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Active member of alternative underground scene and culture since early 1990-ies. Underground is a way of life!

GEARHEART PRESENTS LIVELY VIDEO FOR THE EMOTIVE NEW SINGLE “WILDFLOWER”! THE GROUP’S NEW ALBUM – “LOBOTOMIZED” – IS NOW OUT!

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Pop-punk formation Gearheart is celebrating the release of the band’s brand new full-length record – “Lobotomized” (out today) – with the third single of the said record (after the previously presented and enticing “Don’t Call” and the politically-charged “Fall From Grace”)- the lively and emotionally-induced “Wildflower”! Possessing a level of raw and passion that only a few artists in the genre are able to replicate, “Wildflower” selects a great diversity of influences by taking advantage of the best elements of Gearheart’s talents. The track delivers a monolithic, unique sound with an extra dose of likability, which shows an incredible amount of sincere personality, with the members of the band exhibiting their natural ability to engulf the listener in infectious melodies and continuous integration of thoughtful instrumentation, successfully utilizing vocals, catchy choruses, and thematically focused lyrical content. The whole product is only further strengthened by its respective visual representation, which is responsible for adding a pleasing sense of nostalgia and melancholy to the “Wildflower” experience!

Providing detailed information regarding the influences behind the making of “Wildflower”, Gearheart adds: “This song is about finding the person or thing that you love, where you would least expect it and then the vulnerable feeling that overwhelms you when it’s gone. Someone that helped you find who you really are, someone so amazing that it changes your perspective of life and shows you the light of hope at the end of the tunnel. The video we put together is a love letter to all the fans that we have made and venues that we have played at along the way. Something we all took for granted just 5 months ago, the people we get to meet and the familiar faces every night, disappeared with this pandemic. We miss each and everyone and can’t wait to get to perform for everyone again when all of this is over.”

“Wildflower” is the third single of “Lobotomized” – Gearheart‘s brand new full-length album – now available everywhere!

(REVIEW) Akrabut-Agam Habakbukim

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Time for a band from Israel to grace the pages of this zine. Haifa to be exact. On their page Akrabut says that they are coming from the ghettos of Haifa.  The music on this record sound just like that. There are six songs all being sung in Hebrew and they play raw and energetic hardcore punk with angry vocals which sail into some melodic waters here and there, almost crusty guitar riffs, darkened, almost apocalyptic atmosphere and some d-beat influenced song parts here and there. Unfortunately I really don´t know what the songs are about, so maybe they sing about political themes, maybe fun, maybe personal, I really don´t know. But, music speaks for itself that this is great e.p. for punx more oriented on the rawer side of things.

https://akrabut.bandcamp.com/