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Artist
Naked Hearts
12+ albums
indie rockindiemixed vocalsalternativefemale vocalists
about
“Our goal is to lose our sense of self and come together to convey a temporary, hopefully beautiful space for people,” evokes Amy Cooper, singer/guitarist for the duo Naked Hearts. With her band mate, singer/drummer Noah Wheeler, the pair shares a home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, which allows them to collaborate and put those emotions into music whenever they aspire. “There was something that was too easy about how quickly we connected through music,” offers Cooper about the their first collaborations, “And it is an addictive feeling that we both still cherish.” Wheeler may be a trained jazz bassist, and Cooper a photographer, but it was their similar taste in music, art, and film that created a tangible synergy between the two that electrifies Naked Hearts fuzzy pop. Cooper is originally from California and Wheeler, Missouri, but it was in NYC where their paths first crossed. The two met at an NYC club where they were both playing the same night in different bands. Cooper asked Wheeler to go on tour with her playing drums, and that’s when the sparks for Naked Hearts (the name of the first song they wrote together) began in 2007. Mass Hysteria, Naked Hearts first full-length album, displays present respect to the kinds of music they grew up on. “We’re kids of the ‘90s, we are influenced by ‘90s bands,” says Cooper. Hinting at a softer Sonic Youth or a tougher Blake Babies, the band’s current of boy/girl vocals aims directly for the heart. It turns Naked Hearts’ music into an e
