A lot of folks dismiss The Head And The Heart as just another hipster band from Seattle. I agree that the hipster elements are there, but I also see something that transcends that. The talent is undeniable. The songwriting is beautiful. The lyrics range from cunning to nonsensical. The vocal harmonies are a mix wonderful, awkward, thrilling, and intentional.
Charity (The well dressed blonde woman) has the voice of an angel. A fashionable, sometimes off key, Joe "Cockeresky" stage presence, diva with a unique sound akin to that of an sincere music teacher on acid.
Josiah strikes me as the glue that holds the band together. Great songwriter, hard worker, nice tone, adaptable voice, and probably the engine that drives the band to continue on.
Jonathon Russell is the gravely voiced often bearded face of the band. He wrote and performs my favorite song from this group, but also sings many of the intro lines to the band's songs to great effect.
This is the band performing "Rivers and Roads" on KEXP Live. This song is what I would consider to be "Epic". Do you agree?
This is the band performing "Sounds Like Hallelujah" live on WNRN. Can you hear the Queen influence? Do you agree?:
Finally, this is Jon performing a new and yet unknown and nameless song. I love this so much that I will go out on a limb here and say that this song will either be a "Hit" or something that the best musicians look back on and remember fondly as the song that should have been. Check out "Untitled"
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