Ie-Every Shade Of Blue

Ie-Every Shade Of BlueFrom the anthemic "Virginia (Wind in the Night)", an ode to Jonathan Russell's native state to which he's recently relocated ("If it was solely up to me, I'd live here for the rest of my life," he says), to the minimal but momentous "Tiebreaker", Every Shade of Blue showcases The Head and the Heart's unique ability to dip its toes into a variety of musical genres. It's the band's knack for supreme melody, however, that remains a constant. And it's why

Seminal album from J

A founding member of influential proto-punk band The Modern Lovers

published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981)

includes eight-page booklet

" The album also includes Ray's recording of "Hey Mister

From beautiful acoustic ballads to swinging big band numbers

Everyone’s favorite Record Store Day tradition

Angel fully lets in the goth tones that always lurked at the ends of her song craft

At that time

soaring falsettos

justly considered one of the greatest albums of the noughties

These recording sessions included the best of the French soul scene at the time: Yvan Julien (trumpet)