TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS SHARE NEW LIVE VIDEO FROM DEBUT SHOW IN JAPAN
WATCH “TAKE THE LONG WAY – LIVE AT CLUB QUATTRO” NOW
LATEST ALBUM ROGUE TO REDEMPTION OUT NOW
TUK SMITH & THE RESTLESS HEARTS have delivered a special festive gift for fans, sharing a brand new live video for fan favourite track “Take The Long Way,” filmed on September 29th on their recent debut visit to Japan, which included 2 shows in Tokyo.
Frontman Tuk Smith comments, “This was the first time I’d ever played in Japan and it was such a great welcome – I felt like the fans over there immediately really seemed to get what I’m doing. Arigato! This was filmed at Club Quattro in Tokyo.”
When the original track, included on latest album Rogue To Redemption, was first shared, Tuk explained its origins, saying “I go through these manic-type episodes for a few weeks at a time and at the end of it all I usually come out exhausted and dragging 3 or 4 new songs behind me. Take The Long Way was one of those songs, conceived while I was in an elevated state and it basically wrote itself in real time. To be visited by ‘the Muse’ is something truly magical. This song is about as personal as it gets. Though in today’s culture of ‘fill-in-the-blank’ style lyric-writing, I think the more personal the better. Finding inspiration from dusting yourself off? I think that’s something everyone can relate to.”
Tuk Smith is the kind of rock’n’roll ambassador you didn’t think existed anymore. Punk maverick from rural Georgia, Biters frontman, producer and solo artist, he’s seen the best and worst of a music industry in constant flux. By turns it’s left him critically acclaimed, poised for stadiums, dropped, burned out, back in the game and beloved by those for whom rock is still everything. Now based in Nashville, and with his own label Gypsy Rose Records, he creates from a more real place than most.
“I want to do something that means something to people,” Tuk says, “because a lot of shit nowadays is so disposable and so plastic. I just don’t connect with that. I’d like to do things that impact people positively. It’s a weird time on the planet, so to have songs about hope, but not be cheesy about it, it’s something I think we need with songwriting. That’s the kind of music I want to hear.”
The result is latest record Rogue To Redemption, produced by Tuk and mixed by Chris Dugan (Green Day, Iggy Pop, U2). The sonic lovechild of Thin Lizzy, 90s power pop and melody-driven punk, it shows an artistic peak born from adversity. The sound of a man bottling a lifetime of experiences, stories and characters from working class America. Lyrically, inspired by storytellers like Tom Petty, Phil Lynott and Bruce Springsteen, Rogue To Redemption comprises a Born To Run-esque series of vignettes – observation sprinkled with Tuk’s own experience.
“I was dropped from a label, nobody would sign me” recalls Tuk, who wrote the album in solitude, mostly at a piano. “No booking agent would touch me. I had to figure out how to make my own records. I’ve always worked with other mentors, writers and producers, so for me to make this myself was a big leap of faith, because… you know, you might screw it up!”
Rogue To Redemption is available now on CD, vinyl (including two limited colour variants – silver or purple), digitally, and as part of a number of merch bundles. Order digitally here or for physical options, here.
Rogue To Redemption track listing:
1. Take The Long Way
2.Glorybound
3.End Of An Era
4.Still A Dreamer
5.Little Renegade
6.Blood On The Stage
7.Lost Boy
8.Down The Road
9.Rogue To Redemption
10.When The Party’s Over
If you crave rock’n’roll with substance, an edge, 21st century eyes, and an old soul’s heart – you’ve come to the right place.
For all the latest information and tour dates, visit https://www.tuksmithandtherestlesshearts.com/.
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
