Song of the Week: A Question of Trust
Their Hearts Were Full of Spring
A Question of Trust
Do you miss old school fey indie? Do you mourn the demise of McCarthy, miss the Go-Betweens and think fondly of Talulah Gosh? Are you exasperated with the low productivity rate of the Pastels and Belle & Sebastian? Then this is for you.
Their Hearts Were Full of Spring are a London band who’ve clearly listened to too much of all of the above. I love it.
‘A Question of Trust’, Their Hearts Were Full of Spring, Marketstall Recordings
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January 16th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
I love that too! That was a pretty cool song. Thanks for posting it. Have a great weekend. Cheers!
January 16th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
yep definitely made in 1986 shop assistants revival anyone…..
January 16th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
There’s nothing wrong with the Shop Assistants BLTP…
And have a good weekend, both of you.
January 17th, 2009 at 1:21 am
Lovely song. Various elements of it put me in mind of The Smiths, The Auteurs, Camera Obscura, The Divine Comedy, Magnetic Fields, Broadcast………
Belle & Sebastien are an obvious reference point, but THWFOS sound much less painfully self aware and cool, which is a good thing.
I’ll keep my eyes peeled for their stuff.
Oh, and their name is utterly brilliant.
January 17th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Cracking song. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for their stuff…
January 17th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I just typed Their Hearts Were Full of Spring into YouTube and this is what I got, which I guess explains the name: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vy4eVYJQrs
Ladles of schmaltz but probably worth sticking with it. You can’t deny these blokes can sing. Even poor addled Brian makes a rare appearance…
January 17th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Somehow I’m not suprised that either of you liked this track – it is very good isn’t it?! It references a lot of obvious material, but still somehow seems to stand on its own. And I’m similarly not suprised by the Beach Boys name reference.
What I am suprised by is how good the Beach Boys sound in this clip. Tight, tight, tight and quite touching in its own way. Even if its Ronald and Nancy Reagan whose hearts are full of spring…