Aperture

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As it so often doe, success scrambled the songwriting process for The Head and The Heart. When they bloomed at the intersection of folk-rock and indie rock 15 years ago, having inked a deal with the powerhouse Sub Pop, they wrote, worked, and recorded as a band, everyone in a room putting pieces together. But major label, major producer, and major life changes steadily encroached on that approach, sometimes prompting Jonathan Russell to write and arrange in a silo. It worked for a spell, but tension began to show in the seam, leading to records that could occasionally feel forced and band members that sometimes questioned their own role. That all changes on <i>Aperture</i>, which began with a return to that earlier strategy, with assorted members sequestering together for sessions that let them explore new territory as one. Folks who had never written offered material, and still others stepped up to the microphone. They produced the songs themselve, too, an atavism that afforded the songs renewed urgency. “Arrow” sounds like a cascading The Head and The Heart classic that’s always been here, while “Jubilee” swings and shimmers like their old labelmates The Shin. .

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