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Deluxe double LP reissue of The Head And The Heart’s debut album. Featuring the original album remastered on the first LP, plus seven bonus tracks on the second LP. The bonus tracks are a combination of previously unreleased demos and live tracks, plus one live track available for the first time physically, and one previously unreleased studio track. The Head and the Heart is the self-titled debut album from Seattle folk-rock band The Head and the Heart, originally self-released in 2010 before being picked up and re-issued by Sub Pop in 2011. Built around harmonious vocals, piano, violin, and folk-rock instrumentation, the album captures themes of connection, wanderlust, and introspection across tracks like “Lost in My Mind,” “Down in the Valley,” and “Rivers and Roads.”

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After parting with Warner Bros., their label of nearly a decade, Seattle folk-rock stalwarts the Head and the Heart made a conscious shift to revisit their indie roots. Their breakout success amid the wave of early-2010s indie folk bands led to a sonic transformation when they entered the major-label system. Greater exposure and bigger shows led to a bigger team and an inevitably slicker sound on albums like Signs of Light (2016) and Living Mirage (2019). It’s a common enough story for many successful bands, and one that often leads to a mid-career reconciliation.
Aperture is the Head and the Heart’s sixth studio album and marks the first time they’ve produced themselves since their Sub Pop debut back in 2011. The back-to-basics move is a cliché for…

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