3AM (Never Felt So Good) - Live @ Hertford Corn Exchange
So Sick - Live @ St. Mary's School
Step Back - Live @ Harlow Square
Black Hearts & White Lies was started by Ben and John who grew up together in Enfield. Originally called "Ex-Directory" They was just 3 guys in a bedroom jammin away, trying to make music! Bassists and vocalists came and went but in the end, it was decided the best thing to do was to just call it a day.
Late 2006 however, (sick and tired of putting off the band for personal reasons) they decided to get to work on some new material. New songs were being made every week and the name Black Hearts & White Lies just seemed to fit.
Patrick and Louis had also grown up together and swapped sandwiches at a young age.
Pat and Lou had always been involved in something musical together, their previous band "Raket Bat" was a success but only playing 6 times with friends Alfie Oake and Jake Brimson, in the end the band didn't work out.
Lou and Pat joined another band "Yesterdays Destination" with other friends Josh Nunz and Jayden Compson which did not last long.
Early 2007, BHWL (still only Ben & John) put up an advert on Myspace calling out for a bassist and vocalist. By chance, Lou's mum happened to see the ad and the next week, Black Hearts & White Lies were complete!
The first practice session together, everyone knew that this was the band they all wanted to be. Songs just seemed to write themselves and hardly any material was discarded.Before they knew it, the band was offered a small set at a newly opening studio in North London.The set went down well and feedback was very positive.
The first set gave all the members the incentive to work hard and really set the seeds for something big to come!
Since then, the band have been setting their targets high with new material, and are currently working towards releasing an EP.
Black Hearts And White Lies Are Proudly Sponsored By Apollo Taxis :)
Bands BH+WL Have Giged With:
The Stolen Coda
The Stubbs
Pointfour
Nifty Nuts
The Jacks
The Waterloos
Talk Show Hosts
Wrongly Accused
The Wall Street Crash
Rizzo
Primary School Hero
A Man Down
Dozen Moses
6 Kinds Of Wednesday (6KOW)
Black Market
Autumn Stone
Tiberium
Longshot
Impinge
London Life
The Steers
Broken Mile
Wasted
Harley
The More Assured
The Vinyl Junkies
Name Is Renown
Catatomb
New Town Pioneers
Higher Love
Swimfaster Godwhisper
Fuzzy Logic
The Black Tricks
Flee the Scene
The Ridgeway Project
13 Riots
The Rising Tide
Flex Cabana
Members of Me
The Tudors
Turn Off Your Radio
Blah Blah Blah
Ocelot
Bedtime for Blondie
Fin Raziel
The Sliders
Second Storey Ruin
Model Morning
The Sessions
Penny Royal
JellyApe
Abanah
Raw Funk
The Mannequins
This Way Up
Nylon Sky
Against Spoken Words
Bullets For Kisses
Smashed in Sorrento
Seraphim
Venues BH+WL Have Played:
The Square - Harlow
The Marquee - Hertford
Corn Exchange - Hertford
Town Mead - Waltham Abbey
The Standard - Walthamstow
The Green Room - Welwyn Garden City
The White House - Enfield
Tommy Flynn's - Camden
Bullet Bar - Kentish Town
The Fiddler's Elbow - Kentish Town
Notting Hill Arts Club (Death Disco) - Notting Hill Gate
Wolsey Hall - Cheshunt
Lark In The Park - Islington
Fiddlers Elbow - Camden
St Mary's School - Cheshunt
Dry Bar - Barbican
The Flag - Watford
Quattroz - Harlow
The Cuban - Camden
The Boston Music Rooms - Tufnell Park
