Shimmering Stars / Violent Hearts
Album: Violent Hearts   Collection:General
Artist:Shimmering Stars   Added:Oct 2011
Label:Hardly Art  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-11-20 Pull Date: 2012-01-22
Week Ending: Jan 22 Jan 15 Jan 8 Jan 1 Dec 25 Dec 18 Dec 11 Dec 4
Airplays: 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 25, 2016: Landau Roof
Into The Sea
4. Jan 14, 2014: Meow
Sun's Going Down
2. Jan 15, 2015: Meow: The Best Of The Decade So Far (2010-2014)...The Sequel!
I'm Gonna Try
5. Dec 24, 2013: Meow
I'm Gonna Try
3. Oct 24, 2014: Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
No One
6. Jul 23, 2013: Meow
I'm Gonna Try

Album Review
mr. esq.
Reviewed 2011-11-16
SHIMMERING STARS -VIOLENT HEARTS.
as reviewed by Mister Esquire

indie pop/beach revival.
beautiful stuff! dead on beach boys sound, in thier quiter,
introspective momes (re: pet sounds)
FCC CLEAN.
RIYL: beach boys! (and any&all imitators)
MR. ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW!
PLAY THESE TRACKS: ANY!
ESP:1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14.

*1. slow building beauty.
*2. upbeat bit of nihilism. dancy.
(surf the snark!)
3. slow&haunty. twangy, reverby surf gits.
4. menacy. 70's brit punk git for the surf.
*5. slow&haunty. bashy in the middle.
6. beachy w/brit invasion merseybeat.
*7. slow. tortured. =epic! 'ooo wee ooo'
*8. upbeat. uber-spectorvision!
*9. slow, cloying melodrama.
10. mid paced, upbeat.
*11. surfy. rock n' roll git. mid/fast.
bashy (get outta thyat coma!)
*12. brian wilson's gettin' ethereal.
(get back in that coma!)
*13. just too damn beautiful.
*14. slow to mid to fast.

Track Listing
1. Believe   8. Sun's Going Down
2. I'm Gonna Try   9. Sabians
3. No One   10. Dancing To The Music I Hate
4. East Van Girls   11. I Don't Wanna Know
5. Into The Sea   12. Other Girls
6. Nervous Breakdown   13. Did I Love You
7. Privilege   14. Walk Away