Album: The Mountain by Heartless Bastards (2009)
Genre: Alternative
Record Label: Fat Possum
Format: Album

Description: Heartless Bastards’ third album brought a major lineup change for the blues-rock unit, leaving lead singer/guitarist Erika Wennerstrom as the last woman standing. The group shifted to a more refined sound than on their rugged earlier albums; here, acoustic songs like “Could Be So Happy” find Wennerstrom tackling a folky stride, while stormy tracks like “Early in the Morning” show the group’s penchant for balancing upbeat grooves with gnarled riffs.

Artist Background: The Heartless Bastards' story starts in Dayton, Ohio, where Wennerstrom found the name on a multiple choice video trivia game at a bar. As a songwriting teenager during a time when Guided by Voices and Brainiac were packing local bars and three of The Breeders were still in town, Wennerstrom used to sneak into clubs to check out the scene. "I would just see those people--my music heroes--hanging out at the bar like everyone else," she remembers. "I could see myself in them. It gave me inspira... Emerged in the 2000s era.

Related Artists: The Kills, Delta Spirit, Dan Auerbach, The Arcs

Music Scene: Emerged in the 2000s era.

Tags: Alternative, 2000s, Album, Fat Possum

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Heartless Bastards’ third album brought a major lineup change for the blues-rock unit, leaving lead singer/guitarist Erika Wennerstrom as the last woman standing. The group shifted to a more refined sound than on their rugged earlier albums; here, acoustic songs like “Could Be So Happy” find Wennerstrom tackling a folky stride, while stormy tracks like “Early in the Morning” show the group’s penchant for balancing upbeat grooves with gnarled riffs.

The Mountain

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