Stubborn Heart

Stubborn Heart

Stubborn Heart is a UK electronic group associated with indie rock, bass, soul and post-punk. The act is linked with the London scene in the biographical text, and is described as a mysterious project with very little publicly available information.

Style and sound

The group’s music combines soulful male vocals with bass-heavy electronic production. Its sound is described through comparisons with James Blake, Jamie xx and Jamie Woon, drawing on sparse arrangements, clipped drum patterns, silences, dark fuzz and garage-influenced rhythms. The result is presented as an electronic style with strong melodic and emotional elements.

Early recognition

One of the early tracks associated with the act is Need Someone, a minimal and restrained song built around a bare vocal, a clipped electric drum beat and gradual layering. The track is noted for its simple lyrics, falsetto singing, multi-voiced vocal samples and slow build from quiet passages into denser sections. It is also mentioned as being available on a very limited 12-inch release, with 300 vinyl copies referenced in the text.

Public profile

The group is presented as elusive and hard to document, with no clear image or detailed background given in the material. Despite that obscurity, the writing frames Stubborn Heart as an act able to combine features associated with post-dubstep and related UK electronic styles.