Heavy Breathing

{{Short description|American rock band}}

{{Other uses|Heavy Breathing (disambiguation)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Heavy Breathing

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| origin = Washington, D.C., U.S.

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Dance rock
• Noise rock

}}

| occupation =

| years_active = 2010–present

| label = Dischord, Electric Cowbell Records

| website = {{URL|http://www.heavybreathing.net/}}

| current_members = * Erick Jackson

• Jeff Schmid
• Amanda Kleinman

}}

Heavy Breathing is an American rock band from Washington D.C. formed in 2010 by guitarist Erick Jackson, drummer Jeff Schmid, and keyboardist Amanda Kleinman,{{cite news|last1=Zoladz|first1=Lindsay|title=One Track Mind: Heavy Breathing|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/article/13042278/one-track-mind-heavy-breathing|accessdate=December 9, 2016|work=Washington City Paper|date=March 23, 2012}} who were formerly in the band The Apes.{{cite news|last1=Schweitzer|first1=Ally|title=Prepare for New Music From D.C.'s Apes|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/13080078/prepare-for-new-music-from-d-c-s-apes|accessdate=December 9, 2016|work=Washington City Paper|date=December 6, 2013}} They have released three albums, "Body Problems" in 2012,{{cite news|last1=Withay|first1=Justyn|title=Premiere: New Robotic Psych Rock From Heavy Breathing|url=http://bandwidth.wamu.org/premiere-new-robotic-psych-rock-from-heavy-breathing/|accessdate=December 9, 2016|work=bandwidth.wamu.org|date=November 9, 2015}} "Airtight" in 2015,{{cite news|title=First Listen: Heavy Breathing's Airtight|url=http://dcist.com/2015/11/album_review_heavy_breathings_airti.php|accessdate=December 9, 2016|work=DCist|date=November 13, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010044615/http://dcist.com/2015/11/album_review_heavy_breathings_airti.php|archivedate=October 10, 2017}} and "C.P.R." in 2019.

In November 2016, the band attracted attention after performing at Comet Ping Pong. A video circulated online which shows Amanda Kleinman (Majestic Ape) speaking on stage during a birthday party held for Comet Pizza's band promoter Sasha Lord (a former troupe leader for the Girl Guides). In the clip, you can hear Kleinman taking about how much they want Sasha Lord, while noting that others in attendance may simply want the "perks" she provides. Kleinman then goes on to mention that a man named "Cherry" likes to hangout there because he "likes the sounds", at which point members from the audience yell out "and little boys!". Kleinman giggles and responds "we all have preferences". {{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Kleinman has also used pedophilic images in her music videos. {{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

The New York Times reported that Amanda Kleinman deleted her Twitter account after receiving abusive comments from those who believed in the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. In an interview with the magazine, Kleinman said "We are at a dangerous place in American culture where a good percentage of people aren’t distinguishing what is a real news source based on real reporting and fact-checking and only reinforcing pre-existing ideas they have".{{cite news|last1=Kang|first1=Cecilia|title=Fake News Onslaught Targets Pizzeria as Nest of Child-Trafficking|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/technology/fact-check-this-pizzeria-is-not-a-child-trafficking-site.html|accessdate=December 9, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=November 21, 2016}} After receiving death threats, Kleinman took screenshots of them to report to the police.{{cite news|last1=Contrera|first1=Jessica|title=There's no good way to deal with trolls, so you might as well tattle to their moms|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/theres-no-good-way-to-deal-with-trolls-so-you-might-as-well-tattle-to-their-moms/2017/01/02/90472a24-c7d4-11e6-8bee-54e800ef2a63_story.html|accessdate=June 27, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 2, 2017}}