Credit: Nathan Presley
With 2009’s The Mountain,
Erika Wennerstrom and Heartless Bastards transformed themselves from a
great garage-stained Indie Blues outfit to a world class Rock band.The subtlety and diversity of The Mountain are enhanced by the Bastards’ return to an adrenalized Rock stomp on Arrow,
as the gentle opening croon of “Marathon” gives way to the Dan
Auerbach-channels-the-Stones swing of “Parted Ways,” the T.Rex/Ziggy
Stardust Glam slam of “Got to Have Rock and Roll” and the paisley
buzzsaw of “Simple Feeling.” Arrow
shows the continued rounding and maturation of Heartless Bastards, as
Wennerstrom’s songwriting comes into even sharper focus and the band
more clearly explores the intersection of its influences and its own
singular sonic identity.
HEARTLESS BASTARDS play Friday, Feb. 17 at the Madison Theater with guests HACIENDA. For more on the HEARTLESS BASTARDS, read Sound Advice here.
