Haerts

{{Short description|German indie pop music duo}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Haerts | image = Haerts at Webster Hall.jpg | image_size = | landscape =  | caption = | origin = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | genre = {{flatlist| *Indie pop<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/14-artists-to-watch-in-2014-5869525/|title=14 Artists to Watch in 2014|magazine=Billboard|date=13 January 2014|publisher=}}</ref> *alternative }} | years_active = 2011–present | label = Columbia | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|http://www.haertsmusic.com/}} | current_members = * Nini Fabi * Ben Gebert }}

'''Haerts''' (stylized as '''HAERTS''') is a German indie pop music duo, formed in 2011 in New York.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=Fred |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/haerts-mn0003107174 |title=Haerts |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=November 11, 2014}}</ref> The band consists of Nini Fabi (vocals) and Ben Gebert (keyboards, guitars).<ref>{{cite web |last=Ricciardi |first=Tiney |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/music/headlines/20130824-concert-review-third-annual-gorilla-vs.-bear-festival-in-dallas-hits-hip-hop-home-run.ece |title=Concert review: Third annual Gorilla vs. Bear festival in Dallas hits hip-hop home run |work=The Dallas Morning News |date=August 24, 2013 |accessdate=September 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Manning |first=Kara |url=http://www.thealternateside.org/130513/haerts-tas-session |title=Haerts: TAS In Session |publisher=The Alternate Side. WFUV |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=September 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918022020/http://www.thealternateside.org/130513/haerts-tas-session |archive-date=September 18, 2013 }}</ref>

The group made their debut with the single Wings, which was called "about as flawless as pop tunes come" by KEXP.<ref name=KEXP /> They released their first EP, ''Hemiplegia'' in 2013, their self-titled debut album on Columbia Records in 2014, and the visual EP, ''POWERLAND'' in 2016.

Since then they have released three further singles and toured with bands such as Rhye, Shout Out Louds, Michelle Branch, Washed Out,<ref>{{cite web |last=Koellner |first=Amanda |url=https://consequence.net/2013/09/live-review-washed-out-at-chicagos-metro-913/ |title=Live Review: Washed Out at Chicago's Metro |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=September 15, 2013 |access-date=September 16, 2013}}</ref> and London Grammar. Their music has been featured in film and television, in such films and shows as ''Carrie'', ''Cake'', ''Love, Simon'', ''Pretty Little Liars'' and ''13 Reasons Why''.

==History== Haerts was originally formed by singer/songwriter Nini Fabi and pianist/producer Benjamin Gebert. The longtime collaborators grew up in Munich, Germany, and had previously performed as the duo Nini&Ben. They moved to Brooklyn in 2010, where they became Haerts and were joined by band members Garrett Lenner (guitar) and Derek McWilliams (bass). They eventually signed with Columbia Records in 2012.

Haerts' 2012 debut single, "Wings", received regular airplay throughout the United States and was also featured as the song of the day by KEXP-FM.<ref name=KEXP>{{cite web |last=Feenstra |first=Gerrit |url=http://blog.kexp.org/2013/01/31/song-of-the-day-haerts-wings/ |title=Song of the Day: HAERTS – Wings |publisher=KEXP-FM |date=January 31, 2013 |accessdate=September 16, 2013}}</ref> They followed up with the release of their second single, "All the Days", in 2013. The song was voted as the "Song of the Summer" by ''Elle'' magazine and featured in the 2013 film ''Carrie''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Platiner |first=Seth |url=http://www.elle.com/news/culture/haerts-brooklyn-band |title=Listen Up: Our Vote for Song of the Summer Goes to Brooklyn-based band, HAERTS |work=Elle |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Médias |date=May 23, 2013 |accessdate=September 15, 2013}}</ref> The group's first EP, ''Hemiplegia'', was released in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2013/10/01/listen-haerts-hemiplegia-ep/ |title=listen: HAERTS – ''Hemiplegia'' EP |publisher=Gorilla v. Bear |date=October 1, 2013 |accessdate=October 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,10705198,00.html |title=Haerts to Release "Hemiplegia" on September 17 |publisher=Artistdirect |date=August 19, 2013 |accessdate=September 16, 2013}}</ref> It was produced by St. Lucia and contains both of their original single releases.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gossett |first=Eric |url=http://www.cmj.com/news/haerts-announce-debut-ep-hemiplegia/ |title=HAERTS Announce Debut EP, ''Hemiplegia'' |publisher=CMJ |date=August 8, 2013 |accessdate=September 15, 2013}}</ref> The band's eponymous debut album was released on October 27, 2014, and it features three of the songs from their first EP. Alongside the debut album's release, two singles have spawned from the album, "Giving Up" and a later release "Be the One".

Garrett Ienner and Derek McWilliams left the band in 2015.

In January 2016, Haerts released the short film ''POWER/LAND'', in collaboration with video artist Julian Klincewicz along with the soundtrack EP ''POWER/LAND''.

In 2017, they released three singles from their second studio album: "Your Love" on March 3, 2017, "No Love for the Wild" on May 19, 2017, and "The Way" on December 8, 2017.

In the fall of 2018, they released their second studio album entitled ''New Compassion'' through Arts & Crafts Productions, Inc., and embarked on a tour supported by Vlad Holiday for the east coast and midwest North American dates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.killbeatmusic.com/media-releases/2018/9/7/haerts-announce-north-american-tour-dates-share-new-single|title=Haerts Announce North American Tour Dates, Share New Single}}</ref>

On October 7, 2020, they released their new single "For the Sky" featuring Ed Droste, accompanied by an official music video.

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:18em;"| Album details

|- ! scope="row"| ''Haerts'' | * Released: October 27, 2014 * Label: Columbia * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''New Compassion'' | * Release: October 5, 2018 * Release*: September 21, 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://upcomingvinyl.com/record/haerts-new-compassion|title=Haerts - New Compassion}}</ref> * Label: Arts & Crafts Productions * Formats: digital download, LP* |- ! scope="row"| ''Dream Nation'' | * Release: May 21, 2021 * Label: Antifragile Music * Formats: digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Laguna Road'' | * Release: October 3, 2025 * Label: Self-released * Formats: digital download |}

===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:18em;"| Album details

|- ! scope="row"| ''Hemiplegia'' | * Released: October 8, 2013 * Label: Columbia * Formats: 10", digital download |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Album |- | rowspan="2"| 2013 !scope="row"| "Wings" | rowspan="2"| ''Hemiplegia'' |- !scope="row"| "All the Days" |- | rowspan="2"| 2014 !scope="row"| "Giving Up" | rowspan="2"| ''Haerts'' |- !scope="row"| "Be the One" |- | 2015 !scope="row"| "Everybody Here Wants You" | rowspan="2" {{non-album single}} |- | 2016 !scope="row"| "Power / Land" |- | rowspan="3"| 2017 !scope="row"| "Your Love" | rowspan="4" |''New Compassion'' |- !scope="row"| "No Love for the Wild" |- !scope="row"| "The Way" |- | rowspan="1" | 2018 !scope="row"| "New Compassion" |- | rowspan="2"| 2020 !scope="row"| "For the Sky (feat. Ed Droste)" | rowspan="5" |''Dream Nation'' |- !scope="row"| "It's Too Late" |- | rowspan="3"| 2021 !scope="row"| "Shivering" |- !scope="row"| "Why Only You" |- !scope="row"| "Days Go By" |- | rowspan="3"| 2025 !scope="row"| "Woman on the Line" | rowspan="3" |''Laguna Road'' |- !scope="row"| "The Lie" |- !scope="row"| "Wait for Us" |- |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.haertsmusic.com/}}

Category:German expatriates in the United States Category:2011 establishments in New York City Category:Columbia Records artists Category:Indie pop groups from New York (state) Category:Male–female musical duos Category:Musical groups established in 2011 Category:Musical groups from Brooklyn Category:American musical quartets Category:American synth-pop groups