Heirlooms

Heirlooms, a six piece indie-folk band based in Hartford, CT, write and perform music self-described as “New Americana". With one foot firmly planted in the traditions of folk and rock music, the other occupies a space defined by experimental textures, swirling dynamics, and modern sensibilities. The result is a sound that is both hauntingly familiar and yet unique and somehow implacable. After the release of their first EP, a record hailed by the Hartford Courant as one of the best Connecticut based releases in 2010, the band embarked on a gigging campaign including bills split with legendary folk players Bert Jansch and Pegi Young; indie darlings Deer Tick, The High Dials and Linfinity; rising stars Typhoon, The Wilderness of Manitoba and Moon Taxi; and local favorites Echo and Drake and John Parson. Heirlooms has also played the stages of major summer music festivals such as B.O.M.B Fest and the Daffodil Festival. In early 2010, Heirlooms returned to home studio seclusion, again electing self-production for their forthcoming full-length debut. The LP aims to combine the “beautifully orchestrated interludes, background electronics, and reverb-laden sparseness” (CT Indie) of the Heirlooms EP with the controlled intensity of their live performances.