“Burning Hearts” (Head Full of Stars song)

Head Full of Stars, photo courtesy the artists

“Burning Hearts” starts out quietly and gently fitting its subject matter of loss and being haunted by the presence and memories of the people who are no longer with us but whose influence on us lingers. The song by Head Full of Stars is flowing with strong melodies that flow and soar and stir the emotions as the song takes off into the far reaches of the psyche while remaining grounded in an emotional immediacy. One might think of the song as psychedelic rock or shoegaze but of the variety more akin to Low and that band’s focus on songcraft as a vehicle for embodying emotion and exploring the essence of what we feel rather than getting a little trippy and rocking out. There is an economy to the songwriting here that honors what it truly feels like to lose people and also feel a little lost yourself in the wake of that loss as you try to make sense of a world without the physical existence of those closest to you. Listen to “Burning Hearts” on YouTube and follow Head Full of Stars which includes former Sky Cries Mary member William Bernhard at the links below.