Haerts (album)

Haerts is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Haerts, released on October 27, 2014 by Columbia Records.^[10] The album was produced by Haerts and Jean-Philip Grobler (better known as St. Lucia), with additional production from Andy Baldwin. It features three songs that were previously released on the band's debut extended play, Hemiplegia, which was released on October 8, 2013.

Haerts
Studio album by Haerts
Released	October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	Indie pop synthpop
Length	47:00
Label	Columbia
Producer	Haerts Jean-Philip Grobler Andy Baldwin
Haerts chronology
Hemiplegia (2013) Haerts (2014) New Compassion (2018)
Singles from Haerts
"Giving Up" Released: September 2, 2014

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	56/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	C[3]
Idolator	3.5/5[4]
Paste	7.4/10[5]
Pitchfork Media	5.8/10[6]
Popmatters	3/10[7]
Under the Radar	[8]
Wondering Sound	[9]

Promotion

Haerts embarked on a small promotional tour around North America in mid-2014. They performed already released music from their first EP Hemiplagia, and unreleased music from their then-upcoming debut album. On September 2, 2014, the band released the first single from their album, "Giving Up", with an accompanying music video on October 30, 2014.^[11]

The band has embarked on a US tour hitting New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, San Francisco, and several other cities, starting on November 7 until December 20, 2014.^[12]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heart"	Nini Fabi Benjamin Gebert	4:29
2.	"Wings"	Fabi Gebert	4:58
3.	"Hemiplegia"	Fabi Gebert Garrett Ienner	3:50
4.	"Call My Name"	Fabi Gebert	3:36
5.	"No One Needs to Know"	Fabi Gebert Ienner	3:34
6.	"Giving Up"	Fabi Gebert Jean-Philip Grobler	4:17
7.	"Lights Out"	Fabi	4:23
8.	"Be the One"	Fabi Gebert	3:38
9.	"All the Days"	Fabi Gebert Grobler	4:30
10.	"Hope"	Fabi Gebert	4:27

iTunes Store bonus tracks^[13]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"The Creek"	Fabi Gebert Grobler	4:39
12.	"One Life (ode to Shen)"	Fabi Gebert Grobler	3:37

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums[14]	24

References

1. "Haerts – Haerts". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
2. Collar, Matt. "Haerts – Haerts". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
3. Flynn, Katherine (October 29, 2014). "HAERTS – HAERTS". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
4. Gracie, Blanca (October 28, 2014). "HAERTS' 'HAERTS': Album Review". Idolator. SpinMedia. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
5. Spinelli, Adrian (October 28, 2014). "Haerts: Haerts Review". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
6. Cohen, Ian (November 6, 2014). "HAERTS: HAERTS". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
7. Fennell, Sean (December 2, 2014). "Haerts: Haerts". PopMatters. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
8. Down, Lauren (November 12, 2014). "HAERTS: HAERTS (Columbia)". Under the Radar. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
9. Lau, Melody (October 27, 2014). "Haerts, Haerts". Wondering Sound. eMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
10. "HAERTS Announce Debut Album, Share New Single "Giving Up" | Pigeons & Planes". pigeonsandplanes.com. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
11. "Watch: HAERTS – "Giving Up" Video | Under the Radar - Music Magazine". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
12. "HAERTS Full Concert Listings on Songkick | Songkick". songkick.com. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
13. "Haerts by HAERTS". iTunes Store (US). Apple. October 24, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
14. "Haerts – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 16, 2014.