The Head and the Heart to release 'Aperture' on May 9, ahead of extensive tour
- carsydog0
- May 1
- 4 min read
Updated: May 4
Acclaimed indie-folk band The Head and The Heart will release their sixth studio album, Aperture, on Friday, May 9. The album follows the band's 2022 LP Every Shade of Blue and arrives just ahead of a summer tour that includes a stop on June 7, 2025 at The Fillmore Silver Spring.
To date, the group's has released four singles off the album, each offering a compelling glimpse into what’s ahead. The tracks span the band's versatility from their collaboration with Mt. Joy on "Arrow," an anthem on having confidence in uncertainty, to "After The Setting Sun," an ode to the loss of a loved one. The latter's raw, home-video style music video mirrors the album’s themes of emotional unrest and the quiet beauty found on the other side of struggle.
Their latest single, "Blue Ember," and has already garnered more than half a million streams on Spotify in just under a month. In a press release, frontman Matt Gervais reflects on the themes that gave Aperture its spark—and ultimately its name.
"For me, Aperture represents the choice we all must make between resigning ourselves to darkness, or letting the light in and recognizing our own agency to do so. It feels relevant to the times, in that we’re literally choosing between authoritarianism vs. democracy... It’s about choosing hope again and again, no matter how many times it may feel that you have lost it."
Aperture represents a significant creative reset for the band. It’s their first self-produced album since their 2011 debut, recorded across their twin home bases of Seattle and Richmond. After releasing three albums on Warner Records, the group parted ways with the major label and returned to their DIY roots, producing Aperture themselves and tapping into a renewed energy that had gone dormant during years of touring and studio polish.
The band will support the album with an expansive North American tour beginning May 30. Every ticket sold will include a $1 donation to their Rivers and Roads Foundation, which supports equitable access to music education and mental health resources for musicians in the Seattle area.
See below for a full list of tour dates:
May 30, 2025 @ Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI
May 31, 2025 @ The Fillmore in Detroit, MI
June 1, 2025 @ History in Toronto, ON
June 3, 2025 @ MTELUS in Montreal, QC
June 5, 2025 @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, MA
June 6, 2025 @ The Met in Philadelphia, PA
June 7, 2025 @ The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD
June 9, 2025 @ Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta, GA
June 10, 2025 @ The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre in St. Augustine, FL
June 12, 2025 @ The Fillmore in New Orleans, LA
June 13, 2025 @ Gilley’s Dallas, South Side Ballroom in Dallas, TX
June 14, 2025 @ Whitewater Amphitheatre in New Braunfels, TX
June 15, 2025 @ Bayou Music Center in Houston, TX
June 18, 2025 @ Uptown Theater in Kansas City, MO
June 19, 2025 @ Palace Theatre in Saint Paul, MN
June 20, 2025 @ Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI
July 15, 2025 @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC
July 16, 2025 @ Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC
July 18, 2025 @ Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN
July 19, 2025 @ Iroquois Amphitheater in Louisville, KY
July 20, 2025 @ The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park in Cincinnati, OH
July 22, 2025 @ Asheville Yards in Asheville, NC
July 23, 2025 @ KEMBA Live!, Outdoor Amphitheater in Columbus, OH
July 26, 2025 @ Pines Theater in Northampton, MA
July 27, 2025 @ Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PA
July 30, 2025 @ SummerStage in Central Park in New York, NY
July 31, 2025 @ Stone Pony Summerstage in Asbury Park, NJ
August 1, 2025 @ Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront in Richmond, VA
August 2, 2025 @ Riverfront Park in Harrisburg, PA
August 3, 2025 @ Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA
August 5, 2025 @ Jacobs Pavilion in Cleveland, OH
August 6, 2025 @ Everwise Amphitheater in Indianapolis, IN
August 8, 2025 @ The Salt Shed, Fairgrounds in Chicago, IL
August 10, 2025 @ The Astro, Outdoor Amphitheater in La Vista, NE
August 13, 2025 @ Ogden Amphitheater in Ogden, UT
August 14, 2025 @ Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden in Boise, ID
August 15, 2025 @ Edgefield Amphitheater in Troutdale, OR
August 16, 2025 @ T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA (Direct Support to The Lumineers)
September 11, 2025 @ Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival in Fredericton, NB
September 24, 2025 @ The Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA
September 25, 2025 @ Channel 24 in Sacramento, CA
September 26, 2025 @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, CA
September 28, 2025 @ Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA
September 29, 2025 @ Gallagher Square in San Diego, CA
September 30, 2025 @ Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, AZ
October 2, 2025 @ Revel in Albuquerque, NM
October 4, 2025 @ The Criterion in Oklahoma City, OK
October 5, 2025 @ JJ's Live in Fayetteville, AR
October 7, 2025 @ The Lyric Oxford in Oxford, MS
October 10, 2025 @ The Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN
