The Klittens - "Have a Heart"

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Photo by Jade Sastropawiro

Amsterdam's The Klittens include The Ronettes, MF Doom, Dry Cleaning, and Kate Bush as their influences, so we're obviously going to check them out. Their latest single, "Have a Heart," is a wonderfully weird song, which you'd guess just from that list of artists. The song starts out as a groovy, noise punk version of The Ronettes. That along makes for a great song, but it slowly starts to devolve into more noise while still keeping the groove and melodies intact. Not many artists can pull that off, but The Klittens do perfectly. We're just discovering this great band, and are thrilled to share them with you.

Guitarist Winnie Conradi says of the band's latest single:

“'Have A Heart' was an easy song to start and a tougher one to finish. From the get-go the concept was clear: an indie song that ripples along with a rock ’n roll sort of strut. But where there’s ease I want chaos and my campaign for an unstructured noise part was born. Someone once said about our very first single: ‘you think you know where you stand with The Klittens until they serve up a sonic curveball’ and I think we stayed true to that - throughout the entire album actually.”

You can watch the video for "Have a Heart" below. The album Have a Heart is due out September 25 on Cargo Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on The Klittens, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


24th October - Edinburgh - TBA
25th October - Glasgow, Nice N Sleazy
26th October - Gateshead - Central Bar
29th October - York, Fulford Arms
30th October - Leeds, Wharf Chambers
31st October - Nottingham, JT Soar Fest
1st November - Coventry, Just Dropped In
2nd November - London,The George Tavern

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