton