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
Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring play intelligent, heartbreaking indie pop songs, with layers of vocal harmony, a multitude of instruments and melodies that Phil Spector should have written.
The UK indie press liken their sound to The Smiths, Mercury Rev and Arcade Fire. They live in south east London, drink tea and blog about music, baking and life over here.
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Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring are singing the seasons ... click to find out about their 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.
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PT. 2: 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 below!
“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
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 are ONLY available to purchase at our live shows. And our good friends at God Is In The TV Zine hosted our winter songs as free digital downloads for three months ... 7,000 unique downloads later, we hope that they brightened up the gloomy months a little!
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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"Take Your Own Advice" and "A Question of Trust" back to back on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live Saturday (today) between 2-4PM.
MJ Tribute Day
Paying homage to the King of Pop himself
We are holding a tribute day in our shop to pay homage to a man who has brought us so many thrills over the years.
Come along for:
- 20 £10 goodie bags including one of our I'm Bad T-shirts.
- 20% off everything in store all day
- A chance to have your photo taken in our Michael and Bubbles cut out (as seen at the village fete)
- Michael tunes blasting out all day (hopefully resulting in an impromptu dance-off)
It was my pleasure to play "I Saw The Lights Go Out" on my weekly, 30-minute podcast featuring mainstream, independent music. The direct link to the show is: http://indiemusicsampler.com/2009/06/26/ims-139/
In a few days, the song will also be added to Indie Music Sampler radio which plays out some of the best in independent music commercial-free 24x7.
Blessings, Paul the music lover Indie Music Sampler
Native German Electro Act Lalah just moved to LA and is now on BBC Radio show and Podcast!
Lalah is on the show on 6music called BBC Introducing: with Tom Robinson showcasing new online music!
On Monday, June 8th. http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/tom_robinsons_introducing/
I made it to the Podcast, too! Download open for one week.
Lullaby of London" on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on wrir.org. this Saturday between 9-11AM EST and 2-4PM UKTIME.
Oh it would be very amazing! I'd certainly bring a nice party posse. I've been enjoying your Winter/Spring singles very much. Please let me know if there's any way to get your CD! =)
"The Coming of Spring" on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live on wrir.org Saturday between 9-11AM Eastern Standard Time which is 2-4PMUK time.
Hey, we just got this new widget. It's kinda like a mini profile, it has tracks, video, news etc. If you grab it from our profile page you can add your other fave bands to it and have them all in one place.
Hi Maeve! Nice to befriend you also! The link you send has been blocked I'm afraid! If you want anything reviewed on clickmusic.com or brand new site www.addictmusic.co.uk, please let me know!
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