Haerts (album)

Haerts is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Haerts, released on October 27, 2014 by Columbia Records.[10] The album was produced by Haerts and Jean-Philip Grobler (better known as St. Lucia), with additional production from Andy Baldwin. It features three songs that were previously released on the band's debut extended play, Hemiplegia, which was released on October 8, 2013.

Haerts
Studio album by
Haerts
ReleasedOctober 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
Recorded2013–14
Genre
Length47:00
LabelColumbia
Producer
Haerts chronology
Hemiplegia
(2013)		 Haerts
(2014)		 New Compassion
(2018)
Singles from Haerts
  1. "Giving Up"
    Released: September 2, 2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Consequence of SoundC[3]
Idolator3.5/5[4]
Paste7.4/10[5]
Pitchfork Media5.8/10[6]
Popmatters3/10[7]
Under the Radar[8]
Wondering Sound[9]

Promotion

Haerts embarked on a small promotional tour around North America in mid-2014. They performed already released music from their first EP Hemiplagia, and unreleased music from their then-upcoming debut album. On September 2, 2014, the band released the first single from their album, "Giving Up", with an accompanying music video on October 30, 2014.[11]

The band has embarked on a US tour hitting New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, San Francisco, and several other cities, starting on November 7 until December 20, 2014.[12]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart"
  • Nini Fabi
  • Benjamin Gebert
4:29
2."Wings"
  • Fabi
  • Gebert
4:58
3."Hemiplegia"
  • Fabi
  • Gebert
  • Garrett Ienner
3:50
4."Call My Name"
  • Fabi
  • Gebert
3:36
5."No One Needs to Know"
  • Fabi
  • Gebert
  • Ienner
3:34
6."Giving Up"
4:17
7."Lights Out"Fabi4:23
8."Be the One"
  • Fabi
  • Gebert
3:38
9."All the Days"
  • Fabi
  • Gebert
  • Grobler
4:30
10."Hope"
  • Fabi
  • Gebert
4:27
iTunes Store bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Creek"
  • Fabi
  • Gebert
  • Grobler
4:39
12."One Life (ode to Shen)"
  • Fabi
  • Gebert
  • Grobler
3:37

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums[14] 24

References
  1. "Haerts – Haerts". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. Collar, Matt. "Haerts – Haerts". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. Flynn, Katherine (October 29, 2014). "HAERTS – HAERTS". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. Gracie, Blanca (October 28, 2014). "HAERTS' 'HAERTS': Album Review". Idolator. SpinMedia. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  5. Spinelli, Adrian (October 28, 2014). "Haerts: Haerts Review". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  6. Cohen, Ian (November 6, 2014). "HAERTS: HAERTS". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  7. Fennell, Sean (December 2, 2014). "Haerts: Haerts". PopMatters. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  8. Down, Lauren (November 12, 2014). "HAERTS: HAERTS (Columbia)". Under the Radar. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  9. Lau, Melody (October 27, 2014). "Haerts, Haerts". Wondering Sound. eMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  10. "HAERTS Announce Debut Album, Share New Single "Giving Up" | Pigeons & Planes". pigeonsandplanes.com. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  11. "Watch: HAERTS – "Giving Up" Video | Under the Radar - Music Magazine". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  12. "HAERTS Full Concert Listings on Songkick | Songkick". songkick.com. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  13. "Haerts by HAERTS". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  14. "Haerts – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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