Wildhearts

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Wildhearts mastermind Ginger knows the value of a bad reputation. And in the twelve years since they bounded into the public ear with their seminal debut "Earth Versus The Wildhearts" they’ve re-written the book on mischief. Magazine offices wrecked…drugs taken…fights fought…vehicles driven into swimming pools. You name it, The Wildhearts have had their greasy little paws all over it, then got bored with it...

In 2003, however, the time had come for the ‘Hearts to take their rightful place as one of the most electrifying outfits in the world. Whenever people actually get around to hearing their music, they invariably find it in a class of its own - unless of course they've already heard the bands who have been inspired by the group’s schizophonic racket.

In short, The Wildhearts are about to put on quite a performance...

The stage was set last year. A week in a Welsh recording studio gave birth to some deliciously spontaneous new songs, with first single - "Vanilla Radio", released in September 2002 on the band’s own Round Records label – entering the National Charts at Number 26.

UK & Japanese tours saw them play to an excess of 90,000 rabid fans, then more recordings led to the release of follow-up single, "Stormy In The North, Karma In The South”, which charted at 17 in the Top 20 and saw the guys back on Top Of The Pops. And so this fucked-up destructo-ball of a band rolls inexorably onwards...

"We've just recorded an album in a matter of weeks," says flame-headed frontman, Ginger. "We wrote and wrote and wrote, amassing a huge collection of songs, then recorded the best of them ...

"With The Wildhearts, there was always talk down the pub," he adds. "This time, it seems to be almost self-motivating, and the proof is in the songs. There’s a band here who are so fired up that they can write an album in a week. You can't fake that sort of stuff – it’s all about hard work..."

Not only did Ginger & Co. hit the road again in April of this year, but a new single, "So Into You", was released through Gut Records, to whom the band had freshly signed ...

“All of us are now on the same level," concludes Ginger. "That's really the only reason why we've reform-ed. We feel like there's unfinished business - and what a great time to finish it..!"

The album, "The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed", was released in August, 2003. Chock-full of tunes and choruses, it’s a modern-day classic, with songs such as "Only Love", "Someone That Won't Let Me Go" and "One Love, One Life, One Girl" already crowd favourites.

“Coupled With”, a collection of B-sides and rarities, was released early in 2004, a year which has seen them wow audiences on numerous tours throughout America and Europe as well as the UK, most recently playing enthralling sets at the Carling Reading and Leeds festivals.

The band are now in the process of celebrating their live heritage by releasing “The Wildhearts Strike Back”, a double-album recorded on their UK tour earlier this year, and will be playing a series of live shows towards the end of the year, when they intend to record a DVD for release early in 2005.

As Ginger says: "There has never been a better time to be in a rock'n'roll band...!"


Source: Press Office (September 2004) read less

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