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“I want it to be like that scene in Back to the Future.”
Atlantic Hearts drummer Glenn Harvey, 19, has high hopes for his new band but time travelling is not on the agenda just yet.
“I hope that when people see us it’s like that bit where Marty McFly plays the guitar solo to the 50’s prom crowd and no-one knows what to make of it,” he explained. The Canterbury band formed this summer from the ashes of hardcore punk trio Truths. Guitarist Ryan Thompson, 18, bassist Sam Bradford, 19, and vocalist James Matthews, 20, complete the line up and according to Glenn, they plan on disregarding musical rules for this new venture. “We feel like we don’t have to stay in one genre with this band,” he said.Internet videos have surfaced, showcasing songs that will be properly aired at the debut show later this month. The sound is similar to Truths’ but with an unpredictable element leading the songs to cover a wide range of ideas and emotions. “It’s making a lot of difference having an actual singer in the band,” said Glenn, acknowledging the guitarist and vocalist role Ryan played in their former outfit. “Our music is going in a new direction."
Glenn and Ryan’s former bands were known for chaotic live shows which often featured flailing limbs and swinging instruments as members got caught up in the heat of the moment. Promising more of the same, Glenn said: “We’re going to give it all we’ve got. The songs aren’t emotionless pop songs. The energy is there and we want to bring it out live.”
Plans for the immediate future are recording their first batch of songs before gigging “as much as possible”. Glenn explained that Truths created a solid foundation for Atlantic Hearts to build from. “When we started out my mates weren’t really bothered but when they heard us they were surprised it was half decent music. In Atlantic Hearts we want to make something that people want to listen to not because their friends are playing it but because they like the band.”
For gig information visit www.myspace.com/atlantichearts, where songs will be online in the coming weeks.

thanks to Chris from Trial of Fifty for sorting out the interview!