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HEART’s First New Album In A Decade Is ‘Almost Finished’: ‘I Think It’s Going To Be Great’, NANCY WILSON Says
HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson has confirmed that the band's first new studio album in a decade is nearly complete, with recording finished and delivery expected by the end of August 2026. It will be the follow-up to 2016's "Beautiful Broken" and marks a significant return for the veteran rock act, who reunited after a family rift between sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson and Ann's subsequent cancer treatment disrupted touring plans.
Speaking to Gold Derby, Nancy said the songs were written and recorded largely live in Nashville with the touring band, giving the record a cohesive, road-tested feel. Alongside the album, HEART is juggling a world tour, a documentary, a biopic directed by Carrie Brownstein and produced for Amazon, and a new management team. Separately, Ann Wilson releases a new album, "Consecrated Ground", with her band TRIPSITTER on 14 August, followed by a tour running through November.
In short
- HEART's first album in ten years is nearly finished, out by August's end
- Recorded largely live in Nashville with current touring lineup
- Band also planning a world tour, documentary and Amazon biopic
Explained simply
HEART is an American rock band formed in the 1970s and led by sisters Ann Wilson, the singer, and Nancy Wilson, the guitarist and a singer. The sisters’ relationship has shaped the band’s history, and a family rift and Ann’s cancer treatment interrupted their touring in recent years.
Their last studio album, Beautiful Broken, came out in 2016. Nancy has said the new songs were written and recorded largely live with the band that tours with HEART, while Ann also makes music with her own band, TRIPSITTER.
The album’s return comes as HEART is also working on a tour and screen projects about the band. Its release will add a new chapter to a group whose career has spanned several decades.
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