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The Unsacred Hearts

Since 2003...your favorite experimental bar band.

About Me

American-styled old-school rock and roll. Riff-happy power trio fronted by one shoutin' drunkard. Weird chords. Songs about airlinebottles, Dylanology and giving up on rock and roll.
FIVE BELIEVERS , 5 song digital-only EP comprised of odds and sods from the sessions for In Defense of Fort Useless . Digital only!
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IN DEFENSE OF FORT USELESS, The Unsacred Hearts' debut full-length album, is available now at Serious Business Records for ONLY $10. CLICK HERE TO BUY THE CD
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UNSACRED HEARTS SELF-TITLED EP is out now on Serious Business Records. It's a seven-song blast of ultra-distilled American-styled rock and roll features a riff-happy experimental bar-band fronted by one shoutin' drunkard. The CD is sold out but you can still get it digitally. Buy it on iTunes
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THE UNSACRED HEARTS / MAN IN GRAY SPLIT 7" VINYL , featuring 2 new songs by The Unsacred Hearts, is also available on Serious Business Records. For sale in stores, at shows, and online for ONLY $5. CLICK HERE TO BUY THE 7 INCH
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE UNSACRED HEARTS ONLINE!CLICK HERE TO VISIT SERIOUS BUSINESS RECORDS ONLINE!----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
"Gritty, sweaty party rock" -Time Out NY
"CMJ means a lot of different things to a lot of different people," said The Unsacred Hearts‘ frontman, Joe , the Pianos stage tonight. His subtle but unmissable note of sarcasm made it very easy to tell what the festival—and its attendant hoopla—meant to him: business as usual. The Hearts, a joyously unhinged quartet whose brief tunes neatly summarize the last half century of rock & roll, might have been playing Manhattan’s trendiest neighborhood on the eve of one of its most cutthroat popularity contests. But they weren’t pandering to anybody." Hank, Time Out NY TONY blog
"The Unsacred Hearts took the stage, grabbed it by the throat and never let go for a second. Their loud, fast, and scientific sound is equally drawn from post-punk sources like Gang of Four and the Fall, pre-punk bands like Dead Boys and Electric Eels, and more modern-day acts like Rocket from the Crypt. Led by singer Joe Willie, who jumped, strutted, and raised hell while spitting out his dead-serious lyrics like a cross between Roger Daltrey and Stiv Bators, the band was razor sharp and dangerous. Travis Harrison on drums played like he was on fire, guitarist Dave Siegel reeled off angular chords and the noise they made wasn’t joyous exactly, but it did feel like you were being lifted off the floor an inch at a time." AllMusicGuide blog
"working class garage rock" Independents Only
"mayhem, laughter, rock" WavedRumor
"The Unsacred Hearts, for whom The Deli has had much love, were blowing up the stage as I walked in. They're less of a band than they are UPS delivery-men each song a neat little 3 minute package of tight catchy riffs and shout/sung lyrics. Each song was like getting a hallmark card from your Nana but instead of there being a ten dollar bill inside it just says "Fuck you." The Deli Magazine blog
"It is inevitable. When you rock like Iggy and howl like Black Francis you're bound to take something over. Being ballsy is one thing, but being ballsy and all balls-in is completely different. The Unsacred Hearts are just that...It's American rock with American heart. -When Apes Rule the Earth
Praise for the UNSACRED HEARTS and their s/t EP
"It's a raw, dark, sexy and dangerous celebration of rock'n'roll." -Punk Planet
"FOUR STARS...New York City garage-punks deeply in love with their late 70s forbearers. Unsacred Hearts' debut has more character, range and potential than most. A strong first effort if there ever was one. The ..3 EP of 2004" -PunkNews.org
"FOUR STARS...recommended without reservations." -All Music Guide
"The Unsacreds excel at punchy rhythms and jittery riffage." -The Village Voice
"This seven-song, self-titled CD has some sharp claws. It's a great rock album in the spirit of old NYC." -Coolfer.com
"I can honestly say that listening to the Unsacred Hearts EP makes me shiver a little bit...loud, catchy, good rock music you don't have to be pretentious about." -Combustication.net
"Soulfully piledriving blues punk seen through the eyes of some drugged out southern cowboy." -Smother.net
"Really rockin, feel-good dance-punk." -Read Mag
"The Unsacred Hearts play gritty, noisy rock nuggets." -Time Out New York
"The Unsacred Hearts transcend the hipster movement by replacing posturing with passion...Stellar songwriting." -The Houston Music Review
"That album rocked hard enough to put balls on my grandmother." -Oliver Anderson, Music Director 89.3 KUGS FM, Bellingham,WA
"Sounds that you could danceably have seizures to, lyrics that are straight forward and honest and a rhythm guitar that makes you blow your load instantaneously." -Do It Fierce
"Gritty energy [and] heavenly bruised melodies" -Indieville.com
"When it comes to rock and roll, the Unsacred Hearts have an excellent understanding of what its all about." -FeelThePunk
"Highly danceable (and compact) rock and roll songs about rock and roll." -RockingTheScene
"Your new favorite band." -Concert Hype
"Across seven tracks they proved themselves star students of their 70s forbearers, channeling Richard Hell, the Heartbreakers and others in a collection of tightly wound garage songs about nothing more or less than the subject of rock and roll itself." -Punk News
...and THE UNSACRED HEARTS / MAN IN GRAY Split 7"
"Delicious. Two songs each from two seriously wicked bands -- what more is there to life? This 7" sees them playing more of their deliciously edgy garage rock, heavy on memorable riffs and solid melodies." -Indieville
"The subversively clever Unsacred Hearts' stream-of-consciousness vocal delivery fits perfectly with the atomic musical backdrop, making for a listen as captivating as reading Hemingway for the first time." -Skratch Magazine
"If you're actively seeking new music than I'd suggest these bands with their bizarre and quirky undercurrents. But that being said each band has a innate ability to write catchy hooks that even the most cynical rock-n-roll kid would appreciate with full-teeth smiles." -Smother
"Both bands wreak considerable rock and roll havoc." -Splendid

