June 30 2009
Below are free downloads of the last two songs from the Brooklyn live acoustic sessions at Grand Street Studios that Dead Heart Bloom recorded in April. The two songs, 'Here We Are' (from the Fall In EP) and 'Love Like Lies' (from the Oh Mercy EP), can be downloaded for free (below) or streamed from our Myspace page.
Free Downloads:
Here We Are (Live Acoustic)
Love Like Lies (Live Acoustic)
June 8 2009
Review of In Chains:
"Coming on like the ocean, ancient, enveloping, and with just a little darkness beneath, "Flash In A Bottle" opens up In Chains, the final EP in Dead Heart Bloom's trilogy. If this song doesn't move you, check your pulse. In Chains calls to mind a whole host of atmospheric romantics, blending Phosphorescent's dragging pulse, Baxter Dury's combo of pop melody and trippy production (especially on the slinky, insinuating "Halfway Gone"), and Mark Lanegan's sepulchral tone. Nothing else here quite hits the level of "Flash In A Bottle", but Dead Heart Bloom's Boris Skalsky has only himself to blame for setting the bar so impossibly high."
-Under The Radar
June 1 2009
Now shipping internationally.
May 23 2009
Check out the new Boris Skalsky solo record.
May 15 2009
In April Dead Heart Bloom did a live acoustic recording session at Grand Street Recording in Brooklyn, recording acoustic versions of several DHB songs. Below are free downloads of two of the songs from the session, 'Hymn' (from the Oh Mercy EP) and 'Chelsea Song #2' (from Chelsea Diaries):
MP3 Download: Hymn (Live Acoustic)
MP3 Download: Chelsea Songs #2 (Live Acoustic)
The songs can also be streamed from our Myspace page.
April 15 2009
New shows announced.
April 7 2009
VIDEO RELEASE!
We are pleased to announce the release of the latest Dead Heart Bloom video for the song 'I'm Going To Go Meet Jesus'. The video is now up on our YouTube Channel and website.
Thanks to director Mike DeChant and his crew (Doug Gritzmacher, Adebayo Lumumba-Umoja, and Andrew Schwartz) for their hard work in both the shooting and editing phases. Thanks also to the fans who showed up at the shoot. You made the performance memorable - some of you even made it into the final edit! Last, thanks to our friends at Fight Club in Washington, D.C. As all of you know who came to the shoot, Fight Club is a unique experience and we appreciate their hosting the show.
March 22 2009
New photos up.
March 18 2009
UPDATE:
Watch the Terminator episode here. 'New Messiah' comes in at about the 35 minute mark.
Dead Heart Bloom song 'New Messiah' will be used this Friday in an episode of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles on Fox.
The show airs at 8pm (EST).
March 16 2009
Dead Heart Bloom on NPR's Second Stage.
March 10 2009
Our third EP In Chains is officially released today. The music is now available on iTunes and other digital
music services. The physical copy can also be purchased from our store. Thanks for your support.
March 8 2009
Photo gallery from Fight Club show has been posted here. Photos by David Baxley.
February 27 2009
Thanks again to all who made it out to Fight Club last night for the video shoot. And thanks to the club itself and director Mike DeChant for making it happen. It was a great night. The video will be edited in the next 2 - 3 weeks and posted here and at the Dead Heart Bloom YouTube channel. Keep checking back...
February 25 2009
Fight Club show and video shoot tonight. The club is at 1250 9th Street, NW, but you must enter through Blagden Alley on N Street.
Closest metro stop is Mt. Vernon Square on the Green Line. Here is a map (Word Doc).
February 16 2009
**DEAD HEART BLOOM VIDEO SHOOT**
Dead Heart Bloom is playing a live show and filming a video next week in Washington, D.C. The show will be Wednesday, February 25th and the video will be of a song from the set. These are the details:
WHEN: Wednesday, February 25th, 8pm. Doors are $5, but email us and we will put you on a list for FREE admission.
WHERE: Fight Club in Washington, D.C. (1250 9th Street, NW - enter through Blagden Alley on N Street between 9th and 10th Streets). This is what a recent blog said about Fight Club: "If you've never heard of Fight Club before, you're definitely not alone. If you have heard of Fight Club, you're incredibly hip to the underground scene...sure to be a place you'll tell your grandkids about."
Google Map.
WHAT: Live show and music video.
See you there!
February 9 2009
UPDATE:
Thanks for your votes these past weeks. Because of your efforts, we won the Deli Magazine poll
and have been chosen Artist of the Month. Thanks for supporting Dead Heart Bloom...
Dead Heart Bloom has been nominated by Deli Magazine for Artist of the Month...
vote for the band here.
