the head and the heart
The Head And The Heart Upend Their Folk Rock ‘Paradigm’ on New LP
You probably wouldn’t have known it by looking, but The Head and the Heart were pretty burnt out following the 2019 release of their fourth album, Living Mirage. After a few stops and starts, co-founding member Josiah Johnson left the band for good during the sessions, and the remaining members were struggling so hard to communicate with one another that they hired a group therapist to help them straighten things out. Although Living Mirage scored the Seattle-reared band its third straight No. 1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, the project brought the sextet to a crossroads: keep doing things the same way and risk internal implosion, or continue putting in the therapy-inspired hard work to stabilize its inter-band dynamic and begin a proverbial new chapter. In pursuit of the lat...
106 Musicians Predict the 2022 Baseball Season
The powers-that-be did their best to prevent this year’s Major League Baseball season from happening, but, alas, we’re back. By we, I mean the annual SPIN baseball preview. As usual, everyone (or almost everyone) is optimistic about their team’s chances in 2022. In 2021, a good chunk of the season was played with minimal fans in attendance, but things should be mostly back to normal this year. As I said last year about the season: Will it be weird? Probably. But aren’t they all? If it wasn’t a weird season with bizarre injuries, what kind of season would it be? Not baseball, Suzyn. Somehow, we almost doubled the number of participants from 62 to 105. Maybe we go for a cool 162 next year? If nothing else, we know that musicians love America’s Pastime (even if many feel that it doesn’t love ...
The Head and the Heart Release New Single ‘Virginia (Wind In the Night)’
The Head and the Heart released their latest single “Virginia (Wind In The Night),” the second single off of their upcoming album, Every Shade of Blue. This bittersweet track showcases the band playing to their strengths: a sturdy piano sound garnished with strings and perfectly paired with Jonathan Russell’s evocative lyrics. Russell drew inspiration for this single from the concept of place and how we interpret the meaning of physical locations. ”Being from Virginia, for me this song represents a long and winding relationship to place – a place that is grounding. I’m often drawing on my life through symbolism as a way into someone else’s psyche,” Russell said in a statement. “It’s part of my search for a deeper connection without having to compare our experiences directly. There is a rea...
62 Musicians Predict the 2021 Baseball Season
Somehow, some way, it’s baseball season again. Yes, already. Last year’s abbreviated run saw the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in six games to win their first World Series title in 32 years, something that Ben Gibbard predicted in our 2020 preview. As you can imagine, Dodgers fans — especially the ones below — are in great spirits heading into the 2021 season. So what does that mean about this year? Absolutely nothing. As COVID restrictions start to loosen and with more fans allowed back into stadiums, excitement is beginning to buzz, especially with our group of experts. Like last time, many are hopeful that this will be their team’s year. We searched far and wide to get predictions for the upcoming Major League Baseball season, creating a proper barometer of what these su...
