Each Measure Feature: Headmaster

FEATURE

I’m sitting in my newly Spring-cleaned living room sipping a cup of herbal tea. I’m a little tired, still adjusting to daylight savings, but the sun is out and it’s the first real warm day New England has had all year. For the first time in much too long, it feels like spring.

The soundtrack? Headmaster’s fresh new EP, Seasons, Vol. 4: Spring, the final installment in his four-album tetralogy.

Over the past year, Headmaster has embarked on a journey to capture the magic of the four seasons in musical form, releasing one EP on the meteorological start-date of the corresponding season. Spring, the final installment in the tetralogy, was released on March 1st. This project isn’t the first time an artist has used the four seasons as a motif for a musical piece, but if you’re expecting Vivaldi, prepare to be surprised. Headmaster’s work leans more toward the energetic, hook-driven sound of pop rock.

In keeping with its theme, each track on Spring features a crisp, clean sound that makes for excellent listening, but it’s the catchy tunes that stand out the most. Tracks like “Spring to Life” and “April Days” showcase Headmaster’s penchant for crafting irresistible riffs and memorable melodies.

The Seasons tetralogy isn’t just about the superficial aesthetics of the seasons. More deeply, it explores the cyclical nature of the universe and inevitability of change – themes which all appear on the Spring volume. Lyrics call upon timeless nature imagery and powerful symbolism to evoke the culture significance of springtime. Headmaster lives in London now, but his roots are set in North Wales, and there’s a healthy dose of rural magic throughout the EP, especially on the two companion pieces “The Willow Tree” and “The Willow Seed,” which seem to contain a hint of folk wisdom hidden beneath the pop rock beats.

For Headmaster, Seasons is also about giving back. He’s on a mission to make an impact with his music that goes beyond great listening, and he uses funds from his album sales to raise money for mental and physical health charities including Herts Minds Network and Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. Knowing that these causes are important to the artist adds an even greater gravity and purpose to the album.

Spring is an exercise in hope, resilience, and transformation, and it makes the perfect soundtrack for a fresh start.

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