HEARTSREVOLUTION

IHEARTCOMIX is releasing HEARTSREVOLUTION’s Switchblade EP on October 21st. If you happened to catch the EP on ISOMORPHS then you’ll be happy to know that the new EP has a slightly different tracklisting with a couple new tracks you haven’t yet heard. Most noticeably though, while the ISOMORPHS release had a few ethereal moments, IHEARTCOMIX’s release throws nothing but punches.

I’ve kinda struggled with HEARTSREVOLUTION before… it’s the age old style vs. substance debate and with this band it has sometimes been hard to tell where the weight is. But with both Switchblade EPs — and perhaps even more so with the IHEARTCOMIX release — we’re starting to see HEARTSREVOLUTION emerge not just as stylish trendy kids who drive an ice cream truck and like to release vinyls in pretty colors but also as a band with some substance. They’re moving beyond “just” distorted vocals and randomized sequences. And with tracks like “Digital Suicide” and “Dance til Dawn” (the latter being perhaps their best song to date), the disc displays a certain versatility that might come as surprise to some listeners.

Anyway. Yes, you’ve heard “Switchblade” before, but delete whatever shitty MySpace rip you have in your iTunes collection because this copy is freshly mastered and at a full 320 kbps:

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HEARTSREVOLUTION – “Switchblade”

Pre-order here.

Can’t get enough?.. look for “Switchblade” again this November with remixes by Designer Drugs, Beni, LA Riots, The Toxic Avenger, Mixhell, Acid Girls and more.

Oh and, catch the band on tour — Franki Chan, Mr. IHEARTCOMIX’s himself, is playing drums with the band now.

September UK Tour Dates

9/19 – London, UK @ Old Blue Last
9/20 – London, UK @ The Monarch
9/22 – London, UK @ Puregroove (instore)
9/23 – London, UK @ Club Propoganda (early)
9/23 – London, UK @ Madame JoJo’s/White Heat (late)
9/25 – Brighton, UK @ Digital w/ Midnight Juggernauts
9/26 – London, UK @ ULU w/ Midnight Juggernauts