February 3 2009
Reviews of In Chains:
"The ever growing DHB released three EP's that all explore a different musical style.
They are all absolutely riveting to listen to, and all worth picking up without hesitation.
The last of the EP trilogy, In Chains, contains one of the most gorgeous songs to come out of the year, 'Flash in a Bottle'..."
- The Frontloader
"It's phenomenal, and a testament to the band's talented musicianship and songwriting, how Dead Heart Bloom is able to
hop genres so easily while maintaining originality and artistic integrity. Each EP in this series is well crafted and
exquisitely recorded and mixed. But the true marvel lies in the way they are all tied together, even though musically
divergent, with a common theme, complete with splendid cover art and designs. In fact if you lay out all three EPs in
sequential order, the front mosaic makes a composite picture of a chained, deteriorating wall, while the back spells
out the band's name..." - Delusions of Adequacy
January 12 2009
Dead Heart Bloom song 'The Up and Down' on Above The Influence ad
'Shadow'.
December 30 2008
NEW EP RELEASE!
Dead Heart Bloom is releasing its last music of 2008: the EP In Chains. This is the third (and last) EP of a three EP series. The new music is available
now exclusively through the DHB online store and music page and will be available at other on-line and retail outlets in 2009.
Earlier in 2008, the band released the first and second of their three EP series, Fall In and Oh Mercy. Rollingstone and CMJ described them as a sublime combination of dour, druggy vocals and corkscrewing guitars and an unusual blend of intentionally unsettling bluesy yet aggressive rock guitar driven music. In Chains,
continues the stylistic experimentation of the series but explores a softer dimension: it is wrapped in reverbed vocal lines, poignant acoustic phrases, and laid back drum shuffles.
In Chains was recorded by singer/instrumentalist Boris Skalsky and guitarist Paul Wood at the band's Brooklyn studio and includes performances with drummer John Hadfield and bassist Nathan Goheen and a number of guest musicians.
Join the Dead Heart Bloom mailing list for updates on this and future releases. Thanks for the support... and happy New Year!
December 17 2008
2nd EP Oh Mercy is now available through the iTunes music store.
December 12 2008
Dead Heart Bloom has finished recording, mixing, and mastering its third EP this year, 'In Chains', the 3rd EP
in a 3 EP series. The previous EPs, 'Oh Mercy' and 'Fall In', were released earlier in 2008. Look for songs
from 'In Chains' to be posted exclusively to the Dead Heart Bloom site in the coming weeks...
November 26 2008
CMJ review of Oh Mercy:
Earlier this year, the men of Dead Heart Bloom announced their 3 EP series slated for release in the remainder of 2008, but when Fall In, the first EP, was heralded as "...a sublime combination of dour, druggy vocals and corkscrewing guitars," it was uncertain whether these rock and roll newcomers would be able to maintain the same momentum in the following EPs. Well, in their second release, Oh Mercy, they do one better; they raise the bar.
Oh Mercy spirals further down into the murky depths of rock music than its predecessor; this time louder, more distorted and more pugnacious. In opener, "Love Like Lies" colossal waves of fuzzed-out classic guitars crash down, as the uneasy harmonies sing "Forgive my body, it's breaking/Forgive me my hands, they're shaking/Forgive all those words you love like lies." And these tension-mounting progressions are typical of Dead Heart Bloom's stylistic experimentation's on this particular project.
The band explores an unusual blend of intentionally unsettling bluesy yet aggressive rock guitar-driven while introducing the concept-EP. Oh Mercy begins with an anguished love-story, immersed in self-destruction, and within its 5-song evolution, transitions to a plea for mercy from whatever gods still exist.
November 21 2008
Review of Oh Mercy:
Dead Heart Bloom once again has rocked my fucking face off with their second EP of three to be released this year by KEI Records. Their first EP Fall In was an epic roller coaster ride of an EP giving us plenty of look into the talent and capabilities of Dead Heart Bloom.
Oh Mercy, while sill showcasing their excellent skills as musicians, is just a straight killer and is something you could dance or mosh too-- what ever your preference. 'Love Like Lies', the first track, is not what I expected: more of a shoegazer pushed to a crazy level that few would dare try. The real showcase on the album 'Im Going To Go Meet Jesus' is a genre stretching track that kids in Judas Priests shirts to those of you out there sporting sweaters and bad haircuts can enjoy.
But the most shocking and in my opinion ridiculously awesome track is 'Hymn', the final track. What a fucking way to end an EP with such an over the top presentation I feel like Im being chased by the Inquisition. Once again Dead Heart Bloom shows why theyre going to be the next big thing to hit the market and Im eagerly awaiting their third EP. -NeuFutur
