The Exploding Hearts
Shattered
Dirtnap
2006
Rating: 9 sleeping aides & razor blades out of 10
It feels like I’ve been waiting on this compilation for a long time; ever since that fateful night that took the lives of three of four members of The Exploding Hearts, I knew it was inevitable that Dirtnap or someone would release a compilation of unreleased songs, singles, b-sides and outtakes so that us fans would have at least a little more of the Heart’s glammy pop to hang our hats on. Anyone who at this point hasn’t listened to and memorized the band’s only release, “Guitar Romantic”, should drop this magazine and instantly run to their nearest record store and purchase it (or maybe it’s even on iTunes for you internet nerds). That album wasn’t just the best record of 2003, it will probably go down as one of the top 5 records of the decade. As you can tell, my feelings run high with this band so this odds-n-sods release is the only real chance for fans to get a “new” Exploding Hearts album (even if you do already know most of the songs in one form or another). How tragedy befalls a band of this talent and yet Nickelback still walk the earth I’ll never understand, but any fan of catchy pop songs with a late 70’s punk vibe could do no better than the Exploding Hearts.
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