Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts

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Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Rock
Years active2020–present
Labels Better Noise, Eleven Seven
Members
Past members
  • Shane Rickerson
  • Ricky Dover Jr.
Website https://www.tuksmithandtherestlesshearts.com/

Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts is an American rock band from Nashville founded and fronted by former Biters frontman, Tuk Smith, from Atlanta. The band released their debut single, "What Kinda Love", on January 10, 2020, [1] and were also added as an opening act for The Stadium Tour with Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe on the same day. [2] Their debut album, Lookin' For Love, Ready For War, was due to be released later in 2020 through Better Noise. [3] However, the band and label parted ways after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Stadium Tour and album release to be delayed, and the album was shelved. They then signed with a new label, Music Recording Group (MRG) [4] and released their new debut album, Ballad of a Misspent Youth, in late 2022. After parting ways with MRG in 2023, Tuk has started his own label, Gypsy Rose Records, and released his second full-length album, Rogue to Redemption, on August 30, 2024. The EP Troubled Paradise is set to be released on October 16, 2025.

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Members

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Discography

Singles

TitleRelease DateLabel
"What Kinda Love"January 10, 2020Better Noise Music
"Lookin' for Love, Ready for War"March 6, 2020Better Noise Music
"Same Old You"October 2, 2020Better Noise Music
"Ballad of a Misspent Youth"August 12, 2022Music Recording Group
'Everybody Loves You When You're Dead"September 30, 2022Music Recording Group
"Girls on the East Side of Town"November 4, 2022Music Recording Group
"Take the Long Way"January 25, 2024Gypsy Rose Records
"Glorybound"March 7, 2024Gypsy Rose Records
"Little Renegade"April 25, 2024Gypsy Rose Records
"Blood on the Stage"July 18, 2024Gypsy Rose Records
"End of an Era"August 30, 2024Gypsy Rose Records
"Little Renegade - Ballad Version"January 17, 2025Gypsy Rose Records
"Glorybound (Stripped Down Version)"February 14, 2025Gypsy Rose Records
"Troubled Paradise"June 13, 2025Gypsy Rose Records
"Runnin' with the Wild Ones"July 24, 2025Gypsy Rose Records
"Sadie Mae"September 4, 2025Gypsy Rose Records

EPs

TitleRelease DateLabel
What Kinda LoveMarch 29, 2020Better Noise Music
Troubled ParadiseOctober 16, 2025Gypsy Rose Records

Albums

TitleRelease DateLabel
Ballad of a Misspent YouthNovember 4, 2022Music Recording Group
Rogue to RedemptionAugust 30, 2024Gypsy Rose Records

References

  1. Lewry, Fraser (January 10, 2020). "Biters man Tuk Smith returns with new band The Restless Hearts". Louder. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  2. "Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard tap Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts as opening act, add second Boston show". Consequence of Sound. January 10, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  3. Authoradmin (March 8, 2020). "Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts – Release New Single "Looking' For Love, Ready For War". Metal Planet Music. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  4. MRG. "MRG". MRG. Retrieved September 15, 2022.