Stubborn Heart Announce US Release of Debut Full Length Album

Stubborn Heart - aka Luca Santucci & Ben Fitzgerald - set ears buzzing last year with a (then unidentified) white label 12" and followed it up earlier this summer with the 'Need Someone' EP (on Kaya Kaya records, an imprint of XL Recordings). Now signed to One Little Indian, their full length eponymous debut, Stubborn Heart (out in the US on March 5th) reveals a stunning and surprisingly poignant electronic soul record.

Hailing from London & Oxford respectively, the duo's debut emotes heartbreak over broken beats and dark, atmospheric space. The clean, ghostly production coalesces with Luca's mournful vocal to positively ooze a bruised melancholy. Click HERE to download the track, "Need Someone," filled with stuttering, caffeinated beats and bell-like synth and be sure to post & share.

Equally inspired by 80's and 90's electronic music and 60's and 70's soul music (the album includes a cover of ReuBen Bell & The Casanovas rare soul 45 It's Not That Easy), Stubborn Heart never lose their passion for good pop music - everything from Hall & Oates to Timbaland. Recent comparisons have been drawn with the XX, Sbtrkt, James Blake & Four Tet.

Keep a look out for more from Stubborn Heart coming your way.