The Wildhearts release a brand new single / video, “Troubadour Moon”, from their forthcoming studio album, Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts, out on March 7th via Snakefarm.
The uplifting “Troubadour Moon” is an explosion of anthemic goodness and packs a melodic punch, watch the video by scrolling down.
I was reading an interview with a well-known musician recently, and he was talking about how there aren’t any troubadours anymore – people who play music purely for the love of it. I thought it was an interesting observation, so I’ve addressed it here, along with the idea of being yourself and not being swayed by trend or fashion, by the latest thing. If you allow that to happen, there’s the danger that you’ll always be one step behind or in someone else’s shadow…
– Ginger Wildheart
With the new Satanic Rites… album reflecting both the spirit and the energy of the classic Earth vs… debut, both musically and visually, it made sense for the video for “Troubadour Moon” to contain a host of references – some very subtle and obscure – to the glorious early days of the band. Plus, acknowledging the past in this way will hopefully put a smile on the faces of longstanding fans, and underline the fact that those creating the videos, the artwork and the photos, all of the imagery, are true fans of the band with a passion for detail. And if anyone knows why there’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it nod to former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan in the clip, then you really are a serious fan! Please take a bow!”
– Dante Bonutto, Snakefarm
Purchase / stream “Troubadour Moon”
The creatively brilliant Ginger Wildheart is arguably amongst the UK’s best and most prolific songwriters, and his band, The Wildhearts, recently signed a worldwide deal with Snakefarm / Integral.
“The songs on Satanic Rites… were written during a period of transition, from extremely negative to positive,” reflects Ginger. “I realised how much control I have over my mental health, and the songs came from that understanding. There’s everything here – catchy choruses, proper fuck-off riffs, anger, frustration, acceptance and revelation, with plenty of insane detours. The album starts pessimistic then ends up like ‘Ah, so I CAN turn my life around?’ It’s a hard rock album for people who love hard rock!”
Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts, their 11th studio album, was produced by Jim Pinder (Bring Me The Horizon, While She Sleeps, Bullet For My Valentine) and mixed by Jim Pinder & Carl Bown (Trivium, Machine Head, Bring Me The Horizon, While She Sleeps, Bullet For My Valentine), and the record is conceived as a belated follow-up to their classic debut, Earth vs The Wildhearts (1993).
Along with the singles, “Failure Is The Mother Of Success” and “Troubadour Moon”, the album features a further eight tracks, including glam stomper “I’ll Be Your Monster” (featuring Shining / Emperor member Jørgen Munkeby on guest saxophone).
Pre-order / pre save Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts
Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts will be available on coloured vinyl LP, CD (with exclusive bonus track) and cassette. The LP & CD formats contain lyrics hand-written by Ginger, a painting by Ginger, plus other Ginger-related graphics.
To celebrate this release, The Wildhearts will be undertaking four in stores and playing eight headline UK shows in March, starting on March 7th at the Leadmill in Sheffield and concluding on March 16th at the 1865 in Southampton.
“We’ll be taking a full evening’s entertainment on tour, kicking off with party-punks Dirt Box Disco, going to rock ‘n’ roll church with Jim Jones, then being flayed alive with The Wildhearts. The party starts when the doors open, so get a buzz on and get down early. Come join the Wildhearts’ community gathering. We guarantee you’ll leave with the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll firmly restored” – Ginger Wildheart
For three decades, The Wildhearts have remained at the forefront of the UK rock scene, and their incendiary live shows have cemented their reputation and legacy as one of the best band’s their homeland has produced, so miss these shows at your peril.
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LIVE SHOWS
March in stores
- 8th Relevant Records – Cambridge – Live acoustic performance and signing
- 9th HMV Manchester – Live Acoustic Performance and signing
- 10th Liverpool – Jacaranda – Acoustic performance and signing
- 12th HMV Newcastle – Signing
The Wildhearts UK Tour, March 2025 – tickets for all dates on sale now
- 07th Leadmill, Sheffield
- 08th Junction, Cambridge
- 09th O2 Ritz, Manchester
- 11th Epic, Norwich
- 13th Garage, Glasgow
- 14th KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton
- 15th Rock City, Nottingham
- 16th 1865, Southampton
May
- 04th Bonfest, Kirriemuir, Scotland
- 07th Wolf, Barcelona, Spain
- 08th Loco Club, Valencia, Spain
- 09th Nazca, Madrid, Spain
- 10th Psilocybenea, Hondarribia, Spain
- 24th The Big Yard Party, Old Woollen, Leeds
July
- 07th Time To Rock Festival, Knislinge, Sweden
- 25th Steelhouse Festival, Ebbw Vale, Wales
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