American Hearts [Vinyl]

A.A. Bondy | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (July 14, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fat Possum
• ASIN: B002BYSG8Q
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,932 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. How Will You Meet Your End

2. There's a Reason

3. Black Rain, Black Rain

4. Rapture (Sweet Rapture)

5. American Hearts

6. No Man Shall

7. World Without End

8. Lovers' Waltz

9. Vice Rag

10. Killed Myself When I Was Young

11. Witness Blues

12. Of the Sea

Editorial Reviews

Recorded and mixed in a month at The Red Barn in Palenville, NY in January 2007, American Hearts is dark and sardonic but it's not a claustrophobic, tortured not troubled as you'd expect. The record is actually quite beautifully stark and stripped-down and well played, filled with great melodies and warm production. The songs are wonderfully influenced by an amalgam of folk and blues, filtered through the mind of someone who knows what makes a great rock song breathe.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FYI, August 19, 2008

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dolby taylor (redondo beach) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: American Hearts (Audio CD)

aka Scott Bondy formerly of the band Verbena. They put out 3 excellent albums that also rock. A rare but simple thing, an album that is solid from start to finish - its cohesive but not monotonous. Absolutely so glad that i didn't miss this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing Track, January 14, 2011

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Lauren E. Villarreal - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Hearts [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

Take a look at the back cover and you'll find that the vinyl version of this album is missing the first track, "How Will You Meet Your End?" I love Bondy and my records, but I can't get past this very puzzling omission. We emailed the label and they shipped us a CD, no explanation in sight.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A.A. Bondy, November 30, 2009

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Jennifer Grissom "frufrufox" (Downey CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Hearts (Audio CD)

Great Album kinda country, kinda folk, kinda dark.
I love this album, I bought it when it came out and have seen Bondy live, twice.
Do yourself a favor buy this album for Sunday mornings or late night drivin.
Oh and his harmonica, perfection.
I play this album from beginning to end.