Album · The Head and the Heart
Living Mirage by The Head and the Heart
Living Mirage is an album by The Head and the Heart, released in 2019. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 31 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Missed Connection”, on 18 lists with a best position of #2.
Living Mirage, the fourth studio album from the Head and the Heart and their second on Warner Bros. Records, arrived on May 17, 2019. The band announced it on March 14 and put out "Missed Connection" as the first single that same day, and the song is a fine indication of where they were headed: the indie folk that made their name is still there in the harmonies, but the arrangements are glossier and more rhythmic, with a pop shimmer and a beat you can sway to.
Jonathan Russell, who started the band in 2009 with Josiah Johnson, remains a guiding voice, and the songs float on warm keyboards and layered vocals. "Honeybee", "See You Through My Eyes" and "People Need a Melody" all found their way onto alternative radio. In June 2020 the band followed it with a digital deluxe edition, Living Mirage: The Complete Recordings, adding four new songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Living Mirage on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missed Connection | 18 | #2 | – | 2019–2026 | |
| 2 | Honeybee | 9 | #11 | – | 2020 | |
| 3 | See You Through My Eyes | 3 | #31 | – | 2019 | |
| 4 | People Need a Melody | 1 | #81 | – | 2019 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.