The Empty Hearts

The Empty Hearts are an American garage rock-influenced supergroup which produced its first album and launched its first tour in 2014.

Background

The band was founded in 2013 by The Chesterfield Kings bassist Andy Babiuk and a roster of founding members including Blondie drummer Clem Burke, The Cars guitarist Elliot Easton, and The Romantics guitarist and vocalist Wally Palmar.^[1] Palmar also plays the harmonica on the band's self-titled first album, which was released 5 August 2014 and produced by The Ramones producer Ed Stasium and included Small Faces and Faces pianist Ian McLagan on Hammond organ and Wurlitzer until his death in December 2014.^[2] The group says that the album took just five days to complete at Babiuk's Fab Gear Studios in Rochester, N.Y. with many of the songs being recorded in a single take.^[3] The group's name was suggested by Steven Van Zandt whose Wicked Cool Records label had released three of Babiuk's Chesterfield Kings albums.^[4] The band's first concert date was 16 October 2014 at Londonderry, New Hampshire's Tupelo Music Hall. The band performed at the NAMM Show in January 2016.

Discography

Albums

• The Empty Hearts (2014), 429 Records

References