With their very British electro pop sound Heads.Hearts deliver songs with excellent melodies and a real touch of class.  Hugely memorable, finely crafted tunes with a really current feel drag you in and keep you there.  With the industry taking notice we thought we’d better get in there really quickly.

How did you meet and go on to form the band?

Amber: I met Ed when he was asked to stand in for the lead singer of a 12-piece soul band I used to sing for. He turned up to our first rehearsal and we clicked straight away and I was hooked on this gorgeous, talented, potty-mouthed man. I knew great things would come from him. It wasn’t until a few years later that we were both free from our other band commitments to actually get together and create some serious music. So that’s what we did.

Ed: Great things, gorgeous, talented. This is why I like Amber. I’m no more potty-mouthed than her though. I remember that first rehearsal.  First thing I heard her sing was Dancing in the Street and it made my hair stand up. I’m not as good a singer as I am on instruments, so I was really nervous about singing after her.  I must have managed to hide it though.

What’s going on for Heads.Hearts in 2009?

Ed: We’re doing our first video this week. Some friends of friends came to see us, really liked what we did and offered to make us a video. It’s going to be loads of shots of us all cut up and messed about.
 
Amber: We’ve got some big and very cool gigs coming. Playing with Hot Chip DJs at Brixton Jamm on May 29 and Brighton Pride on August 1st. Then we’ve got a place on the bill at the Hot Fringe Festival at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern on 6th August along with a load of burlesque dancers, comedians and other acts.

Ed: The sound keeps on developing, so more recording. And more shows. And we’re looking for a manager too.

Where do you get your inspiration?

Amber: Everything and anything beautiful. I know that sounds rubbish but I don’t feel creative when I’m surrounded by negative energy. My friends and family are integral to this.

Ed: I hardly ever write about things I’ve done. I listen a lot. To everything. I had an idea about a song that was sparked by some hold music and another when I heard some church bells ringing out of time. I’ve got a voice recorder on my phone and I record melodies when I get them. It’s the same with lyrics. I wrote one of our songs – Private Number – about taking calls on the end of a sex line. But the idea for the lyric came from when I saw the words Private Number came up when someone called my house. It wasn’t a sex line.
 
What’s your dream collaboration?

Amber: Stevie Wonder & Blondie. Only good things could come from that.
Ed: I’d love to do something with Metronomy or Digitalism.

You are doing a show with Hot Chip DJs. How did that come about?

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