The Head and The Heart’s Tyler Williams - STAGE THREADS Ep. 9

Everyone after a show would be so sweaty and you'd be like peeling them off like legging. So like fans will bring us things and they've loved to bring us crystals on this tour. No shorts on stage. It's too damn hot out there. So we're breaking the rules. Hey everybody, I'm Tyler Williams from the head and the heart. We're here in Chicago for the Aperture tour. We put our new record out back in May and we're excited to bring it to the people. And today I'm going to be showing you some of the clothes I wear on stage, some of the other things that keep me happy on the road. Let's dive into it. This has been probably my favorite shirt to wear on stage currently. It's a Madewell shirt and it's knit which kind of breathes a little bit. I play drums so I get sweaty up there. Gotta get some cool air in. This one's been great. Looks fantastic on stage. Maybe a little gold chain rocking right here around the neck, you know. And I'll pair that shirt with these corduroy shorts which I've been hanging up to dry the aforementioned sweat on stage. They also double as clothes dryers when you're on the road. So I usually have a little bit of a rule and it might be an unwritten rule for a lot of bands out there, but no shorts on stage. It's too damn hot out there. So we're breaking the rules. Shorts on stage, if only for the drummers, okay? No guitar players need to be wearing shorts on stage. These are also Madewell and they're super comfortable and they stretch and they're perfect for drumming. Then I've got one of my favorite brands right now is Todd Snyder. I've got this knit as well. I don't know, for some reason it's the summer of knits. And this one is just super light, just breathes, it's airy, drapes really well. So the couple of beers that I had the night before won't show up too much on the belly on this one. It's perfect. I'm also in the Todd Snyder world. I've got this Todd Snyder champion collaboration sweatshirt, short sleeve. And this has been probably my favorite piece to drum in because you ever have those clothes where you feel like a superhero in them and they just make you look good and you're confident? And I always feel like that's what I try to take out on stage, something that makes me feel larger than life. Here, yeah, this is a cool label. Love that. The old champion with Todd Snyder. So shout out Todd Snyder. He's doing good work. And in Richmond, Virginia, where I live, we've got this really great menswear shop. It's called Ulm. There it is right there. Ulm Essentials. And it's just a basic shirt, this one, but they have some of the best street wear in Richmond, probably on the East Coast, honestly. You might know them from their Instagram. They're super popular. And if not, go check them out. I've also got to represent Marfa. Great band. They just opened for us for probably about 10 shows or so. And their merch line was sick. They've got the ringer tees, they've got the five-sided hats, everything about them, fashion dialed. And I want to know where they buy their pants. So Marfa, if you're watching, hit a brother up. Down here, this is usually where I keep maybe dirty clothes, because we can't do laundry every day. So this is almost like my closet. It's nice to have a little laundry hamper here. We also get a lot of stuff made by fans for us. So fans will bring us things, and they've loved to bring us crystals on this tour. We get little, like this is the album cover. Somebody made a little thing and then wrote us a little bit on the back. So I always try to keep fan mementos in there, and they just kind of make you feel good as you're getting ready for the day and help you walk on stage with a little more confidence. And then speaking of, this thing's never charged up. But for a minute there, we were actually using these overnight when the wardrobes were in our trailers traveling with us to the next show. We actually have these like blasting air on them, so maybe the clothes would dry a little bit better. But I don't know anyone who keeps them charged. But they still exist. They're in there. Then down here, oh, my friend Dustin Nickerson put out this great book. He's a hilarious comedian. He spends a bunch of our shows, and we've had him on stage at Red Rocks with us. Just a great human. So pick up his book if you feel like it. Down here, I know it's not fashion, but it becomes fashion because it's wearable. Sometimes I get blisters on my hands from playing shows. I feel like I drum pretty intensely, and I've never found anything better than these hydro seal bandages for blisters. They actually, if you put three or more on top of each other, they blend together and melt together and turn into like a second skin. That's super helpful for me on the road. Let's see. We got our patented Pelican Head in the Heart water bottles here. No one else is going to show you these. These are super secret. Fan only. So much packaging. But look at that. I mean, I actually haven't even seen this yet. That was the opening. Throughout the band's career, I feel like my fashion has changed as all of our fashion has changed, I think. I remember when we first started the band, skinny jeans were super popular. I think it was like a battle of who could find the skinniest jeans, and everyone after a show would be so sweaty, and you'd be peeling them off like leggings. So it's a lot nicer now that like, hey, maybe some baggier linen pants are in. Helps me out there. It's summertime. It's hot. It's humid. And anytime I don't have to squeeze myself into a pair of jeans, I'm happy about that. So that is kind of a nice style evolution over the course of our career that I'm happy has been out there in the world, and you soak up on it a little bit. For staple pieces, I always feel like I'm trying to find that one piece per album cycle that defines my style on stage. On Signs of Light, I had this watermelon button-up shirt that maybe some of you remember. I wore it almost every show, and for Halloween, I dressed up as a watermelon, kind of played into this whole theme of the record. But on this one, you know, I think the theme is comfort. The theme is finding what makes you feel happy, and I'm trying to do that with every piece of clothing that I've brought out on the road, especially the knits. They've been my, maybe the knits are my staple this record. And the linen pants. Yeah, I mean, usually I'll, when I'm, you know, walking around during the day, I'll try to find just like a nice, comfortable, cool-looking t-shirt to wear with, you know, some kind of baggier pants, something comfortable, light. I love these Lusso Cloud clogs that I've been wearing everywhere. They've just become kind of my staple everyday walk-around shoe. But at night, you know, that's when you kind of like, you put on the Doc Martens for stage or I've got some Asics, some Onosaku Tigers that are pretty great. So that's been sort of like my stage shoe now. I was going through the Collin de Gausson Chucks for a while there, and then moved over to the Asics and just really perfect for hitting the drum pedals with. But at night, yeah, I try to class it up a little bit, you know, a couple of buttons on there. Nowhere near what John has, who, you know, John's my wardrobe mate. We, these come together and we share them because we're probably the cleanest people in the band. So we like to keep our clothes nice and clean. I'm not a huge accessory guy, but I love like, you know, getting these fan-made bracelets. This one says Tyler. This one says After the Setting Sun. I love wearing that stuff because it just kind of connects me to the purpose of what we're out here to do, which is make people have a good time and connect emotionally with other humans. So love wearing that stuff. I was a chain guy for a minute, but I feel like I'm off the chain. Doesn't feel like me right now, you know, and that's kind of the thing with accessories. You can take them on, you can put them on, you can take them off, and it's kind of dependent on your mood. And lately, I'm just not into jewelry or chains. I'm a little more grounded lately, I feel. Thanks so much for joining me here on Stage Threads. It's been a pleasure walking you through some of my fashion choices and what I wear out here on the Aperture Tour. You can get tickets for any of our shows at theheadandtheheart.com and go pick up a record. It's called Aperture, anywhere near you. Local record stores are our favorite places in the world. We'll see you next time.