The buzz has officially kicked in. The Head and The Heart - a band that self-released their debut album and broke big while opening for a series of Vampire Weekend dates - packed their third show at the SXSW festival with fans eager to clap along to the Seattle quintet's unique mixture of harmony-driven, indie rock, folk, and bluegrass. The group met at an open mic night, which explains the diversity of their skills and sounds, and their self-titled album, which was re-released by SubPop in January, showcases the merging of these talents into an alt-Americana masterpiece.
The group welcomed the audience to their show the only way they know how -- with an effusive, three-part harmony. Co-frontmen Josiah Johnson and Jon Russell took turns in the lead vocal/guitarist role, while husky-voiced Charity Thielen peppered in her husky backup vocals and violin accompaniment. The three singers' perfectly enmeshed voices immediately telephone thoughts of Crosby,...
The group welcomed the audience to their show the only way they know how -- with an effusive, three-part harmony. Co-frontmen Josiah Johnson and Jon Russell took turns in the lead vocal/guitarist role, while husky-voiced Charity Thielen peppered in her husky backup vocals and violin accompaniment. The three singers' perfectly enmeshed voices immediately telephone thoughts of Crosby,...
- 3/20/2011
- by Stacey Brook
- ifc.com
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