The Head And The Heart
Mar 14, 2019
On May 17th, The Head And The Heart will be releasing their fourth full-length album entitled “Living Mirage” via Warner Bros. Records. “Missed Connection,” is the lead single. This video for the palpitating, genre-fluid track, which they said began as a remembrance of how singer and guitarist Jon Russell met his girlfriend -- but then morphed into a metaphor of how the six-member band serendipitously met at an open-mic night 10 years ago in Seattle. They began to create the record in Mojave Desert’s Joshua Tree and continued recording in Appleton, Wisconsin’s The Refuge Fox Cities, West Seattle, Omnisound in Nashville, and Barefoot Recordings in Los Angeles. Producers Tyler Johnson and Alex Salibian (Harry Styles, Sam Smith) and engineer Ryan Nasci helped bring the collection to life.
Drummer Tyler Williams stated that “Missed Connection” is unlike anything they’ve ever done before. Williams attributed the new sounds to their love of pop and hip-hop production, stating, “A lot of the beats on that song are quicker, and there are high-hats that were never in our music before.”
The group has explained that “Living Mirage” signifies what bassist Chris Zasche describes as a “rebirth, a spirit quest of sorts,” following some changes in the band’s lineup.
The Head And The Heart were formed in the summer of 2009 by Josiah Johnson (vocals, guitar, percussion) and Jonathan Russell (vocals, guitar, percussion). The band also includes Charity Rose Thielen (violin, guitar, vocals), Chris Zasche (bass), Kenny Hensley (piano) and Tyler Williams (drums). They have previously released three albums; “The Head And The Heart” (2011), “Let’s Be Still” (2013) and “Signs of Light” (2016). Since March 2016, Johnson has been on hiatus due to health-related issues.
The band will do a special performance from The Belasco in L.A. on March 21st, which fans can live-stream via Live Nation’s Facebook page at 8:30p (PT). They will give fans another “major announcement” about their plans for this summer and fall “across North America.”