The Lonely Hearts started out playing a different type of music than they do now. Brothers Will and Josiah Holland and their friend Yogi Watts released their debut album in 2003 under the name Holland. Their debut Photographs and Tidal Waves was a great twelve song collection of catchy upbeat rock songs, but it wasn’t too different from a lot of other bands at the time. After touring behind the album for a while, the band was forced to change their name for legal reasons. Apparently the name Holland had already been copyrighted by someone else. They settled on The Lonely Hearts as a nod to the The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Whether it was deliberate or not, the band’s music ended up changing along with its name. The ten tracks on The Lonely Hearts’ Paper Tapes all lean heavily to the alt-country side of fence. They make good use of slide and steel guitar and there is a little more twang in Will Holland’s voice. I think their new direction is a good one and they seem to be more suited to play this type of music. Today’s song is the opener to Paper Tapes and sets a great tone for the whole record. The band have parted ways with Tooth & Nail Records and are currently independent, but they have recorded some new demos which you can hear on their Myspace page. Just click on their name above.
One new song everyday until I get tired of doing it again. Click on the artist's name to get more information about them. Click on the album art for purchase information. Click on the play button to listen for yourself. Enjoy.
The Lonely Hearts started out playing a different type of music than they do now. Brothers Will and Josiah Holland and their friend Yogi Watts released their debut album in 2003 under the name 
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