May 21, 2009 : Press

These things have been written about I Heart Lung:

“I Heart Lung, a guitar-and-drums duo from Southern California, makes music of calm comportment and shadowy effect. Its style combines minimalist repetition, free-jazz epiphany, noise-rock fervor and drone-music mystique: an avant-garde connoisseur’s blend, unsteadily but endlessly percolating.”- Nate Chinen, New York Times

“Hypnotic, ebbing, flowing and receding with power and grace.”- Ian Patterson, All About Jazz

“They shift, they stretch, they bend, they change form, they break rules, all in search of what feels right. And when they find what they’re looking for, they move on to the next thing.”- Joshua Klein, Pitchfork

“Top 5 Jazz Album of 2008. After recording a series of Brian Eno-inspired drones, I Heart Lung enlisted additional contributions from guitarist Nels Cline, trumpeter Kris Tiner, field recorder Aaron Ximm and many more. I Heart Lung creates an organic world, which ties all these disparate elements into a sound that moves together.”- Lars Gotrich, NPR

“Completely self-effacing, flawlessly organized, and painfully emotional.”- John Bohannon, Pop Matters

“They conjure a soundworld both loose and cohesive, a sonic unity forged in sincerity and commitment. This compelling of music isn’t easy to come by nowadays.”- Tiny Mix Tapes

“I Heart Lung – guitarist Chris Schlarb and drummer Tom Steck – is a wily creature, jumping right to left brain with amphetamine grace.”- Audra Schroeder, Austin Chronicle