new album "Don't Make the Captain Cry"
is now available on Anodyne Records!
"Talk about pulling it together. With a core member who lives in California (Marc Tweed)
and six or so backing players in addition to the two other founders (David Moore and Darren Welch)
— all with schedules of their own — it's a wonder that this second record from Kansas City's the Hearers
ever happened. Don't Make the Captain Cry is itself a wonder. If the hippies borrowed country in the
late '60s, then the Hearers have placed it in the hands of the alternative avant-garde, who —
though well acquainted with mandolins, pedal steel and lilting melodies — are just as likely
to growl, spin out ambient noise textures or just leave the space empty as try anything resembling a
popular song. For those with long attention spans who are willing to indulge experimentation, Cry is
the most interesting listen of the year." Jason Harper, Pitch Weekly, 1/06
