The Black Heart Procession

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Formed in late 1997 in San Diego, The Black Heart Procession have been described as beautifully bleak and brooding indie rock. Lyrically touching on the melancholy side of human nature, the five-piece band is appropriately named given its themes of isolation, depression, and heartache.

The core members of Pall Jenkins and Tobias Nathaniel (Three Mile Pilot) also collaborate on-stage and in the studio with various musicians whose instruments include guitar, piano, percussion, and even saw.

This uniqueness led to a 1998 record deal with Cargo Records, which released their first album, 1. The Black Heart Procession then toured the United States and Europe with A Minor Forest, and the group’s follow-up, 2, was released through Touch & Go Records in 1999. The final piece to the trilogy, 3, arrived in 2000. Joe Plummer (the Magic Magicians, Modest Mouse) and violinist Matt Resovich (The Album Leaf) were added to the Black Heart Procession lineup for the recording of the group’s fourth effort, 2002’s Amore del Tropico. This cinematic songbook of love and deception was an exploration of lounge and blues, making it an epic set for the band. Two years later, the Black Heart Procession scaled back their usual sinister presentation for In the Fishtank, Vol. 11, a co-release with Dutch prog rockers Solbakken for KonKurrent’s celebrated album series.

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Top Tracks

1	Not Just Words	245
2	Tropics of Love	244
3	It's a Crime I Never Told You About the Diamonds in Your Eyes	226
4	A Light So Dim	195
5	Blue Tears full track	177
6	Your Church Is Red	171
7	Did You Wonder	168
8	Why I Stay	166
9	Broken World	156
10	Sympathy Crime	154
11	The Spell	145
11	A Cry for Love	145
11	Tangled	145
14	The Invitation	141
15	The Letter	140

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mouton wrote:
yesterday morning

perfection. and knowing they come from Three Mile Pilot, who also lead to Pinback. Surely talented people.

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runout_groove wrote:
last week

playing london on december 3rd: http://www.last.fm/event/787987

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Roninville wrote:
last month

"Once said at the fires" is filling the nine inch nail holes in my heart.

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nickvb wrote:
last month

well anyway, these guys have not put out a bad album

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nickvb wrote:
last month

post-rock...am i missing something

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twoparentheses wrote:
August 2008

So many high school memories with this band. Amazing music.

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Hklti36Fljf wrote:
August 2008

sadcore...surely

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Afrocharnego wrote:
August 2008

Does anybody in the world know if they are touring Europe this year. Besides de ATP Festival, I mean.

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sinemma wrote:
July 2008

I love your music.

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verabaxter wrote:
July 2008

amigos, les dejamos el link con Vera Baxter: www.lastfm.es/music/vera+baxter saludos desde argentina!

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silenceman wrote:
July 2008

Very good. Not just words.:-)

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helsinki_93 wrote:
July 2008

...in a cabin out where it's cold there's a waiter serving time...

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DeafboyOne wrote:
July 2008

not just words

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telifonjasser wrote:
July 2008

I agree sh8k_et.

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runout_groove wrote:
June 2008

The Black Heart Procession play this year's ATP Nightmare Before Christmas curated by Melvins and Mike Patton: http://www.last.fm/event/639747

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friedair wrote:
June 2008

"Your church is red" on "2" is like a serenade to a moonless sky

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Dendrita wrote:
June 2008

I like their music but I can't get used to the vocals

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sh8k_et wrote:
May 2008

I agree Singulair.

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sh8k_et wrote:
May 2008

Just realized that I don't have any BHP on my profile because they are the only band that I pretty much just listen to my c.d.s and vinyl and haven't put on my computer. My favorite is a 7 inch with Between the Machines and After the Ladder. Amazing. It's rare, but you can still find it. Here's a clue. There is an online record site that's name has to do with astrology.

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CURED wrote:
May 2008

are they still recording together?

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