Cold Cold Hearts was a
punk rock band formed in
Washington, D.C.
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in 1995. Comprising singer and songwriter
Allison Wolfe, guitarist and back-up vocalist
Erin Smith, bass player Nattles, and drummer Katherine Brown, the band released one
7" single in
1996, and a full-length self-titled record the following year, both through
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat and largest city of Thurston County. It is southwest of the state's most populous city, Seattle, and is a cultural center of the southern Puget Sound region.
Europea ...
-based label
Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, but was originally know ...
. Wolfe and Smith were members of the band
Bratmobile
Bratmobile was an American punk band from Olympia, Washington, active from 1991 to 2003, and known for being one of the first-generation "riot grrrl" bands. The band was influenced by several eclectic musical styles, including elements of pop, ...
prior to forming Cold Cold Hearts; they revived Bratmobile (with bandmember
Molly Neuman
Molly Neuman (born June 18, 1972) is an American drummer, writer and publisher, originally from the Washington, D.C. area who has performed in such influential bands as Bratmobile, the Frumpies, and the PeeChees. She was a pioneer of the ear ...
) after Cold Cold Hearts disbanded.
In a retrospective in ''The New York Times'',
Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote: "Everything about that combo was bare-bones: its discography (one 7” and one album), its songs (under two minutes) and its production (minimal but poppy). But Cold Cold Hearts burned bright and was funny, too, fully indulging in the humor that marked Bratmobile's best songs."
Discography
*"
Yer So Sweet (Baby Donut)" (1996)
*''
Cold Cold Hearts'' (1997)
References
External links
Kill Rock Stars factsheet*
All-female punk bands
Indie rock musical groups from Washington, D.C.
Kill Rock Stars
Musical groups established in 1995
Riot grrrl bands
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