Haerts

Haerts
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres Indie pop, synthpop
Years active 2010–present
Labels Columbia
Website www.haertsmusic.com
Members
  • Nini Fabi
  • Ben Gebert
  • Derek McWilliams
Past members
  • Garrett Ienner

Haerts (stylized as HAERTS) is an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2010.[1] The band consists of Nini Fabi (vocals), Ben Gebert (keyboards), Garrett Ienner (guitar), and Derek McWilliams (bass).[2][3]

The group released their debut extended play in 2013 and has toured with bands such as Shout Out Louds, Atlas Genius,[4] Washed Out,[5] and St. Lucia.

History

Haerts is made up of four members who were originally born in Germany, England, and the United States.[6] They met while they were all students at the Iceland Academy of the Arts.[7] Three of the band members (Nini Fabi, Ben Gebert, and Derek McWilliams) graduated from Berklee College of Music where they performed as the band Nini & Ben.[8] Nini & Ben signed to Boston’s Heavy Rotation Records and had two songs on the album, Dorm Sessions 6, released in 2009. The duo moved to Brooklyn, eventually signed with Columbia Records and became Haerts.

Haerts' 2012 debut single, "Wings", received regular airplay throughout the United States and was also featured as the song of the day by KEXP-FM.[9] They followed up with the release of their second single, "All the Days", in 2013. The song was voted as the "Song of the Summer" by Elle magazine.[10] The group's first EP, Hemiplegia, was released in October 2013.[11][12] It was produced by St. Lucia and contains both of their original single releases.[13] The band's eponymous debut album was released on October 27, 2014 and it features three of the songs from the their first EP. Alongside, the debut album's release, two singles have spawned from the album, "Giving Up" and a later release "Be the One".

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
Haerts

Extended plays

Title Album details
Hemiplegia
  • Released: October 8, 2013
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 10", digital download

Singles

Title Year Album
"Wings" 2013 Hemiplegia
"All the Days"
"Giving Up" 2014 Haerts
"Be the One"

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Haerts". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Ricciardi, Tiney (August 24, 2013). "Concert review: Third annual Gorilla vs. Bear festival in Dallas hits hip-hop home run". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ Manning, Kara (May 13, 2013). "Haerts: TAS In Session". The Alternate Side. WFUV. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ Segarra, Brooke (May 24, 2013). "Listen: HAERTS' "All The Days"". CMJ. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ Koellner, Amanda (September 15, 2013). "Live Review: Washed Out at Chicago's Metro". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Kitsuné America 2: Haerts "Wings"". Kitsuné. April 10, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Festival line-up update: Iceland Airwaves, Unsound, CMJ and more". Complete Music Update. January 31, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Winterlights Festival: Nini & Ben". berklee.edu. Berklee College of Music. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  9. ↑ Feenstra, Gerrit (January 31, 2013). "Song of the Day: HAERTS – Wings". KEXP-FM. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  10. ↑ Platiner, Seth (May 23, 2013). "Listen Up: Our Vote for Song of the Summer Goes to Brooklyn-based band, HAERTS". Elle. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  11. ↑ "listen: HAERTS – Hemiplegia EP". Gorilla v. Bear. October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Haerts to Release "Hemiplegia" on September 17". Artistdirect. August 19, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  13. ↑ Gossett, Eric (August 8, 2013). "HAERTS Announce Debut EP, Hemiplegia". CMJ. Retrieved September 15, 2013.

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