I have been itching to write about The Head and the Heart, but the thing is, I just can’t find the words to describe their music. Well, for starters, they are folk, but there’s something very nostalgic about the way they sound. I don’t know about you, but every time I listen to The Head and the Heart, I picture the woods and a bonfire surrounded by tents – where people huddle up with their instruments singing while the fire flickers.
It is a weird way to put it, but there is something very deep and profound etched in each of their songs’ lyrics, backed up by their powerful vocals. I swear, once Charity (vocals and violin) jumps in with Jonathan and Josiah in the song, I shiver. It is simply a wonderful harmony – what these people create. And they have such profound tales in their songs that you can’t help feeling like your heart melted in along with their voices.
See, even my writing turns into mush when it comes to them. So, just listen. Close your eyes, and do me the favor of listening.
“Lost in My Mind” was the first song that I heard from the band, followed by “Down in the Valley”, but I will never cross out “Coeur D’Alene” from my favorites of all time. Put it up there with Nickel Creek and Mumford and Sons.
The Head and The Heart – Coeur D’Alene
The Head and the Heart is under Sub-Pop Records – yes, the guys responsible for Fleet Foxes. They’d be touring next month in the US, so be sure to check them out:
Tue 09/20/11 NEW ORLEANS, LA One Eyed Jacks
Wed 09/21/11 ATLANTA, GA The Variety Playhouse
Thu 09/22/11 CHAPEL HILL, NC Lincoln Theatre
Fri 09/23/11 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club
Mon 09/26/11 BROOKLYN, NY Hall of Williamsburg
Tue 09/27/11 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom
Mon 10/03/11 GRAND RAPIDS, MI Calvin College
Thu 10/06/11 MILWAUKEE, WI Turner Hall
Fri 10/07/11 MADISON, WI The Majestic
Sun 10/09/11 OMAHA, NE The Waiting Room
Mon 10/10/11 DENVER, CO The Gothic
Tue 10/18/11 EUGENE, OR WOW Hall
Wed 10/19/11 PORTLAND, OR Crystal Ballroom
Thu 10/20/11 VANCOUVER BC The Commodore Ballroom
They’d also be having a European Tour with My Morning Jacket so watch out, you lucky lot!
11/2 Glasgow, UK – ABC
11/3 Birmingham, UK – Institute
11/5 Leeds, UK – Academy
11/6 Manchester, UK – Academy
11/7 London, UK – Roundhouse
11/8 Bexhill, UK – De La Warr Pavilion
11/10 Antwerp, BE – Trix
11/11 Luxembourg, LU – Den Atelier
11/12 Koln, GE – Luxor
11/14 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso
11/16 Berlin, GE – Festsaal Kreuzburg
11/17 Lund, SE – Mejeriet
11/18 Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
11/19 Stockholm, SE – Munchen Brewery
So now that I’m officially green with envy, I’ll just drown myself with their awesome songs and sing along to “Ghosts”. Kthxbai.
Dawn Lanuza 