But the Head and the Heart havent completely lost their heads.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Signs of Lightis a lot more plugged in than your past two records.
Were you intentionally exploring more electric instruments?
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This is your first time working with a producer, and you guys enlisted Nashville powerhouse Jay Joyce.
- What was that like?
His studio is so rad.
Its this big, open live room and his console is in the room with us.
Why did you want to work with him?
And that intuition paid off.
I like his style.
Is there something you might achieve with a producer that you guys couldnt on your own?
Jay would be like, Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Thats the fing take!
it’s possible for you to see it both ways.
Thats a really powerful, real thing about life.
J.R.: It was definitely a nod of a hat [to Johnson].
Its been an interesting path.
It became a psychological thing [for him] like, Why arent my songs getting picked?
I wanted to make that fing record.
