​Heartless Bastards (from the album A Beautiful Life

​Heartless Bastards (from the album A Beautiful Life available on Sweet Unknown Records) (by Bryant Liggett)
The Heartless Bastards are aging with grace. Not saying they’re old, but 16 years in since they dropped their debut. In Rock’n’Roll years that’s a healthy lifetime. Forget time and think longevity and brand. Their latest in A Beautiful Life is loaded with dreamy melodies that mix with Erika Wennerstroms always powerhouse vocals.  “Revolution” kicks it off, a tune with a protest vibe. Wennerstrom suggests we ‘leave judgement at the door for others and yourself’ as she also calls out what could be big brother while ultimately just wanting to ‘take away the Blues’; it’s a cut loaded with punching statements as they melody moves from dreamy ballad to pumping singalong.
There’s a bit of AM gold in “When I Was Younger”, “Dust” digs into the ambient, and “Photograph”, with its 70’s guitar lead in, could be a star of Classic Rock radio. It ultimately digs into a wonderful, dreamy interlude.  “Doesn’t Matter Now” has a subtle Pop vibe in a carefree package, its beauty being in its laid-back delivery. Sixteen years back this was a guitar heavy band. Heartless Bastards are still heavy while also stocked with thick, dreamy songs, delivered like a film score for A Beautiful Life. In the end, it is always Wennerstroms’ vocals that steal the show; commanding and big but also soft, they remain the star instrument.  (by Bryant Liggett)
Listen and buy the music of Heartless Bastards from AMAZON
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