Cold Cold Hearts

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Cold Cold Hearts
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L to R: Nattles, Katherine Brown, Erin Smith and Allison Wolfe
Background information
Origin Washington, D.C.
Genres Punk rock, riot grrrl
Years active1995–1998
Labels Kill Rock Stars (1996–1997)
Past members
Website page at label website

Cold Cold Hearts was a punk rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1995. Comprising singer and songwriter Allison Wolfe, guitarist and back-up vocalist Erin Smith, bass player Nattles, and drummer Katherine Brown, the band released one 7" single in 1996, and a full-length self-titled record the following year, both through Olympia, Washington-based label Kill Rock Stars. Wolfe and Smith were members of the band Bratmobile prior to forming Cold Cold Hearts; they revived Bratmobile (with bandmember Molly Neuman) after Cold Cold Hearts disbanded.

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History

Allison Wolfe and Erin Smith had both been members of the band Bratmobile with Molly Neuman, with Wolfe and Neuman based in Olympia, Washington and Smith based in Washington D.C., before its dissolution in 1994. By 1995 Wolfe had moved to D.C. and lived with Smith in a shared house in Mount Pleasant. She started a new project with Smith and drummer Malcolm McDuffie, originally called Sweet Young Fiends. Their first show was with The Cut-Throats, that band's rhythm section of bassist Natalie Mencinsky (aka Nattles) and drummer Katherine Brown later joined the group, replacing McDuffie. The band then changed its name to Cold Cold Hearts. [1] The band released a 7-inch, "Yer So Sweet (Baby Donut)", on Kill Rock Stars in early 1996. In December of the same year they recorded their eponymous and only album with Mark Robinson of Unrest at Let's Rain Studios in Arlington, Virginia, it was released in 1997. [1] Cold Cold Hearts played shows with bands such as Sleater-Kinney, The Warmers, Blonde Redhead, Bis, Chisel, Miranda July, The Need, Emily's Sassy Lime, The PeeChees, and Fugazi. They toured on one occasion with The Delta 72, and on another with both Bikini Kill and Team Dresch. [2] The band broke up in 1998 due to internal tensions, after which Wolfe and Smith reformed Bratmobile with Neuman. [2]

In a retrospective in The New York Times, Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote: "Everything about that combo was bare-bones: its discography (one 7” and one album), its songs (under two minutes) and its production (minimal but poppy). But Cold Cold Hearts burned bright and was funny, too, fully indulging in the humor that marked Bratmobile's best songs." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gentry, Brandon (2012). Capitol Contingency - Post-Punk, Indie Rock, and Noise Pop in Washington, D.C., 1991-99. Garrett County Press. ISBN   9781891053740.
  2. 1 2 Gentry, Brandon (November 3, 2011). "Secret History: Cold Cold Hearts' S/T". DCist.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (May 6, 2019). "Riot Grrrl United Feminism and Punk. Here's an Essential Listening Guide". NYTimes.com .


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