Horse Jumper of Love

Performers

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  Horse Jumper of Love

  2022 saw the release of Horse Jumper of Love’s latest full-length, Natural Part, and now less than a year
  later, the band are back with an unexpected new release. Heartbreak Rules is a mini-album of sorts: a
  collection of eight completely fresh songs, two reimagined versions of standout tracks from Natural Part,
  and a cover of The Smashing Pumpkins classic, “Luna.” But the most striking thing about Heartbreak
  Rules is the volume–or more specifically, the lack of it. This is a sparse, intimate version of Horse Jumper
  of Love, one that forgoes the waves of fuzz and feedback, and instead highlights the indelible songwriting
  at the core of their music.
  Heartbreak Rules was written and recorded solely by vocalist/guitarist Dimitri Giannopoulos, but it is
  undeniably a Horse Jumper of Love release. “When I started writing, I didn’t really know what it would be,”
  he explains. “I went into it with no intentions.” Seeking a creative outlet during the pandemic,
  Giannopoulos decamped to the Catskills with engineer and longtime band collaborator, Bradford Kreeger,
  and the pair spent five days casually recording what would become Heartbreak Rules. “It was really fun,
  we were drinking heavily and

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  Shallowater

  Born where the dustbowl never died, Shallowater sonically animates the bleak, gritty landscape of West Texas. Their debut album, "There Is A Well," was released last year to high acclaim with its masterful use of slowcore, post-hardcore, and country. Between deeply sad ballads and hard-hitting distortion, Shallowater's music pushes the boundaries of conventional genres to create their own Americana: a dark, barren soundscape of their home, a Cormac McCarthy novel brought to life.