Dead black hearts is a 5-piece indie rock band based in Austin, TX. They take musical influences from Wolf Parade, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, The Flaming Lips, and Bright Eyes. After releasing their first EP, 'Five Gallant Steeds', they played local and regional concerts opening for The Electric Six, The Heartless Bastards and What Made Milwaukee Famous among others. In late 2009 the band recorded their second EP 'The Southern Front', which was mixed at Public Hi-Fi (Spoon, Mates of State, Black Joe Lewis). 'The Southern Front' was released digitally in mid 2010, with a physical release in August of 2011 with Monolathe Records. Dead black hearts is currently playing live shows in support of their latest release and working on new material for an upcoming album.