US / THEM: The Black Heart Procession join Solid Brass Records, announce first streaming release of Hearts & Tanks

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

The Black Heart Procession join Solid Brass Records, announce first streaming release of Hearts & Tanks

Photo by Melissa X DeAun (@melissadeaunphoto)

San Diego based late-90s/00s band The Black Heart Procession announce their signing to Solid Brass Records today, sharing the first single from the upcoming digital/streaming release of the band's Hearts and Tanks EP on all platforms. Hear and share "Following" on all DSPs HERE.

The Black Heart Procession took root in San Diego in 1997, when Pall Jenkins (vocals, guitars, synths, etc.) and Tobias Nathaniel (piano, guitar, organ, etc.) put their previous band, Three Mile Pilot, on an open-ended hiatus.

In addition to numerous singles, the band has released 8 studio albums for labels like Headhunter, Touch and Go, Konkurrent, and Temporary Residence.

The duo has been joined over the years by a revolving cast of musicians including drummer Joe Plummer (Modest Mouse, the Magic Magicians), drummer Zeke Howard (Love As Laughter), bassist Jimmy LaValle (The Album Leaf) and violinist Matt Resovich (The Album Leaf). The band's line-up has expanded and contracted, but at its heart and soul remains Jenkins and Nathaniel, creating timeless, heart-wrenching classics that are adventurous, eclectic, and consistently brilliant.

In July of 2024 the band toured Italy and Greece followed by a full US tour in November of 2024 with Modest Mouse. The band recently announced they would join Modest Mouse on their upcoming Ice Cream Floats cruise from Miami to the Dominican Republic in February 2026 along with Kurt Vile, Tropical Fuck Storm, Portugal. The Man, Mannequin Pussy, Ugly Casanova, and more.

In July of 2025, Solid Brass Records partnered with The Black Heart Procession to begin work on a couple soon-to-be-announced projects. To kick things off, on 9/19/25 the band’s Hearts and Tanks EP will be available on all streaming platforms for the first time ever. Originally tracked in 2003, and released on the UK label Shingle Street, the band locked themselves inside Stereo Disguise Recording Laboratories for 72 hours resulting in this 4 song collection.

Hearts & Tanks will be available on streaming and download on September 19th via Solid Brass Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.

THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION - LIVE 2025:

09/24 Brooklyn, NY - Zone Elsewhere (Tickets)

02/05-09/2026 Modest Mouse Dominican Republic cruise