HEART IS THE HERO

1. Pilgrim, 4:02

2. Heart is the Hero, 2:56

3. Worst Pain of All, 4:14

4. Far From Alone, 4:10

5. Between the Beats, 3:37

6. Line Those Pockets, 3:34

7. Mean Man World, 4:02

8. Rollin’ On, 4:08

9. Someone for Everyone, 3:21

10. Kitchen Floor, 4:28

The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. For the better part of two decades, they've cemented their reputation as freethinking songwriters, road warriors, and community builders, creating a catalog of diverse music and a loyal audience who’ve grown alongside them through the years. That evolution continues with Heart is the Hero, the band's eighth studio album. Recorded analog to 16-track tape, this latest effort finds its three creators embracing the chemistry of their acclaimed live shows by capturing their performances in real-time direct from the studio floor with nary a computer in sight. An acoustic-driven album that electrifies, Heart is the Hero is stocked with songs that target not only the heart, but the head and hips, too.

Album Credits:

Produced by Chris Wood, Oliver Wood, Jano Rix, and Brook Sutton. Recorded by Brook Sutton at The Studio Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional recording by Jano Rix, Evan Wilber, & Dan Davis at The Studio Nashville. Assistant Engineering and Videography by Daniel Thiels. Mixed Mixed by Trina Shoemaker at Dauphin Street Sound in Mobile, Alabama. Digital mastering by Eric Conn at Independent Mastering in Nashville, Tennessee. Vinyl mastering by Trina Shoemaker at Dauphin Street Productions in Mobile, Alabama.

Chris Wood: bass, harmonica, vocals

Oliver Wood: guitar, vocals

Jano Rix: drums, percussion, shuitar, keyboards, vocals

Matt Glassmeyer: saxophone

Roy Agee: trombone

Art Direction & Design: Jeremy Fetzer

Management: Liz Penta, Emcee Artist Management

Photography: Madalyn Stefanak

All songs written by (O. Wood, C. Wood, J. Rix) Royal Kook Music (BMI) / Wood Sound Publishing (BMI) / Spinach Pitts Music (ASCAP), except track 2 (O. Wood, C. Wood, J. Rix, M. de Vitry) Royal Kook Music (BMI) / Wood Sound Publishing (BMI) / Spinach Pitts Music (ASCAP) / Domino Publishing Company of America, Inc. (BMI)

Thanks to Liz Penta, Meagan Fair, Kevin Calabro, Lynn Cingari, our road crew (Dan Ramirez, Travis Hanson, Daniel Thiels, and Laura Foote) and Tom Cusimano

Oliver Wood uses DR Strings

Chris Wood uses Hofner basses, Ashdown Bass Amplifiers, and Seydel Harmonicas

Jano Rix uses Hohner melodicas, Korg keyboards and Shuitar guitars