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The Head and the Heart
American indie folk band
The Head and the Heart is an American indie folk band. They were formed in the summer of 2009 by Josiah Johnson and Jonathan Russell.
The band currently includes Russell, Charity Rose Thielen, Chris Zasche (bass), Kenny Hensley (piano), Tyler Williams (drums), and Matt Gervais. The band is signed to Verve Records and have released six albums.
Their sixth studio album, Aperture, was released on May 9, 2025.
members: Chris Zasche, Charity Thielen, Jonathan Russell, Josiah Johnson, Kenny Hensley, Tyler Williams
formed in: Seattle
labels: Warner Bros. Records, Warner Records
genres: folk rock
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History
The members met and the band was formed through a series of open mic nights at Seattle's Conor Byrne pub in Ballard, Seattle. Josiah Johnson had moved to Seattle from Southern California to attend graduate school, and Jonathan Russell had recently relocated from Richmond, Virginia. They met keyboardist Kenny Hensley, who had also moved to Seattle to pursue musical score-writing, and Charity Rose Thielen, who had recently returned from a year studying abroad in Paris at Sciences Po. Drummer Tyler Williams had been in the band Prabir and The Substitutes in Richmond, Virginia and moved to Seattle to be a part of the Head and The Heart after hearing a demo that Russell sent of the song "Down In The Valley". Chris Zasche was bartending at the...
Indie folk-pop band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2009.
Charity Rose Thielen - violin, vocals, percussion
Chris Zasche - bass
Josiah Johnson - vocals, guitar, percussion
Jon Russell - vocals, guitar, percussion
Kenny Hensley - piano
Tyler Williams - drums
Matt Gervais - vocals, guitar, piano
Also known as: Head And The Heart, The Head & The Heart
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Liner notes
The Head and the Heart, the records, oldest first
The Head and the Heart
2010 album
Let’s Be Still
2013 album
Signs of Light
2016 album
Living Mirage
2019 album
wanted
Every Shade of Blue (Acoustic)
2022 ep
Every Shade of Blue
2022 album
Aperture
2025 album
Ghosts in the Machinery
2026 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
Living Mirage is the fourth studio album by American band The Head and the Heart, and second album released through Warner Bros. Records.
It was announced on March 14, 2019, and officially released on May 17, 2019. "Missed Connection" was released as the first single on the same day of the album announcement.
Release and promotion
Living Mirage peaked at number sixteen on the US Billboard 200. On May 22, 2019, the band announced the North American Living Mirage Tour consisting of thirty-nine dates. The tour kicked-off in Buffalo, New York on June 21, 2019.
