Other touring members include : Sam Leiber, Randy, Seane Hudson, and Zach.
Influences
Cat Power, Lou Reed, Tom Petty, Devendra Banhart, Elliott Smith, Greg Dulli(the afghan whigs), Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Sonic Youth, Arab Strap, PJ Harvey, the cure, sleater kinney, jimi hendrix, my bloody valentine, jesus and mary chain, air, marilyn manson, twilight singers, joy division, velvet underground, neil young, sigur ros, owls, geoff farina, blonde redhead, nick cave, johnny cash, the weakerthans, calla, beck, cracker, yo la tengo, pinback, broken social scene, karate
hey everyone-show us where you are! if you can give us a place to stay on one of our tours, even better! we'll hook you up with peanut butter crackers in return!!
We're Metal Hearts. We live in Baltimore and DC. We're signed to Suicide Squeeze Records (Minus the Bear, Headphones, Six Parts Seven, Crystal Skulls, S, Chin up Chin up, among a few others) out of Seattle. We're in the process of recording another full length record, as well as an EP that will come out next year. As for now, our first record, "Socialize," is available at Suicide Squeeze. It's also available on insound, and amazon, and all those websites. The Vinyl will be out in September on Mi Amante Records.
Over the last few months we've toured or played with bands including
murder by death, minus the bear, pedro the lion, headphones, ester drang, headlights, chin up chin up, six parts seven, crystal skulls, langhorne slim, band of horses, blah blah blah.
thanks for the support!
Here's what some critics said about "Socialize."--
"The placid vocals are mixed in perfectly with an array of different instrumentals, whether it be electronic beats, cello, saxophone, or piano. The overall sound is comparable to Modest Mouse vocals combined with a Pinback or Earlimart composition.... Putting a good start to 2006, this is an essential album to all music enthusiasts." ---Aaron Seelig and Spud Swenson, Thunder Radio
"Drums poke along at a turtle shuffle. Guitars pick high, lonesome clouds of notes while the bass tends to do the heavy lifting of slowly inching the songs forward. String instruments sigh in unison at the back of the mix. It's actually perfect moping music, in other words, and perfect for a cold, slushy, and gray time of year." --Jess Harvell, Baltimore City Paper
"Anar Badalov and Flora Wolpert-Checknoff might be barely out of their teens, but they already sound like they've passed into the netherworld. ...the distant souls equip themselves with keyboards, guitar, saxophone and various programming elements to make their brand of indie rock--but in the end they sound like ghosts tapping on a wall, trying to reach out to the land of the living." ---Kurt Orzeck, Harp
"One part Anar Badalov, one part Flora Wolpert-Checknoff, Metal Hearts relies on the gentle wisps of classic folk guitar, a synthesizer and rickety drum machine beats dropped inconspicuously over the duo's mish-mashed vocal melodies, to create a beautiful collection of dreary-day tunes well ahead of its time." ---Paul Olund, MSNBC
"It is amazingly put-together in composition, sounding like something that other bands might have worked for years to achieve, yet it also maintains the alluring roughness of music that has never passed through the filters of overproduction. ...an uncomplicated combination of sound that magically meshes into one of the most captivating albums you'll hear this year." ---Anne Valente, Playback
"You can tell that they've got a very honest, stripped down, and seductive sound. Every second of the album pulls on your heart strings, drawing you more into the songs." ---Shane Stiles, Rise and Revolt
"Listen on Myspace. Buy the CD on Feb. 21. Go see them when they come to NYC on March 4th. As far as first impressions go, this is about as strong as it gets." ---Jeffrey Baum, Central Village
reminded me of when metal hearts opened up for them with langhorne slim at the knitting factory in may '07...I still maintain that was the best show I've ever been to..
sorry to hear of the break-up guys, you have a great sound. last september my band opened for ya'll when you passed through wilkes-barre PA. nice meeting you all, best of luck
Fuck shit! This is terrible news! I've been anticipating a new album for a year! I want to know what happened to all the demos, if any. But of course, mates, I'll follow you all on your solo and current endeavors - but I'll treasure my Metal Hearts LP for all times. +C-Jo
Socialize is a little gem and definitively a superb discovery for me. i think every fan of early Pinback should investigate it. Thanks a lot, this a real pleasure for the ears
I BEG OF YOU PLEASE COME TO MIAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLLLLLEEEEASE !
