The Shires SHARE THE NEW TRACK ‘WILD HEARTS’

The Shires launched their upcoming album ’10 Year Plan’ in a way that was fitting for their status as the UK’s biggest country music export. Its lead single ‘I See Stars’ was premiered on Zoe Ball’s Breakfast Show on Radio 2, and further airplay soon followed when it went onto the Radio 2 A list and was named Record of the Week by both Radio 2 and Absolute Radio Country. It was also highlighted by Wonderland, who hailed it as “another breakthrough singalong anthem to add to the duo’s ever-growing collection of timeless tunes.”
 
As the March 11th release of ’10 Year Plan’ draws near, The Shires now share the new album track ‘Wild Hearts’. The song is released alongside an accompanying performance video. 

‘Wild Hearts’ finds Crissie Rhodes’ voice channelling the tempestuous emotions of a love that’s simultaneously irresistible and ill-advised, while the song is given a cinematic aura courtesy of Ben Earle’s Morricone-tinged guitar. And by the time their dual vocals swell towards a stunning crescendo, it’s clear that The Shires have delivered a moment befitting of the biggest stages.
 
The Shires commented, “We can’t wait to get this song into our live set. The energy in ‘Wild Hearts’ is so fun. Get your air guitars ready for this.”


 
The Shires are joined by a full live band for the ‘Wild Hearts’ performance video, which captures the song’s fiery passion as well as its arena-scaled energy – you can see both Ben and Crissie being wowed by its searing guitar solo. Like the recent ‘I See Stars’ live video, ‘Wild Hearts’ was directed by Jackson Ducasse (Dua Lipa, James Bay, Clean Bandit) and filmed at The Roost in Hackney, London.


 
The video provides a flavour of what to expect from The Shires’ huge UK headline tour, which concludes with a prestigious London show at the Palladium. Several shows are already sold-out, with more set to follow imminently. Remaining tickets for the tour are available HERE.
 
‘Wild Hearts’ and ‘I See Stars’ will both feature on ’10 Year Plan’. The album is available to pre-order HERE, and formats include CD, LP, SD and HD digital.
 
Since breaking through in 2014, The Shires have scored three consecutive UK Top 3 albums, four #1 UK Country albums, 100 million+ streams, two Gold-certified records, and countless sold-out headline shows, including filling the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. They have also won two CMA Awards, hit the C2C Festival, and played gigs as guests to Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and The Corrs.

TOUR DATES:
 
APRIL
21st        Weymouth, UK , Weymouth Pavilion – SOLD OUT
22nd       Aberystwyth, UK, Aberystwyth Arts Centre Great Hall
23rd       Cardiff, UK, St David’s Hall
25th       Brighton, UK, Dome
27th       Basingstoke, UK, The Anvil
28th       Torquay, UK, Princess Theatre
30th       Stoke On Trent, UK, Victoria Hall Stoke
 
MAY
1st          Bristol, UK, O2 Academy Bristol
2nd         Liverpool, UK, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
4th          Carlisle, UK, Sands Centre
5th          Gateshead, UK, Sage Gateshead
6th          York, UK, York Barbican – SOLD OUT
8th          Edinburgh, UK, The Liquid Room – SOLD OUT
9th          Aberdeen, UK, Beach Ballroom
11th       Lincoln, UK, Engine Shed
12th       Folkestone, UK, Leas Cliff Hall
13th       Bedford, UK, Bedford Corn Exchange
15th       Cambridge, UK, Corn Exchange
16th       Manchester, UK, The Bridgewater Hall
17th       Birmingham, UK, Symphony Hall
19th       Oxford, UK, New Theatre Oxford
20th       Guildford, UK, Guildford G Live – SOLD OUT
21st        Ipswich, UK, Regent Theatre
23rd       Nottingham, UK, Nottingham Royal Centre
24th       London, UK, The London Palladium

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