The Smoking Hearts have stormed out of rural England, unleashing a whirlwind combination of relentless punk rock and cutting rocknroll.
With debut album ‘Pride Of Nowhere’, the band deftly call upon their arsenal of screaming vocals, ruthless guitars and thunderous beats. The resulting effect is 13 ferocious blasts that shout out loud be who you want to be. ‘Pride Of Nowhere’ is a record full of anger and frustration at a world that demands conformity and mindless ritual. It tells the story of five reprobates who like to have fun, rock out, and have a good time all the time. Taking digs at the common work environment we hope you all choke on your nine to five, and former loves looks like The Ritz but shes The Bates Motel, The Smoking Hearts also highlight their philosophies of life with lyrics like Well raise a toast to the ones that hate us most.
Recorded on a farm in Bedfordshire with Nick Mailing (Quireboys/Trashlight Vision) and Mastered by Russ Russell (Napalm Death/The Wildhearts) over the course of just 14 days (and nights), this 13 song opus clocks in at a frantic 29 minutes and 25 seconds.
Its about doing what you want and not taking shit for doing so says Bassist Calvin. So many people are happy to live their lives without ever stopping to consider whether they are doing what they really want to do, or if they are just content to become their parents and grow old gracefully. Fuck that.
Graceful is definitely not a word to describe The Smoking Hearts. Live shows have seen guitar headstocks smashed and drum kits sprawled across stages. It is not uncommon to find half the band on the floor with the crowd and, on occasion, half the crowd on stage with the band.
In their short career as a band, The Smoking Hearts have travelled thousands of miles, opening shows for the likes of Gallows, Bring Me The Horizon, Winnebago Deal and The Supersuckers, as well as some iconic acts such as Misfits and Skid Row.
