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OVERVIEW Desert Hearts is an indie-pop band from Belfast. The group was formed in the late 1990s with an original lineup of Charley Mooney [Vocals & Guitar], Roisin Stewart [Bass Guitar & Vocals] and Chris Heaney [Drums]. Since then the lineup has continued to evolve with Charley and Roisin remaining the only constants. The most recent lineup sees the pair joined by Stephen Leacock [Drums] and Stuart Bell [Guitar] both of whom play with General Fiasco. Joseph Dougan and Martin Henry have also played with the band at varying times. While the band has been around for a relatively long time, it has not been prolific in rreleasing material. To date, the group has released two albums - 'Let's Get Worse' [2002] and 'Hotsy Totsy Nagasaki' [2006'] as well as a handful of singles - 'No More art' [2000], 'Ocean' [2004], 'Gravitas' [2004] and 'Wolf Down' [2012]. The latest of these, 'Wolf Down' is the first new material from the band in a number of years and is the first sample from the band's, as yet untitled, third album which is scheduled to be released in 2012. 2000 - Release of 'No More Art' single [15 March] 2002 - Release of 'Let's Get Worse' album [15 February] 2004 - Release of 'Ocean' as a split 7" single with Robyn G. Shiels [24 May] - Release of 'Gravitas' single [06 August] 2006 - Release of 'Hotsy Totsy Nagasaki' album [30 October] 2012 - Release of 'Wolf Down' single [08 January]