The Head and the Heart

Created in Seattle by several northwestern transplants, the top as well as the Heart can be an indie folk strap whose influences consist of Americana, country-rock, and classic Beatlesque pop. The lineup arrived together in ’09 2009, when songwriters Jonathan Russell and Josiah Johnson fulfilled at an open-mike event at Seattle’s Conor Byrne Pub. Pianist Kenny Hensley, bassist Chris Zasche, violinist Charity Rose Thielen, and previous Prabir & the Substitutes drummer Tyler Williams curved out the roster, and the top and the Center spent the 1st half of 2010 touring the Pacific Northwest before self-releasing their eponymous debut in June. By the finish of the summertime, they’d created plenty of hype in the Pacific Northwest to amuse offers from many record labels, ultimately putting your signature on with Sub Pop that fall and reissuing their recording — this time around with remastered songs and one fresh tune — in early 2011. THE TOP and the Center spent a lot of their period on tour during 2012 and eventually began the composing process because of their second record while these were on the highway. The bandmembers ultimately came back to Seattle to record their sophomore discharge, 2013’s Let’s End up being Still. Enjoying continuing success, they transferred from Sub Pop to Warner Bros. and, after going for a break to recharge their innovative batteries, returned towards the studio room and documented their third full-length record (and initial major-label discharge), Symptoms of Light. The record premiered on Sept 9, 2016 with Stinson Seaside Sessions, a assortment of unreleased demos in the making of Symptoms of Light, arriving the next year.