Hearts
I Break Horses · 2011
40 min · 9 tracks · indie rock
Ethereal soundscapes blend with driving rhythms, creating a dreamy yet urgent atmosphere that envelops the listener.
Top tracks — play these first
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Winter Beats — This opening track sets the tone for the album with its mesmerizing synth layers and haunting vocals, encapsulating the band's signature atmospheric style.
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Hearts — The title track stands out with its pulsating beats and emotional resonance, effectively blending ethereal melodies with introspective lyrics about love and loss.
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I Kill Your Love, Baby! — This track showcases a more aggressive edge in their sound while still maintaining melodic beauty, illustrating the band’s dynamic range and lyrical depth.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album combines lush production with strong songwriting, creating a distinctive sound within the indie rock genre.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a track that features layered synths and a steady beat, establishing an ethereal yet driving sound.
- Each song typically builds in intensity, often layering vocals and instrumentation to create a dense soundscape.
- The final track serves as an outro, fading out gradually and leaving a lingering atmospheric quality.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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8/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Winter Beats 4:45
- 2 Hearts 3:53
- 3 Wired 4:31
- 4 I Kill Your Love, Baby! 4:49
- 5 Pulse 4:45
- 6 Cancer 5:10
- 7 Load Your Eyes 4:40
- 8 Empty Bottles 3:22
- 9 No Way (outro) 4:25
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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