Top 10 Songs of 2014: #6 Haerts - Wings 

Haerts—Wings

You might argue that this isn’t a 2014 release, since it debuted on an EP in 2013, and may actually have debuted in 2012, but whatever. It was on album in 2014, and that’s when I heard it.

Haerts (or HAERTS or HAerts or HaerTS … ) are from Brooklyn. They are a conduit for the vocals of lead singer Nini Fabi, and man, is that a good place to be as a band. This is just a gorgeous, shimmery song that sort of builds up, and feels like it’s going to take off, but never quite does. That’s not a knock; it’s not easy to have a song that sounds like it is perpetually building, and Haerts do a great job of keeping the song growing.

“Wings” is a song built to carry Fabi’s voice, and it does a remarkable job. Every time I hear this song, I go back and listen to it a few more times, and it never wears out its welcome.