Heathrow
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A little bit Psychedelic Furs, Jesus and Mary Chain, Luna. Comparisons to The Smiths, Lloyd Cole, and Oasis have been made, although the band does not believe they are entirely accurate. Attempts have been made to Verve or London Suede it out. Anyway you slice it, the spirit of modern British rock flows through their veins, but the quality of the songs assures that they have a sound all of their own.Band/artist history
Discography:
The Listening Classa ten-song CD featuring Walk Those Shoes and Hear In My Head. Recorded by Mike Zirkel at Smart Studios. Release: Summer 2003.
Heathrow EPa four-song CD-EP featuring Hit the Ground, Electrical Waves, Relevant Frame of Mind, and Heathrow. Recorded by Mike Zirkel at Smart Studios, Madison, WI. Release: Spring 2002.
CDs available at www.easterrecords.net/heathrow, www.CDBaby.com/heathrow2 and Milwaukee area record stores.Have you performed in front of an audience?We play Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, and Minneapolis. We've also made trips to Indianapolis and Toronto, ON and points in between.
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Summer Wood of the Indianapolis Nuvo (August 14 2002) describes Heathrow as:
a Brit pop (quartet) with a lovely, complex sound evoking Pulp and The Psychedelic Furs.
Tony Brownfield, Editor-in-Chief, www.shotgunreviews.com
It should be noted right away that Heathrow hails from Milwaukee, which is Algonquin for "the good land". At any rate, this superb four-man outfit is in reality a Wisconsin super-group formed from members of Trolley and The Virgins. And they are a seriously powerful band. Their pure Anglo infulences worn proudly, they pounded out shimmering pop gems with sincerity and conviction. It's impossible NOT to bob your head, as every note was infectious. On the band's MP3 page, conveniently linked here, they noted that "British pop saved our lives." When you hear them, you'll be a believer too. "Relevant Frame of Mind", included on their four-song EP, is a stunner.What equipment do you use?
Orange and Mesa Boogie Amps, Rickenbacker and Epiphone guitars, 70s Ludwig drums, and Fender basses. Not bad.Anything else?
Heathrow
The Listening Class - (Easter Records) - Mike Bennet www.fufkin.com
This Milwaukee band combines a blue collar rock sound (i.e., they rock) with some strong Brit inspiration -- some mod overtones pop up and they do an excellent cover of Pulp's "We Are The Boyz" that burns with the fury of The Godfathers in their prime. The band likes a nice thick rhythm guitar sound, which is contrasted by pithy lead guitar figures that support the melody. The ampage provides a good foundation for the gruff vocals of Matt Fletcher, whose style might be called Dairyland Cockney. Much like the aforementioned Godfathers (and The Jam, and for that matter, Leatherface), this band carries off tender affecting material off superbly. In fact, this album is dominated by numbers that sometimes smolder and sometimes slowly ignite. "Hey Marty!" rests on a simple piano pattern (with Jeff Lahl playing a nifty counter melody on his bass), with the guitars creating a unique atmosphere. The song takes a melodic turn into the chorus that is stunning. This is followed by the equally impressive "Just Like You", which mixes contemplative verses with epic lead guitar work, which seems to portray the maelstrom of conflict teeming inside the singer. This weird low-key yet arena size style has worked since the days of Mott The Hoople, moving on into today with Oasis and Coldplay. Heathrow puts their own stamp on it. I'm guessing that the sophistication of the songwriting coincides with an increased confidence in both individual abilities and how the band has come together. This is a good record that shows two things that need to be done for the next project -- a bit more balance, emotionally, with a few more up beat numbers like "Walk Those Shoes", and stronger lyrics -- the words here tend to be unspecific, which is not as amaging as it could be, since Fletcher's vocals are so engaging.All comments (1)
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