HEAD THE BAND

On March 13, 2020 Head released The World available on Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal and a slew of other digital distribution platforms. It marks their 6th release since forming in 2000. This is their first self-produced album, breaking from their previous studio approaches.

The World is a thematic rock record, heavy handed, warm and larger than life. The dense hard hitting rhythm pocket of Mike Luxford’s drums with Hunter’s over- driven JCM thunder makes for an intense sound with traces of punk and post-hard- core. Underneath it all is Jobot’s pounding, melodic bass lines, pushing the tunes forward without misdirected detours or cliché predictability. Vocally Hunter’s range is diverse, at times channeling Bowie, ranging from tender lower-end crooning on “Therapy,” to falsetto escapes and high register conviction on “Get Back.”

The three also perform in a 12 piece David Bowie tribute band, raising money for the less fortune and nonprofit music and art organizations. Head pays homage to the most revered rock and roll artist of all time covering “Afraid” off Bowie’s 2002 masterpiece Heathen. It is an honest revisit to one of Bowie’s lesser known gems.

Lyrically the album is Hunter’s reflection of the modern state of affairs. The songs are tangled in apocalyptic romance, pleading the case for the downfall of organized religion and its immoral contradictions, while asking the audience to seek action toward improving the human condition.

Vocals, Guitar / Benjamin Hunter
Bass, Vocals / Joe Botwinski
Drums / Mike Luxford