Twenty One Pilots Have The Heart and Soul of a Winner

Columbus, Ohio duo Twenty One Pilots blend smart music style with some genuine laugh moments on "Tear In My Heart" a single that you'll get as part of the May release "Blurryface". Most of the mojo we've got vocalist Tyler Joseph to give thanks to. He's Mister Everything on this release. In the first installment he puts piano front and center. Also, he cuts said piano off with timely interjections of such sentiments as "Sometimes you gotta bleed to know you're alive and have a soul". He gives piano a playful puppy dog hook, like the furry companion delicately strides along a few paces, Tyler expresses his heartfelt thoughts on his world, then the puppy advances some, and so on. It pleases me to announce "Tear In My Heart" possesses three very separate yet individual personalities. Piano greets us first, Later we're introduced to keyboards and synths. To add to that Tyler steps out from behind the curtain to repeat his refrain sans much accompaniment. You're not going to suffer energy lag listening to the song. Having three Sybil worthy personas tells you this twosome doesn't skimp on their responsibility as value driven purveyors of ear wholesome goodness. So who's the other end of the twosome you ask? That would be Josh Dun who carries the drum weight so Tyler can ham it up as veritable one man band. Sometimes you just need a reliable mate to keep up with you as you parade along. Josh manages masterfully. If the lyrics are any indication Tyler goes to great lengths to make sure his sweetheart is as content as a pig in slop. He thoughtfully avoids potholes so she doesn't get jarred awake following an entire car ride of her dozing. Meanwhile he curses his government for not using his taxes to patch up the damned holes. See there? Tyler Joseph, equal parts soft touch and hard ass. You can get great mileage from a song that cracks open an atlas and proceedings to give a charming ride across the musical map. We learn she's the tear in Tyler's heart. If you like your distaff descriptions more graphic then Tyler aims to please. This girl's a carver, a butcher with a smile. Do not trust femmes bearing cutlery that zooms in for the kill. Tyler shrugs that advice off. It's not that he has a masochist side. Au contraire, he only desires his own bloodletting to remind him something in life really is worth an effort. You never suspect Twenty One Pilots has no intention of coasting on piano laurels. This pair doesn't have any intention of playing us for fools. They strike paydirt through fusing cute and calibrating. "Tear In My Heart" has what it takes to melt the iciest of souls.