The Ashtray Hearts are a U.S.

United States

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 band originally from Minneapolis. The band currently comprises six members, and their music is described as apartment music, a mix of Americana

Americana (music)

Americana is an amalgam of roots musics formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos; specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and other external influential styles...

, folk

Folk music

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, and country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

. They are noted for their melancholy, sad sound. They first formed as a three-piece in late 2000, but through two albums have grown to six members, broadening their music palette to include a variety of eccentric instruments (such as horns and accordions).

Members

Currently there are six members of the band:

• John Jerry (drums)
• Brad Augustine (piano, accordion)
• Dan Richmond (vocals, guitar)
• Aaron Schmidt (trumpet, piano, vocals)
• Ryan Scheife (bass)
• Steve Yernberg (guitar, piano, banjo, vocals)

Discography

The band has released two albums so far:

• Old Numbers (2003)

1. "Amusement Park"
2. "Disaster"
3. "The One You're Closest To"
4. "Still Shaking"
5. "Queen South"
6. "Anyone's Guess"
7. "Bryn Mawr"
8. "Trestle"
9. "Country Bar"
10. "Spain"
11. "Southern Wedding"
12. "Watching Me Try"
    • Perfect Halves (2005)
13. "Rules"
14. "On The Wires"
15. "Exits"
16. "English"
17. "Perfect Halves"
18. "New York"
19. "Long Enough"
20. "Valentine"
21. "Where You Sleep"
22. "Flowers"

External links

• The band's site
• Miniwiki entry
• The band's MySpace