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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Sasquatch Despite Complaints, The Head and the Heart Deliver the Goods

Posted by Derek Erdman on Sun, May 29, 2011 at 3:02 PM

It's easy to grumble about the rapid ascension of Seattle's the Head and the Heart. Things certainly have been going their way lately, including signing with Sub Pop and playing the Sasquatch main stage on Saturday afternoon. I stood next to a group of twenty-something chin strokers who watched the show intently while listing off everything that they thought was wrong with the group, from their playing to their appearance. They discussed the time line of their rise to popularity in great detail. I asked them where they were from, they told me Seattle. But it seemed from where I stood, the rest of the crowd couldn't possibly care less, most of them dancing wildly and singing along while actually knowing most of the words. So here's perhaps yet another band that will call Seattle home but can ignore the seemingly disapproving grumps from the Emerald City. Oh grumps, when will you learn?

Drawing by Canadian Ethan Sparth, age 8.

Drawing by Canadian Ethan Sparth, age 8.

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Meh. I'm happy to see any band from Seattle make it. So yay for them. I can't get into their music though. It would go great playing at low volume as background music in Starbucks. no thanks.

Posted by needs balls on May 29, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Thanks for the excellent, question-asking reporting, Derek. Meanwhile, the positive reviews the debut album is getting in the press after the nasty Pitchfork lashing shows that maybe other people are hearing something worthwhile in what many are making presumptions about perhaps due to regional "ownership." (The prophets in their homeland, for the closest Biblical cliche.) It's definitely worth looking at, and your observations at a big show outside the city are appreciated.

Posted by Estey on May 30, 2011 at 8:46 AM