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| Released | April 19, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, pop | |||
| Length | 39:26 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Pitchfork Media | (3.8/10) link |
| Bowlegs |    link |
| The A.V. Club | C− link |
The Head and the Heart is the first studio album by folk rock band The Head and the Heart, released on April 19, 2011, on Sub Pop. A deluxe edition of the album was released in August 2011 and included 'Chasing A Ghost' (live), 'Josh McBride' (Live), and 'Rivers and Roads' (live).[1]
Initially, the band had self-released the album in June 2009, selling it at concerts, by word of mouth, and through local record stores. In the ensuing months the album sold 10,000 copies.[2] Their music plays heavily on the trio of vocal harmonies, piano and violin melodies, and prominent drums and percussion. It was the top-selling album of the year 2010 for the independent Sonic Boom Records in the band's home neighborhood of Ballard, Seattle.[3]
The song "Rivers and Roads" was used in the series finale of NBC's Chuck, in the 16th episode of the seventh season of CBS's comedy How I Met Your Mother, 19th episode of the season finale of Netflix's Manifest, at the season finale of the fourth season of Fox's series New Girl, and in The Good Doctor.
- ^ [1] Heavenly Recordings press-release
- ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Best of What's Next: The Head and the Heart". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "And The No. 1 Selling Record Of 2010 At Sonic Boom Ballard Was ..." Sound on the Sound. Retrieved 23 April 2011.