{"id":123,"date":"2023-04-01T03:17:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T07:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabriafreeman.com\/nmc\/webdev\/project-three\/news\/?p=123"},"modified":"2023-04-01T03:17:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T07:17:26","slug":"the-exploding-hearts-guitar-romantic-gets-expanded-and-remastered-reissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabriafreeman.com\/nmc\/webdev\/project-three\/news\/the-exploding-hearts-guitar-romantic-gets-expanded-and-remastered-reissue\/","title":{"rendered":"The Exploding Hearts\u2019\u00a0<em>Guitar Romantic<\/em>\u00a0Gets Expanded and Remastered Reissue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hear the late King Louie Bankston\u2019s mix of \u201cI\u2019m a Pretender,\u201d which is among the collection\u2019s previously unreleased material<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0Evan Minsker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 31, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/sabriafreeman.com\/nmc\/webdev\/project-three\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/The-Exploding-Hearts.webp\" alt=\"the exploding hearts group in front of a pink wall\" class=\"wp-image-96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sabriafreeman.com\/nmc\/webdev\/project-three\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/The-Exploding-Hearts.webp 960w, https:\/\/sabriafreeman.com\/nmc\/webdev\/project-three\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/The-Exploding-Hearts-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/sabriafreeman.com\/nmc\/webdev\/project-three\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/The-Exploding-Hearts-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Exploding Hearts, photo by Christi Branchaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/1385-the-exploding-hearts\/\">The Exploding Hearts<\/a>\u2019 power pop classic&nbsp;<em>Guitar Romantic<\/em>&nbsp;is being reissued for its 20th anniversary.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/guitarromantic\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Guitar Romantic (Expanded &amp; Remastered)<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;is out May 26 via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thirdmanrecords.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Third Man<\/a>. The reissue features previously unreleased material, including an unheard take of \u201cSo Bored,\u201d studio dialogue from the band members, and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/imapretender\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I\u2019m a Pretender (King Louie Mix)<\/a>,\u201d which you can hear below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Months after the initial release of\u00a0<em>Guitar Romantic<\/em>, band members Adam Cox, Matt Fitzgerald, and Jeremy Gage died in a car accident. In 2014, surviving members\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/king-louie-bankston\/\">King Louie Bankston<\/a>\u00a0and Terry Six reunited as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/56798-the-exploding-hearts-terry-six-and-king-louie-bankston-reunite-share-im-lookin-for-a-heart\/\">Terry &amp; Louie<\/a>, performing songs from\u00a0<em>Guitar Romantic<\/em>\u00a0at their live shows. Bankston\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/king-louie-bankston-louisiana-garage-rock-mainstay-of-the-exploding-hearts-dies-at-49\/\">died<\/a>\u00a0last year. According to today\u2019s announcement, Six plans to perform tribute shows for the album\u2019s anniversary this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Guitar Romantic (Expanded &amp; Remastered)<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">01 Modern Kicks (2023 Remaster)<br>02 I\u2019m a Pretender (2023 Remaster)<br>03 Thorns in Roses (2023 Remaster)<br>04 You\u2019re Black and Blue (2023 Remaster)<br>05 Sleeping Aides and Razorblades (2023 Remaster)<br>06 Rumours in Town (2023 Remaster)<br>07 Throwaway Style (2023 Remaster)<br>08 Boulevard Trash (2023 Remaster)<br>09 Jailbird (2023 Remaster)<br>10 Still Crazy (2023 Remaster)<br>11 Busy Signals (2023 Mix)<br>12 I\u2019m a Pretender (King Louie Mix)<br>13 So Bored (2023 Mix)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I&#039;m A Pretender (King Louie Mix)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2uB1VDI1hsQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hear the late King Louie Bankston\u2019s mix of \u201cI\u2019m a Pretender,\u201d which is among the collection\u2019s previously unreleased material By\u00a0Evan Minsker March 31, 2023 The Exploding Hearts\u2019 power pop classic&nbsp;Guitar Romantic&nbsp;is being reissued for its 20th anniversary.&nbsp;Guitar Romantic (Expanded &amp; Remastered)&nbsp;is out May 26 via&nbsp;Third Man. 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