Aperture (The Head and the Heart album)

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Aperture
The Head and the Heart - Aperture.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 9, 2025
Length45:08
Label
Producer The Head and the Heart
The Head and the Heart chronology
Every Shade of Blue
(2022)
Aperture
(2025)

Aperture is the sixth studio album by American band the Head and the Heart. It was released on May 9, 2025, by the band's own label Every Shade of Music under exclusive licensing to Verve Label Group.

Contents

Background

Aperture is the Head and the Heart's first studio album since Every Shade of Blue (2022) and their first to be entirely self-produced. [1] In a press release, the band stated that the album's title was a reflection of themselves as a band and the individual band members, further adding that the album's title was also a metaphor for "represent[ing] the choice[s] we all face: to close ourselves off to the darkness or to open up and let the light in. [Aperture is] about hope, resilience, and seeing the world—and ourselves—more clearly." [2]

Promotion

The album was preceded by the release of the lead single "Arrow" on October 17, 2024 prior to the album's announcement. [3] A music video for the song was released on October 24, 2024; WFPK featured the song as their Song of the Day the same day. [4] The second single, "Time with My Sins", was released on January 24, 2025. [5] The band performed the song on CBS Saturday Morning on May 10, 2025 as part of promotion for the album. [6] The third single, "After the Setting Sun", was released on February 27, 2025 simultaneously with the album announcement. [7] The fourth and final single, "Blue Embers", was released on April 11, 2025. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Gervais, Kenny Hensley, Jonathan Russell, Charity Thielen, Tyler Williams, and Chris Zasche.

Aperture track listing
No.TitleLength
1."After the Setting Sun"4:30
2."Time with My Sins"3:59
3."Arrow"3:14
4."Beg, Steal, Borrow"4:05
5."Cop Car"3:28
6."Blue Embers"3:30
7."Fire Escape"3:27
8."Pool Break"3:14
9."Jubilee"3:05
10."West Coast"3:46
11."Finally Free"4:31
12."Aperture"4:19
Total length:45:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [9]

The Head and the Heart

Additional contributors

References

  1. Ragusa, Paolo (February 27, 2025). "The Head and the Heart announce new album, reveal Origins of new song "After The Setting Sun"". Consequence. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. "The Head and the Heart announce new album, 'Aperture'". 105.7 The Point. Hubbard Radio. February 27, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  3. "Arrow - Single by The Head and the Heart on Apple Music". Apple Music. October 17, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  4. Timmons, John (October 24, 2024). "WFPK Song of the Day: The Head And The Heart "Arrow"". Louisville Public Media. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  5. Teitz, Alex (January 24, 2025). "The Head and The Heart – Time With My Sins". FEMMUSIC Magazine. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  6. "Saturday Sessions: The Head and the Heart performs "Time With My Sins" - CBS News". CBS News. May 10, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  7. "The Head and the Heart Announce North American Tour, Detail New Album 'Aperture' │ Exclaim!". Exclaim. February 27, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  8. Burditt, Peter (April 11, 2025). "The Head and The Heart Release Single "Blue Embers" off Forthcoming Album 'Aperture'". American Songwriter. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  9. "Aperture / The Head And The Heart / Credits". Tidal. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.