Nancy Wilson Says Heart Is Planning an Acoustic Album
Wheels are in movement on what might be Heart’s subsequent launch.
The band has been conserving a low profile after unexpectedly having to postpone a lot of their 2024 touring plans whereas singer Ann Wilson handled well being points. Yet in a latest interview with UCR’s Matt Wardlaw, guitarist Nancy Wilson revealed the following venture on the horizon.
“We’re actually in talks about an acoustic album, while we’re waiting to go back out on the tour, which I think it’d be just a perfect use of our time,” she confessed. “Because me and the band guys could put these acoustic Heart songs together in ways that are kind of an unexpected way of doing [and] hearing Heart songs, fresh again.”
READ MORE: Nancy Wilson Reveals When Heart Will Be Back on Tour
Though she didn’t put a transparent timeline on when an acoustic album might be recorded, Nancy famous that the band “could finish that before we go back out on the road.”
Heart Featured Acoustic Segment in 2024 Concerts
Part of the inspiration for an acoustic album got here from the exhibits Heart was capable of play in 2024 earlier than Ann’s well being issues arose. The band started integrating an acoustic portion into their performances, and the section clearly resonated with followers.
“We sat and we talked about the songs, a little storytelling. And we did Heart stuff and we did ‘Goin’ to California’ by Zeppelin,” Nancy defined, including that the flexibility of Heart’s present lineup permits them to “showboat a little bit.”
READ MORE: How Nancy Wilson Got Ann to Put ‘Magic Man’ Back in Heart’s Set
“And the aspirational aspect of [the acoustic segment] was real obvious when you were watching the audience listening to it,” she continued. “They were really listening and they were really getting something from it, and in some cases they were crying.”
If the acoustic album involves fruition, it’d mark the primary new studio LP from Heart since 2016’s Beautiful Broken. Nancy additional revealed that a few new songs would probably be featured on the album, along with reimagined Heart classics.
“There’s one called ‘A Million Goodbyes’ that I’m really happy about, that I’m hoping might make it on the new acoustic Heart album,” the guitarist confirmed.
Heart Albums Ranked
This listing of Heart Albums, Ranked Worst To Best, wasn’t an simple one to compile, as a result of not like many long-running teams, the band has by no means made a foul document.
Gallery Credit: Annie Zaleski