Heart Hunters
Mystical hobo folk
Heart Hunters' Drew de Man founded his first band, No River City, in 2001 and spent the next several years making records, touring the country and sharing bills with artists such as Iron & Wine, Calexico, and Alejandro Escovedo. After a decade away from the spotlight, his new project Heart Hunters-a duo with his wife, singer/songwriter Brianna Blackbird-builds on the moody indie/alt-country sound de Man explored with No River City, updating them for a new era with debut LP American Eclipse.
Produced by Peter Case (T-Bone Burnett, John Hiatt, Mike Campbell), American Eclipse puts Heart Hunters' gorgeously wounded harmonies front-and-center. Sonically, the record ranges from sparse acoustic ruminations to lush, complex Americana anthems, some tracks-"The Good Fight" and "Cristo" come to mind-drawing not just from the country-music tradition, but also Celtic and Eastern influences, taking cues from songs like The Beatles' "Within You Without You" and Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir."