The Heavy Hours

“Hitting a mid-1970s pop-rock sweet spot, this fab debut from Cincinnati newcomers was produced by Simone Felice and co-written with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. The band more than live up to such illustrious company.”

–The Times

Following the release of their infectious floor-stomping debut single ‘Don’t Walk Away’, up and coming Cincinnati quartet The Heavy Hours have revealed their emotional new track ‘Ache’. The track, released through S-Curve/BMG, is available for streaming and download here.

Produced by Simone Felice (The Lumineers, Jade Bird, Matt Maeson) and produced and mixed by David Baron in the Catskill Mountains, the song shows the depth to the band’s songwriting following the upbeat debut single “Don’t Walk Away” which was co-written with Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach. Speaking of the song the band said, “Ache” is about the overall hurt you feel being in a relationship where you aren’t on the same page with the other person. It’s easy to feel alone when things aren’t going well, but this song is about how that pain is a two-way street.”

WATCH VIDEO FOR “ACHE” HERE

Adopting the band’s name from a line in William Butler Yeats’ Autobiographies, The Heavy Hours emerged, eager to explore a long-standing fascination with time-honored songwriting and production. Their music soon made its way to Dan Auerbach, who invited his fellow Ohioans to visit his Easy Eye Sound headquarters in Nashville for a few days of collaborative songwriting. The sessions were both productive and a revelation, inspiring the band to strip away some of their previous artifice in order to touch a more universal chord. Armed with a cache of new songs and innumerable ideas, The Heavy Hours traveled to rural Catskills in New York state, to record under the aegis of producer Simone Felice. The sessions proved incredibly fruitful, yielding a collection of distinctive new music that serves as an undeniable milestone on The Heavy Hours’ ongoing creative journey.