Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Two nights after appearing on Letterman, the Heartless Bastards, celebrating their recently released Arrow, headlined their biggest NYC show to date at Webster Hall on Friday (2/24). Joining them was Devin and Hacien... more info

Twangville — There’s something unexplainably exhilarating about a rapid and dramatic change in temperature.  In Russia and Scandinavia they go from a hot sauna to a leap into freezing cold water.  Where I grew up in the Midwest, we’d go from a hot, sweaty m... more info

Chicago Tribune — 3.5 stars (out of 4) more info

Said the Gramophone — Heartless Bastards - "Marathon" Alison sat at her desk and cut an apple core with a pair of scissors. Out the window, she could see three roofers on the apartment building across the street. They looked like action figures... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Devin @ Public Assembly in 2010 (more by Leia Jospe) The Brooklyn-based Devin, who recently opened for Suckers (also on Frenchkiss Records) at Knitting Factory, and, as mentioned, JEFF The Brotherhood at Maxwells, will be playing a free Valentine's D... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Shearwater's Animal Joy is already at the top of my 2012 favorite albums list (along with Sharon Van Etten's Tramp, released last week). Other albums I can wholeheartedly recommend this week include Heartless Bastards' Arrow, Islands' A Sleep &... more info

Chorus.fm — *Heartless Bastards (http://absolutepunk.net/heartlessbastards)* are going on tour. Dates in the replies. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Stream the new Heartless Bastards album Arrow (out ) at NPR. Damien G. Walters recommends seven literary science fiction and fantasy novels. (via) Tablet profiles singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen. Rolling Stone interviews Cohen about his new ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Erika Wennerstrom's booming, throaty, commanding presence dominates the sound of Arrow. Heartless Bastards' new album, Arrow, comes out Feb. 14. Read more » more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Heartless Bastards have let us know that they'll be back on the road, confirming a second leg of their North American tour. The band is touring in support of their new album, Arrow, releasing February 14. The... more info