Heavy Young Heathens

Heavy Young Heathens
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock Alternative rock Psychedelic rock Hard rock
Years active	2008-present
Labels	None
Website	Official website

Members	Aron Mardo Robert Mardo

Heavy Young Heathens is an American alternative indie rock duo composed of brothers Aron and Robert Mardo. The name is derived from a neighbor’s description of the brothers to the arresting police officer during a childhood run-in with the law.^[1]

History

Heavy Young Heathens released their self-titled debut on September 1, 2009.^[2] It hit the FMQB Top 5 on the album chart, and the single "Sha La La La La" charted at No. 16 on FMQB.

Their second 5-song EP, "Make Room For The Youth," was released April 2010, debuting Top 5 on the FMQB Specialty Radio Charts and Top 20 on the Mediaguide Radio Charts.^[3] The album was produced with the band by JP Bowersock (The Strokes/Ryan Adams/Julian Casablancas) and mixed by Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers/Johnny Cash).^[4]

Heavy Young Heathens have been compared to UK rock band Primal Scream,^[5] as well as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Libertines.^[6]

Discography

Heavy Young Heathens (2009)

Beux Jean Blues
Sha la la la la
Drawn From Memory
Jackie Come Lately
Gone Stamos
Bass Makes Treble
Who Do You Think You Are
Sleeping in the Sun
Return Of The Monkeyman
Day Lasts Forever #53

Make Room for the Youth (2010)

Shine
Like A Serenade
She Thinks She Knows
Make Room For The Youth
Daylight Breaks

Performances

Heavy Young Heathens have supported live:

Born Ruffians
Local Natives
Dead Confederate
Ben Kenney (Incubus, The Roots)
R.E.M. (as Aron and Robert Mardo)
Violent Femmes (as Aron and Robert Mardo)
The Raveonettes (as Aron and Robert Mardo)
Autolux (as Aron and Robert Mardo).^[7]

In Popular Culture

Television

Theme Songs

"Jackie Come Lately": Ultimate Parkour Challenge^[8]^[9]
Buckwild
Punk'd
Warped Roadies
The Wanted Life

Incidental Music

MTV's "Jersey Shore" has used the songs "Who Do You Think You Are", "Bass Makes Treble", "Drawn From Memory", "Gone Stamos", "Shine", "She Thinks She Knows", "Make Room For The Youth", "Daylight Breaks", "Mulholland Drive", and "Like A Serenade".^[10]
The songs "Tall Order" and "Fly Curious" appear on the Teen Wolf (2011 TV series) episode "Battlefield" (season 2, episode 11).
Punk'd (Season 9)
Warped Roadies (Season 1)
90210
CSI
Ringer
The Mindy Project
Do No Harm
Shameless
Ridiculousness
Loiter Squad
Teen Mom
16 and Pregnant
Repo Games
World of Jenks
The Inbetweeners
Good Vibes
Underemployed
Zach Stone is Going to Be Famous
Death Valley
Revenge
Fantasy Factory
Friendzone
The Emmys
The Wanted Life

Commercials

"Jackie Come Lately" was used by Kawasaki for their in-store advertisements.^[11]

"Really Big Stars" was composed for Bacardi's Oak Heart Rum North American commercial campaign and also used for a campaign by Action Shot Camera.

Heavy Young Heathen's music has also been used in ads by Land Rover, Chrysler, and Vans.

Video Games

The song "Sha La La La La" is featured in the 2011 video game Saints Row: The Third, in music station 89.0 Generation X's tracklist.^[12]

Trailers

Heavy Young Heathens' music was featured in trailers for The Amazing Spider-Man, The Expendables 2, Real Steel, Johnny English Reborn, Underground Comedy, TNT (TV channel)'s Dallas (2012 TV series), Footloose (2011 film), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Treasure of Kasban Lake and Horns

References

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