The Dark Romantics aptly titled sophomore album, Heartbreaker, will wrap its wild vines of despair around your heart. An album like this one isn't something we stumble on quite often, but the darkness and underlying sweeps of brittle emotions will capture your attention. On first listen, this was not a typical album to get sucked into. It was much more supple than I anticipated hearing, and my first impressions were to expect something perhaps less melodic than what had actually hit my ears.
The album itself is full of swinging guitar chords and slabs of swooning emotion from lead vocalist, Eric Collins. Vocal comparisons could be made to three of our favorite bands Low vs Diamond's Lucas Field and Your Vegas' Coyle Girielli and Keane's Tom Chaplin, particularly in the two songs below. The Dark Romantics have also been compared to A.C Newman (New Pornographers) and Thom Yorke (Radiohead), but are none in the same with a defining sound just a notch below the prime bands of our day. Their deeper cutting tracks are not for an amateur listener, yet primed for a hearty listen.
MP3: The Dark Romantics - Never Been Loved (buy)
MP3: The Dark Romantics - Gimme A Kiss (buy)
MP3: Low vs Diamond - This Is Your Life (buy)
Remaining Tour Dates
Oct 16 2008 Tin Roof Charleston, South Carolina
Oct 17 2008 New French Bar w/ LOOK MEXICO Asheville, North Carolina
Oct 18 2008 Lunch Box Records w/ LOOK MEXICO Charlotte, North Carolina
Oct 19 2008 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, Florida
Oct 29 2008 The Vagabond **GEN ART presents REVERB** Miami, Florida
Oct 30 2008 Respectable Street Cafe w/ TV CLUB & MOUSE FIRE West Palm Beach, Florida
Nov 7 2008 Flicker Theatre w/ THE WINTER SOUNDS Athens, Georgia
Nov 8 2008 Soho w/ THE WINTER SOUNDS Columbus, Georgia
Nov 13 2008 ANTI*POP Festival Orlando, Florida
Nov 14 2008 ANTI*POP Festival Orlando, Florida
Nov 15 2008 ANTI*POP Festival Orlando, Florida
Nov 16 2008 ANTI*POP Festival Orlando, Florida
Nov 21 2008 New World Brewery w/ THE WINTER SOUNDS & WIN WIN WINTER Ybor City, Florida
Nov 22 2008 CAMP FIRE USA w/ THE WINTER SOUNDS & WIN WIN WINTER Lakeland, Florida
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