My Heart

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Please note that this release is limited to 1000 copies for the world: 400 on transparent red vinyl and 600 on black vinyl. All copies bought through this shop will be on red vinyl. The black vinyl copies are available through the band's North American licensee, The Control Group, and German licensee, Haldern Pop.

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‘My Heart’ is Wildbirds & Peacedrums’ first ever physical single release, and is the epic album closer to 2009’s acclaimed second album, The Snake.

Following transcendent live shows all over the world, the band release what is surely a contender for one of the songs of the year. It’s a wonderfully uplifting pop track that blossoms into a full-blown gospel anthem. Built around singer Mariam Wallentin’s haunting, addictive refrain (“I’m lost without your rhythm”), the song may appear to be directed toward her tempo-keeping paramour Andreas Werliin. In fact “It’s me singing to my own heart,” she says. “About the short amount of time we have, the longing for putting a mark in this world, to keep on existing forever.”

The individually-numbered 7” single includes the album version of ‘My Heart’, backed with an unexpectedly bluesy guitar-driven remix by Deerhoof that completely transforms the song. As well as these two versions, the download-only EP includes a further three mixes. John Eriksson of Peter, Bjorn and John has contributed an intriguing remix in his Hortlax Cobra guise, channelling the spirit of ’88, Balearic-style… From Portland, Oregon, comes a mix by one of our favourite new artists, AU, which strips the track down to reveal a subtle ambience in among the thundering percussion of the original. Finally you will find a reworked radio version of the song.

Wildbirds & Peacedrums - My Heart (DOCK 54E)

Download EP

1.		Wildbirds & Peacedrums - My Heart (Album Version)	7m 38s
2.		Wildbirds & Peacedrums - My Heart (Deerhoof Remix)	3m 58s
3.		Wildbirds & Peacedrums - My Heart (Hortlax Cobra Remix)	4m 12s
4.		Wildbirds & Peacedrums - My Heart (AU Remix)	7m 51s
5.		Wildbirds & Peacedrums - My Heart (Radio Version)	4m 12s

Wildbirds & Peacedrums - My Heart (DOCK 54)

7" Vinyl Single

1.		Wildbirds & Peacedrums - My Heart (Album Version)
2.		Wildbirds & Peacedrums - My Heart (Deerhoof Remix)

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