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Member Since: 5/28/2004
Band Website: unsacredhearts.com
Band Members: Joe Willie-vocalsDave Siegel-guitarSmilin' Andy Bean-bass, vocalsTravis Harrison-drums
Influences: Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, The Clash, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Tom Waits, Them, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, Guided By Voices, Sam Cooke, Patti Smith, The Silver Jews, Minor Threat, The Replacements.
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The Unsacred Hearts draw from a wide range of influences: formative punk rock, outlaw country, warped '60s blues, Dylan rhymes and gutbucket soul to name a few. These and other musical strands are apparent in Unsacred Hearts music but never supplant the band's own original noise.

The Hearts have been writing, recording and performing since late 2003. Front-man Joe Willie started the group with hometown friends Travis Harrison (drums) and Dave Siegel (guitar) after the dissolving of their previous band for which Joe served as an outboard lyricist. Bassist/vocalist Andy Ross spent over a year in the band before joining OK Go. He was replaced in 2005 by S. Andy Bean (also of the Two Man Gentlemen Band).

On stage, the Hearts take audiences on sweaty beer-soaked joy-rides, summoning comparisons to Mitch Ryder, Guided By Voices and vintage Clash. Alongside original tunes, you'll often hear twisted reinterpretations culled from the band's repertoire of cover material. In the studio, the Hearts challenge the limitations of a typical guitar-bass-drums lineup. Their latest album In Defense of Fort Useless displays the use of myriad musical textures, from spare experimental country to the meanest punk.
Record Label: Serious Business Records
Type of Label: Indie

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We’re playing MAY16 @ the Delancey ...

The Unsacred Hearts return this Friday with a show at the Delancey. Plus --- new album update. The Unsacred Hearts, who haven't played a show since the Serious Business Christmas party in December, w...
Posted by The Unsacred Hearts on Tue, 13 May 2008 05:21:00 PST