current_members years_active influences article_title background genre origin name
john scheife steve yernberg jerry brad augustine dan richmond aaron schmidt ryan 2000 -- present the smiths band mojave 3 elliot smith bob dylan the the ashtray hearts
 group_or_band alternative rock minneapolis , u.s. the ashtray hearts
the ashtray hearts

the ashtray hearts are a u.s. band originally from minneapolis .
the band currently comprises five members , and their music is described as apartment music , a sound that references americana , folk , and country while embracing the singer-songwriter aesthetic of early 1970s asylum records .
the band has toured the u.k. and the u.s. , sharing the stage with the new pornographers , richard buckner , okkervil river , jesse sykes , laura veirs , kelly willis and others .
music from the ashtray hearts was featured in the independent film , `` the be all and end all '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- .
`` the strangest light , '' the band 's third lp , was released in january 2013 .
