HER HEAD’S ON FIRE (FEATURING MEMBERS OF SAVES THE DAY, GARRISON, SMALL BROWN BIKE, + THE BOMB) ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM STRANGE DESIRES
ALBUM ARRIVES JULY 19 VIA IODINE RECORDINGS
BAND SHARES “WHY ARE WE ALONE” VIDEO — WATCH
TOURING + FESTIVAL APPEARANCES PLANNED THROUGH THE YEAR!
HER HEAD’S ON FIRE, featuring members of beloved bands such as Saves the Day, Garrison, Small Brown Bike, and The Bomb, are back!
The band, comprised of singer Sid Jagger, guitarist Jeff Dean, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Jeff Gensterblum — is proud to announce its second album Strange Desires. It arrives on July 19 via Iodine Recordings. The album is available for pre-order here.
Today, the band has shared the video for the gritty and anthemic first single “Why Are We Alone.” Watch it here.
“‘Why Are We Alone’ was the first song Jeff Dean (guitarist) sent me for the new album,” says Jagger. “He had just thrown down these chords that worked so well together so quickly, and emailed me a file of it. I sent it back to him written and recorded in about 45 minutes. Some songs just come together that way, you just hit a sort of ‘hive mind’ with your bandmates and the sounds all fall right into place. A simple straight forward song that captures some immediacy and desperation for honesty and closure. Is it about a broken relationship, is it about the lack of existence of a god, or is it a desperate love letter to addiction? All we know is we are all we have, so hold on tight, my brothers and sisters.”
Regarding the album as a whole, Jagger states, “While the first album was the band getting to know each other’s musical tendencies, I believe the new album is a crystallization of our shared vision, brought into focus by John Agnello’s expert mixing. The guitars are still ferocious, but the rhythm section finds better footing, with almost Fugazi leanings. These are the most realized melodies I have been able to write thus far, but most of these songs were written within about 10 minutes. The band’s existence has always been somewhat effortless. I hope that can be heard here. It’s loud, fun, and cathartic.”
STRANGE DESIRES TRACK LISTING:
“Cuts”
“You’re Nothing”
“Aren’t I The Champion”
“Addict and Habits”
“Better Men Than Me”
“Strange Desires”
“Why Are We Alone”
“Ruination”
“While You Sleep”
“The Rain”
TOUR DATES:
5/16 — Boston, MA — Deepcuts w/ Ways Away
5/17 — Providence RI — Wes’ Rib House
5/18 — Montreal, CAN — Pouzza Fest
5/20 — Saratoga Springs, NY — Desperate Annie’s
5/21 — NYC, NY — Heaven Can Wait w/ Kali Masi
5/22 — Brooklyn, NY — Gold Sounds w/ Kali Masi
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:
6/03 — London, UK — New Cross Inn
6/04 — Bristol, UK — Golden Lion
6/05 — Exeter, UK — Cavern
6/06 — Newport, UK — LePub
6/07 — Kingston, UK — The Fighting Cocks
6/08 — Bolton, UK — The Ramp
6/09 — Birmingham, UK — The Dark Horse
ABOUT HER HEAD’S ON FIRE:
“Strangeness is a necessary ingredient in beauty.” — French Poet, Charles Baudelaire.
Her Head’s On Fire is a fierce quartet with an impressive pedigree (Garrison, Small Brown Bike, The Bomb, and Saves the Day) serving up heart-seeking post-hardcore and emotive rock with enlivening riffs and melodies. The indie rock supergroup offers their strangeness to beauty with Strange Desires, their sophomore effort and follow-up to their debut, College Rock & Clove Cigarettes. Strange Desires deepens and expands on their first release. It has moments reminiscent of late ’80s New Wave, early ’90s indie, and post-hardcore peppered with poetic oddities that make the band’s music memorable.
From the gauntlet-throw of an opener “Cuts” through the swaggering sneer of “Aren’t I the Champion” to closer “The Rain,” this record is full of intentional sidewinders— smart, literate songs about the most primal feelings and experiences we share as humans.
In some ways, this increased heft is emotional. The aforementioned track, “The Rain,” is rooted in both the tragic 2021 passing of guitarist Jeff Dean’s friend and Planes Mistaken for Stars vocalist/guitarist Gared O’Donnell, as well as the death of vocalist Sid Jagger’s father.
In other ways, it is sonic. Legendary producer John Agnello (Jawbox, Son Volt, Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr) mixed the record, Jeff Dean recorded it, and Jason Narducy (Superchunk, Bob Mould, Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters) co-produced it along with the band. The result is a captivating indie rock wall of sound from start to finish.
