The Head and The Heart – Blue Embers
The Head and the Heart today release a new single off of their forthcoming sixth studio album, Aperture, out May 9 on their new label home Verve Forecast. “Blue Embers” is the fourth track released from the album.
“Everything is overwhelming.
Everything is overwhelming.
Everything always feels like it’s always coming to an end.
And the feeling that it’s all ending seems never ending.
But it does end. And then things open up. But before it opens, it seems like it won’t.
Like it couldn’t possibly ever open up.
But then if you hold on long enough, it does.
There’s always something inviting you to the next thing. Even when you’ve convinced yourself that it would never do that. Not for you. But then it does. When you let it do what it has to do to you. And when you do, it just keeps opening and opening over and over until the thing that seemed never ending is only a memory. So when you’re thinking that it’s never gonna end, remember that it does. And it can be beautiful, if you let it be.
Blue Embers was written in that never-ending, always-ending space. If it weren’t for music, that space would be harder and harder to see through. And if you’re in there right now, know that you’re not alone, that it does open up, and that there’s beauty on the other side you can’t even imagine. Just hold on. ”
- Matt Gervais, The Head and The Heart
The new track follows singles “After The Setting Sun,” “Time With My Sins,” and their own record setting #1 AAA single “Arrow.”
The band has also announced the “Aperture” tour kicking off on May 30 in Grand Rapids. The tour includes stops at Central Park Summerstage in New York City, the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, and more. The tour will include stops at Summerfest and Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival this summer. See below for a full rundown of dates. Every ticket sold will add +$1 to donate to the band’s Rivers and Roads Foundation. The foundation, started by The Head and The Heart, raises money for local Seattle-based music programs and initiatives with an emphasis on equitable access to music education, and mental health resources and support for musicians.
5/30/25 – Meijer Gardens – Grand Rapids, MI *
5/31/25 – The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI *
6/1/25 – History – Toronto, ON *
6/3/25 – MTELUS – Montreal, QC *
6/5/25 – MGM Music Hall at Fenway – Boston, MA *
6/6/25 – The Met Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA *
6/7/25 – The Fillmore, Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD *
6/9/25 – Coca-Cola Roxy – Atlanta, GA *
6/10/25 – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL *
6/12/25 – The Fillmore New Orleans – New Orleans, LA *
6/13/25 – Gilley’s Dallas, South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX *
6/14/25 – Whitewater Amphitheatre – New Braunfels, TX *
6/15/25 – Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX *
6/18/25 – Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO *
6/19/25 – Palace Theatre – Saint Paul, MN *
6/20/25 – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI (Festival)
7/15/25 – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC ^
7/16/25 – Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC ^
7/18/25 – Riverfront Park, Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN ^
7/19/25 – Iroquois Amphitheater – Louisville, KY ^
7/20/25 – The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park – Cincinnati, OH^
7/22/25 – Asheville Yards – Asheville, NC ^
7/23/25 – KEMBA Live!, Outdoor Amphitheater – Columbus, OH ^
7/26/25 – Pines Theater – Northampton, MA ^
7/27/25 – Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks – Bethlehem, PA ^
7/30/25 – SummerStage in Central Park – New York, NY ^
7/31/25 – Stone Pony Summerstage – Asbury Park, NJ ~
8/1/25 – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront – Richmond, VA ~
8/2/25 – Riverfront Park – Harrisburg, PA ~
8/3/25 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA ~
8/5/25 – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH &
8/6/25 – Everwise Amphitheater – Indianapolis, IN &
8/8/25 – The Salt Shed, Fairgrounds – Chicago, IL &
8/10/25 – The Astro, Outdoor Amphitheater – La Vista, NE &
8/13/25 – Ogden Amphitheater – Ogden, UT &
8/14/25 – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden – Boise, ID &
8/15/25 – Edgefield Amphitheater – Troutdale, OR &
8/16/25 – T-Mobile Park, Direct Support to Lumineers – Seattle, WA
9/11/25 – Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival – Fredericton, NB
9/24/25 – The Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA +
9/25/25 – Channel 24 – Sacramento, CA !
9/26/25 – Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Paso Robles, CA !
9/28/25 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA !
9/29/25 – Gallagher Square – San Diego, CA !
9/30/25 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ !
10/2/25 – Revel – Albuquerque, NM @
10/4/25 – The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK %
10/5/25 – JJ’s Live – Fayetteville, AR %
10/7/25 – The Lyric Oxford – Oxford, MS %
10/10/25 – The Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN
* Futurebirds and Anna Graves
^ Wild Rivers and Marfa
~ Wilderado and Marfa
& Wilderado and Katie Pruitt
+ The Teskey Brothers and Tyler Ballgame
! John Vincent III and Tyler Ballgame
@ Hurray For The Riff Raff and Tyler Ballgame
% Hurray For The Riff Raff
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