HEART's First New Album In A Decade Is 'Almost Finished': 'I Think It's Going To Be Great', NANCY WILSON Says

In a new interview with Lyndsey Parker of Gold Derby, HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson confirmed that a new studio album from the legendary rock band is "almost finished up now". She went on to say that "the recording's all done" for the LP and described the follow-up to 2016's "Beautiful Broken" as "really, really strong. I think it's going to be great," she said.

Regarding how the material for the new HEART album came together, Nancy said: "We wrote a bunch of new songs and recorded down in Nashville with the players that we just played the last tour with. It was like a secondhand thing with each other because we've played so many live shows, so the album was pretty much recorded live."

She added: "I'm really happy. It really feels like a HEART record."

As for a possible release date for the new HEART album, Nancy said: "Well, we're delivering it at the end of August. And so, with the world tour to set up and a documentary film to work on and a live-action feature film and an album and a tour and a new management company, we're getting all of those ducks in a row, so that we can strategize the rollout."

In addition to the upcoming album, HEART is working on a biopic and a band documentary.

HEART frontwoman, and Nancy's sister, Ann Wilson and her acclaimed psych-rock outfit TRIPSITTER will release a new album, "Consecrated Ground", on August 14. The singer will launch a tour in support of the LP in September, with dates currently scheduled through November.

The previously announced HEART biopic is being written and directed by Carrie Brownstein, of SLEATER-KINNEY and "Portlandia" fame, and is being produced for Amazon by Lynda Obst, who has produced more than 20 movies and TV shows, including "Interstellar", "Contact", "Sleepless In Seattle", "The Fisher King", "Flashdance"; Amazon's "Good Girls Revolt", TVLand's "Hot In Cleveland", SyFy's "Helix" and NBC's miniseries "The '60s".

The movie will begin in the Wilson sisters' childhood and end in the '90s.

After taking a break from HEART for a couple of years after a family fallout in 2016, Nancy and Ann mended their complicated relationship and returned to touring.

The North American leg of HEART's "Royal Flush" tour was initially postponed in July 2024 after Ann went public with her cancer diagnosis. She later underwent surgery and got through a course of preventive chemotherapy before returning to the road.

The current members of HEART feature Nancy Wilson (rhythm, lead and acoustic guitar, backing and lead vocals),Ann Wilson (lead vocals and flute),Ryan Wariner (lead and rhythm guitar),Ryan Waters (guitars),Paul Moak (guitars, keyboards and backing vocals),Tony Lucido (bass and backing vocals) and Sean Lane (drums and bike).

HEART's 2013 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame saw Ann and Nancy reunited with the four musicians who helped HEART achieve its initial success in the mid-1970s — guitarist Roger Fisher, bassist Steve Fossen, drummer Michael DeRosier and longtime guitarist-keyboardist Howard Leese.

The Wilson sisters' reunion with HEART's original lineup at the Rock Hall ceremony marked the first time the group played together in 34 years.

When Ann and Nancy formed HEART, the idea of two women leading a rock band was still groundbreaking. From the moment 1975's "Dreamboat Annie" was released, they became stars. With hits like "Magic Man", "Crazy On You", "Barracuda", "Alone", "What About Love" and "These Dreams", the band became one of the biggest hit-makers in the '70s and '80s, selling more than 35 million records. In 2012, their memoir "Kicking & Dreaming: A Story Of Heart, Soul And Rock & Roll" became a New York Times bestseller.