It’s funny. Sometimes you can spend so much time in search of new music that you miss the obvious…The bands busting their ass right in your town. Such is the case with The Heathens….it took a mix cd with “Busy Night and the Meat Market” mailed to me from Rhode Island to finally hear them and 3 days after the cd arrives the bartender at a local watering hole was wearing a Heathens tshirt so I do a little internets poking around and WTF? they are from Orlando….all the time spent at local shows, I should have known that…..to quote my grandmother “if it had been a snake it’a bit chya”. The cd has a very whimsical light sound to it with violins and vocals that seem almost innocent…not by subject manner mind you but by the twangy manner in which they are delivered. I just figured I would drop a few lines on these guys since they are local and it seems like everyday some shit new nu-metal-punk-postpunk-hardcore-rap act is being hyped as the best thing in central florida. These guys have some growing to do to completely break out of the local scene but they seem to have the necessary ingredients. I, for one, look forward to supporting them on their trips to Tampa….I will also be making sure to include one of these 3 songs on all mix cds I make from this day forth:
The Heathens – Busy Night at the Meatmarket
The Heathens – Sex in Silent Films
The Heathens – Stickin’ Around
The Heathens debut release “Big White House” can be purchased over at post-records.
Autopsy IV
Part time blogger. Full time hater.
Bryan,i think they have played some show with the Diviners
BTW the Diviners would be a nice write up,just saying