Band of the Week: Heathers

Amid all the loud, raucous music I normally find myself listening to I sometimes find the need for a little bit of a break with something quieter, calmer, and far more mellow. This week I got that in the form of Heathers, two young Irish ladies who make lovely music with just an acoustic guitar and their powerful vocals. I was turned onto the duo when I saw a 'Pink Couch Session' they had done with If You Make It a while back, but I really started pouring over their 2008 release Here, Not There a short time ago. This record is full of amazing tunes sung with their simple, unadorned, but emotionally captivating voices. Aside from that there is little more then the steady strumming of an acoustic guitar to keep the music company but there doesn't need to be anything more. It's stripped down music at it's most basic form and for some reason it absolutely connects with me. I honestly have no one to compare these ladies to right now, in a world where every record has AutoTune or some sort of other effect this is a completely refreshing sound. Take a listen to one song, watch the video below, download it at iTunes, whatever just make sure that you make some room in your day today for Heathers!
Heathers - "Margie"
Heathers - "Slices of Palama"
Heathers on MySpace
Bonus Video:

(video from the awesome If You Make It website!)