The Absinthe Hearts

The Absinthe Hearts were formed in Melbourne, Australia and fueled by their frustration at the over abundance of self-referential, shoe-gazing acts seemingly out of touch with the idea of a good time. Inspired by the days when Rock was a spectacle and people shook their hips and moved their feet when the beat was strong, With shared influences such as The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, The Seeds, 13th Floor Elevators, The MC5, The Stooges, T-Rex, Ziggy Stardust and many more besides, The Absinthe Hearts are like a party on stage. Featuring powerful voices over dueling guitar riffs and a booty quaking rhythm section, convenient descriptive adjectives such as Glam and Psychedelic are appropriate but less than adequate in capturing the synthesis of their distinctive sound.