Electric

80s-influenced jangle-pop tune with a hint of melancholy
and a driving chorus that invites repeat listens. With Andy
Jossi’s lustrous and Marr-esque guitars and Gretchen
DeVault’s soaring vocals and luscious harmonies, Take
Them Back is a song anyone who has been wounded by
words can relate to.

Take Them Back

The Blue Herons - Take Them Back

From Here

Let’s get out of here
Run away from all our cares
Leave it all behind

Fly to another world
Where our past is gone
And we can be

You and me against the world
We can make it back from heaven
I know it’s true
You and me against the world
We can make it back from heaven
I know it’s true with you
I know it’s true with you

We’ll create a place
Made just for you and me
Where we are free
Fly to the edge of the world
Where our past is gone
And we can be

You and me against the world
We can make it back from heaven
I know it’s true

You and me against the world
We can make it back from heaven
I know it’s true
You and me against the world
We can make it back from heaven
I know it’s true
You and me against the world
We can make it back from heaven
I know it’s true with you
I know it’s true with you
I know it’s true with you

©2020 Gretchen DeVault

Go On

n The Skies 

You had a vision 
Two souls in collision 
Now you’re gonna walk away 

You needed purpose 
She seemed worth it 
You’re throwing it all away 

Two souls searching for the answers 
Somewhere up in the skies are falling 
And fading away into the night 

Who will catch you when you fall 
From the skies 
Built upon all the lies 
And who will catch you when you fall 
From the skies 
Built upon all the lies 

You needed someone 
Who you could lean on 
To help you as you walked away 

Two souls searching for the answers 
Somewhere up in the skies are falling 
And fading away into the night 

Who will catch you when you fall 
From the skies 
Built upon all the lies 
And who will catch you when you fall 
From the skies 
Built upon all the lies 
And who will catch you when you fall 
From the skies 
Built upon all the lies 

© 2020 Gretchen DeVault

The Blue Herons - In The Skies

Endless Rain

Jangle-pop powerhouse The Blue Herons are back with their fifth single Take Them Back which will be released Friday, November 19. This single is an upbeat, 80s-influenced jangle-pop tune with a hint of melancholy and a driving chorus that invites repeat listens. With Andy Jossi’s lustrous and Marr-esque guitars and Gretchen DeVault’s soaring vocals and luscious harmonies, Take Them Back is a song anyone who has been wounded by words can relate to.

The Blue Herons are a jangle-pop duo that calls to mind guitar riffs reminiscent of C86, and Sarah Records bands like Even as We Speak and Heavenly, with infectious melodies and soaring vocals that easily sit alongside the likes of current artists Alvvays, Hatchie and Hazel English. 

The Blue Herons are Andy Jossi (The Churchhill Garden, The Serpent Garden) and Gretchen DeVault (The Icicles, The Francine Odysseys, Voluptuous Panic), a serendipitous collision of two indie-pop masterminds. After establishing a following for his shoegaze band The Churchhill Garden, Jossi needed a separate space for his indie-pop songs. The Blue Herons featured frequent guest vocalists and musicians such as Krissy Vanderwoude (The Churchhill Garden, Whimsical), Marty Willson Piper (The Church, All About Eve), Hideka and Thierry Haliniak. Jossi began releasing music under The Blue Herons moniker, still searching for the perfect vocal complement to his instrumentals. In October 2020, he found just that in DeVault. 

DeVault, a veteran of the indie pop scene, led The Icicles through a series of well-received albums and licensing deals with Target and Motorola in the early 2000s. In 2013, she elevated her recording skills and vocals to new heights as half of the transoceanic shoegazer duo Voluptuous Panic. After relocating to LA in 2016, she got reacquainted with her indie pop roots and formed The Francine Odysseys.

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