http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6774685&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rssOhio is cool because the state produced this very band. A lot of Ohio's indie bands sound like bar rockers; the Afghan Whigs, the Black Keys and Buffalo Killers all fit this description. So do the Heartless Bastards. In the early '00s, the Bastards became the talk of Cincinnati with their crunchy, bluesy fusion of garage rock and power pop. People especially fell for singer, songwriter and guitarist Erika Wennerstrom. The shadowy qualities lurking behind her voice, her persona and her aesthetics are blunt and gritty, like an abandoned parking lot whose surface has crumbled into a gnarled constellation of weeds. With help from the Black Keys, the group secured a deal with Fat Possum Records. Their first two albums, <i>Stairs and Elevators</i> and <i>All This Time</i>, are more or less studio interpretations of the band's killer live show. In contrast, 2009's <i>The Mountain</i> is a gutsy stab at evolution. Made after Wennerstrom relocated to Austin, Tex., where she put together a new lineup, the album finds her adding touches of British folk and country rock to the band's hard rock sound. - Justin Farrar'00s Alternativeen720Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:17:11 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6774685&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss Ohio is cool because the state produced this very band. A lot of Ohio's indie bands sound like bar rockers; the Afghan Whigs, the Black Keys and Buffalo Killers all fit this description. So do the Heartless Bastards. In the early '00s, the Bastards became the talk of Cincinnati with their crunchy, bluesy fusion of garage rock and power pop. People especially fell for singer, songwriter and guitarist Erika Wennerstrom. The shadowy qualities lurking behind her voice, her persona and her aesthetics are blunt and gritty, like an abandoned parking lot whose surface has crumbled into a gnarled constellation of weeds. With help from the Black Keys, the group secured a deal with Fat Possum Records. Their first two albums, <i>Stairs and Elevators</i> and <i>All This Time</i>, are more or less studio interpretations of the band's killer live show. In contrast, 2009's <i>The Mountain</i> is a gutsy stab at evolution. Made after Wennerstrom relocated to Austin, Tex., where she put together a new lineup, the album finds her adding touches of British folk and country rock to the band's hard rock sound. - Justin Farrar http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25603203&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Heartless Bastards on Rhapsody Online 25603203 tra.25603203 Heartless Bastards art.6774685 0.99 The Mountain alb.25598420 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/2/1/1781241_170x170.jpg 2009-02-03 00:00:00.0 2009-02-03 00:00:00.0 true The Mountain tra.25603203 319000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25603203&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25603203&variant=data&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25603206&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Heartless Bastards on Rhapsody 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This Time tra.11070412 186000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11070412&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11070412&variant=data&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25603209&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Heartless Bastards on Rhapsody Online 25603209 tra.25603209 Heartless Bastards art.6774685 0.99 The Mountain alb.25598420 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/2/1/1781241_170x170.jpg 2009-02-03 00:00:00.0 2009-02-03 00:00:00.0 true Wide Awake tra.25603209 185000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25603209&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25603209&variant=data&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25603210&rws=%2Fheartless-bastards%2Ftop-tracks.rss '00s Alternative Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Heartless 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