“Love
has been getting a bad rap,” demands Jesse Enright, lead vocalist
for Vancouver’s Scatterheart. “People think love is all soft and
mushy but it’s actually strong and powerful. It’s a lot more
difficult to be loving, caring, open-minded and open-hearted than it
is to be protective, angry and tough.”
Unique and
bold, mighty and scintillating, the Vancouver-based quartet known as
Scatterheart— completed by guitarist/vocalist Doug Fury, bassist
Wes DeBoer and drummer/vocalist Mike Southworth—is readily
reinforcing the brawn of love and its equally-vital counterpart in
rock ‘n’ roll via their stunning, original and dramatic style
straightforwardly dubbed Love-Rock.
Formed in
2007 as a power trio, they quickly enlisted the talents of long-time
Bif Naked producer/guitarist Doug Fury, freeing up Enright to
fully compel audiences as a dedicated front man. The Scatterheart
sound is founded in the striking aesthetics-yet-timeless songs of
glam rock’s greatest composers and showmen updated for today’s
discerning rock proponent.
“I loved
the power and majesty of rock music, but it felt like music had got a
little bit “complainy” and “angsty” and dark,” Enright
notes about music’s recent, depressing downturn and how it inspired
Scatterheart’s formation. “I wanted to do something that was
really fun, theatrical but also with an emotional intent that was
really uplifting.”
Completed
as a quartet, the exhilarating, outrageous group quickly issued
a self-titled EP forged in boundless talent and fiery spirit.
Comprised of six songs, hook-laden and distinctive singles “Say It”
and “Desire” immediately garnered feature airplay on mainstream,
college and satellite radio, establishing Scatterheart as a
dominant force in their respective genre.
Clinching
the deal, Scatterheart became top finalists in both the CFOX and
SIRIUS Radio’s Little Steven’s Underground Garage contests,
confirming their notoriety as one of Canada’s most dazzling,
talented and powerful outfits. However, despite matchlessly
impressive recordings, the live Scatterheart experience is the
true spectacle. Rooted in tight musicianship and authoritative tunes,
their visual presence boasts a sensory-overloading stage show
including costumes, feathers, bubble machines and acrobatics,
prompting acclaim by fans and press alike as, “Queen-meets-Cirque
Du Soliel” and “a twisted amalgam of glam, dance and modern rock
that’s far from ordinary and hearkens back to an era when being
bold, weird and spectacular wasn’t such a bad thing.”
Even
stronger and more astonishing however, Scatterheart’s independent
2009 debut full-length The Masterplan instantly garnered rave reviews
announcing the band’s equal-footing with contemporary heroes
such as Metric, Rush, Queen, The Police, Scissor Sisters and David
Bowie. Its prowess and popularity has incited multiple cross-Canada
tours to ravenous fans and sold-out dates in Korea. Yes, Korea.
Bolstering
their omnipresence, lead single “Beautiful” has nabbed the
digital world in its video incarnation as well as radio station
charts nationally. Moreover, anthemnic rocker “The Free” was
hand-picked by video game producers SEGA to be featured in the
official game for the 2010 Olympics. Even with these monumental
achievements however, with its intense anticipation, follow-up effort
“More Than A Man” is already poised to surpass its predecessors’
accomplishments.
In
essence, Scatterheart is quickly becoming one of modern rock’s most
solitary, attention-grabbing forces, reinforcing positivity in music
and confirming their own dominance over the virtue of rock, love
and the pursuit of the extraordinary.
www.scatterheart.ca