The Head and the Heart Talk New Album 'Aperture' Out May 9, 2025
- Sabrina Shahryar
- Apr 22
- 3 min read
The Head and the Heart will be releasing their new album, Aperture, on May 9, 2025. The album consists of a twelve-song tracklist including their singles “After The Setting Sun,” "Time With My Sins,” "Arrow," and "Blue Embers". The group is set to go on their Aperture Tour starting on May 31, 2025, in Michigan, and it runs through October 10th in Tennessee.
What does Aperture as the title of your next record mean to you, and what was your thought process in choosing that name?
H&H: It started because we had a song that Matty had written the lyrics to. It summed up the themes we were creating for this record. Throughout the whole album, it's an idea of getting back together, of widening the perspective of what these six people can accomplish together. It's a journey between light and dark and all the emotions in between. The idea was trying to let the light in. The more open you are, the more light gets let in. In general, that speaks to where we have been lately and being more vulnerable with each other. We were all in a really good place, making this record with that being the primary intention of being as open as possible.
What song from the new album are you most excited to perform live?
H&H: I feel like we all have different favorites. There is a song called “Jubilee,” which when I was growing up and even now, pop punk was huge in my life. To see that resurgence right now is awesome. We weren't aiming for that, but somehow “Jubilee” turned into that, and I got to relive all those memories of playing along to bands I loved back then. For me, there are a ton of songs I'm excited to play live. There is a song called “West Coast” that I sing on, but I'm not a singer. Even the idea of trying to sing for a recording or a room full of people was nerve-wracking. Just the thought of performing that song live sends goosebumps down my spine. But it is also a really exciting idea. I’m excited to play the title track “Aperture” just because we haven't touched it since recording it. It’s so anthemic.
For any new fans listening to your music for the first time, what song off the album would you recommend they listen to first to get to know you best?
H&H: I would say “Arrow.” I think there was a reason we put that song out first. It really feels like a mission statement of the place where we are now. It also has so many elements of our other records in it. “Time With My Sins” for similar reasons. It seems like a song that spans different eras of the band, with the songwriting and sound.
Are there themes in your music you feel you guys haven’t explored yet?
H&H: I feel like this collaboration element, this could go anywhere. I feel like we're just getting started. We jokingly almost named the album The Head and the Heart 2. It feels like such a fresh start. The world is limitless. There are so many things we can talk about and have inside of you that don't get opened up until you unlock that door. I'm excited to see where it'll take us.
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