country routes news: The Wandering Hearts announce Deluxe Album + new single

THE WANDERING HEARTS

ANNOUNCE ‘WILD SILENCE DELUXE’ ALBUM INCLUDING THREE NEW TRACKS

NEW SINGLE ‘TIL THE DAY I DIE’ OUT NOW!

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BIGGEST UK HEADLINE TOUR TO DATE

DEBUT ALBUM WILD SILENCE OUT NOW ON DECCA RECORDS

“Harmonies that hark back to Fleetwood Mac” – Sunday Times Culture

“They evoke the poignancy of early 1970’s alternative country” – Times

“Within 30 minutes of uploading their first demo online, the London band were discovered. When you hear them perform, it’s easy to see why” – Telegraph

Following the announcement of their UK headline tour, Folk-Americana four-piece The Wandering Hearts have sold out London’s Islington Assembly Hall on 28 November. Having already sold out their three previous London headline dates, most recently Bush Hall, this will be their biggest headline performance yet.

The band have also announced the release of a Deluxe edition of Wild Silence, out on 25 January 2019.

The deluxe album includes three brand new tracks: ‘Til The Day I Die, Run and Heart Stops Beating, acoustic versions of album tracks Wild Silence and Fire and Water, plus live recordings of Burning Bridges and The Wonder Of You from the band’s show in Memphis earlier this year.

Release Date: 25 Jan. 2019

Label: Decca (UMO)

20 Tracks / Total Length: 1:10:07

Genres: Indie & Alternative

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The Wandering Hearts recently returned from Americanafest in Nashville, where they led the UK charge of talent, playing multiple shows at this year’s celebration of the best of Americana and roots music. Over summer, the band performed at a string of UK festivals, including BST Hyde Park headlined by Eric Clapton, Latitude, Black Deer and Standon Calling.

In June, The Wandering Hearts became the first UK band ever to debut at Nashville’s iconic venues, the Ryman Auditorium and Grand Ole Opry, in the same week. They received a standing ovation for their performance at Marty Stuart’s infamous Late Night Jam at the Ryman where they shared the stage with Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives, Margo Price, John Prine and Chris Stapleton, as well as country-rock legends Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds.

After a brilliant Opry debut, The Wandering Hearts were invited back to the iconic venue to perform for a second time a week later. In addition, the band added slots at CMAFest, The Basement and The Bluebird Café to their whirlwind tour, earning a rapturous welcome at each show. The band travelled to the US after receiving a personal invitation from legend Marty Stuart to join him on the Nashville and Memphis dates of his tour after they supported him in the UK.

The Wandering Hearts were discovered in the UK within half an hour of uploading their first demo online, and shortly after were signed to Decca Records. Over the past 18 months, The Wandering Hearts have built a loyal fan base with their signature sound that transcends genres: this is what makes them so special. With their seamless vocal harmonies, The Wandering Hearts are reminiscent of First Aid Kit and Of Monsters and Men, whilst channelling Fleetwood Mac’s pop sensibility and the storytelling of Chris Stapleton, all the while keeping their British roots at heart.

We will never forget tonight ❤️ @Islington_AH & everyone in it was everything we hoped it would be. Thank you so much for being perfect! #TWHTour pic.twitter.com/5ylaCZdyHz
— The Wandering Hearts (@thewanderhearts) 29 November 2018

In February, the band released their debut album Wild Silence and picked up the coveted Bob Harris Emerging Artist award at the UK Americana Awards 2018, a prize hand-picked by the legendary broadcaster himself. Bob Harris stated, “I was just blown away by them, by their harmonies, their energy, their enthusiasm and of course the fantastic quality of their music. I am truly thrilled for them and their new album is everything I hoped it would be.”

The Wandering Hearts Win Big At 2018 BCMA Awards

This years’ British Country Music Association Awards (BCMA Awards 2018 | Website: bcmawards.co.uk) took place at the Harrogate Convention Centre on Saturday 24th November.

It was good night for the 4-piece Tara (Tara Wilcox), Chess (Francesca Whiffin), AJ (Alexander John Dean-Revington) and Tim (Timothy Prottey-Jones) who were not present, playing in Exeter on their current UK Tour which kicked off on Nov 21) on winning 3 of the 5 categories they were nominated in.

They snagged UK Album of the Year for WILD SILENCE (4 STARS Country Music Issue 09 “a dozen uniformly impressive pieces”; 1 STAR Country Music People) and with some fine festival appearances bagged both Group of the Year and the highly coveted Entertainer of the Year.