Haerts was originally formed by singer/songwriter Nini Fabi and pianist/producer Benjamin Gebert. The longtime collaborators grew up in Munich, Germany, and had previously performed as the duo Nini&Ben. They moved to Brooklyn in 2010, where they became Haerts and were joined by band members Garrett Lenner (guitar) and Derek McWilliams (bass). They eventually signed with Columbia Records in 2012. Haerts' 2012 debut single, "Wings", received regular airplay throughout the United States and was also featured as the song of the day by
KEXP-FM. They followed up with the release of their second single, "All the Days", in 2013. The song was voted as the "Song of the Summer" by
Elle magazine and featured in the 2013 film
Carrie. The group's first EP,
Hemiplegia, was released in October 2013. It was produced by
St. Lucia and contains both of their original single releases. The band's
eponymous debut album was released on October 27, 2014, and it features three of the songs from their first EP. Alongside the debut album's release, two singles have spawned from the album, "Giving Up" and a later release "Be the One". Garrett Ienner and Derek McWilliams left the band in 2015. In January 2016, Haerts released the short film
POWER/LAND, in collaboration with video artist
Julian Klincewicz along with the soundtrack EP
POWER/LAND. In 2017, they released three singles from their second studio album: "Your Love" on March 3, 2017, "No Love for the Wild" on May 19, 2017, and "The Way" on December 8, 2017. In the fall of 2018, they released their second studio album entitled
New Compassion through Arts & Crafts Productions, Inc., and embarked on a tour supported by
Vlad Holiday for the east coast and midwest North American dates. On October 7, 2020, they released their new single "For the Sky" featuring Ed Droste, accompanied by an official music video. ==Discography==