[Cover photo credit to Lance Wilson]
The Band of Heathens have released their new single “No Direction,” taken from their recently announced new album, Country Sides, arriving February 20, 2026. The album was self-produced with longtime collaborator Jim Vollentine (Spoon, Patty Griffin, White Denim).
“No Direction” is the upcoming album’s opener and it’s the second sampling from the band’s forthcoming new album, following the previously released single “High On Our Own Supply.”
The band says about their latest single:
‘No Direction’ is a love song for all we leave at home while we’re chasing this nomadic dream of music on the run. This song comes from the experiences of being on a tour that feels like a pirate ship that’s been catapulted into the Wild West trying to find the buried treasure of a Delorean Time Machine that’s just trying to get us back home to that feeling that inspired us in the first place.
Celebrating their 20th anniversary, The Band of Heathens marked the milestone with a series of Texas homecoming shows and a recently announced tour with stops in Chicago, Atlanta, Indianapolis, New Orleans and more.
Country Sides due out early 2026 was tracked in just over a week at the band’s studio,The Finishing School. It’s an album “celebrating self-reliance and life on the margins, underscoring the idea that what’s crafted with care at the edges often outshines what’s mass-produced at the center.”
Upcoming US Tour Dates
Jan 5 – 10 – Steamboat Springs, CO – MusicFest 2026
Jan 11 – 18 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Sandy Beaches Cruise 2026
Jan 27 – 31 – Key West, FL – Mile 0 Fest
Country Sides Tour
Mar 06 Fri – Austin, TX+
Mar 12 Thu – El Dorado, AR
Mar 13 Fri – Jackson, MS
Mar 14 Sat – Huntingdon, TN
Mar 15 Sun – Indianapolis, IN
Mar 17 Tue – Madison, WI
Mar 18 Wed – Chicago, IL
Mar 19 Thu – Minneapolis, MN
Mar 20 Fri – Ottawa, KS
Mar 21 Sat – Tulsa, OK
Apr 10 Fri – Atlanta, GA
Apr 11 Sat – Walhalla, SC
Apr 12 Sun – Charleston, WV
Apr 14 Tue – Asheville, NC
Apr 15 Wed – Raleigh, NC
Apr 16 Thu – Charlotte, NC
Apr 17 Fri – Isle of Palms, SC
Apr 18 Sat – Pelham, TN #
Apr 19 Sun – Waverly, AL
Apr 22 Wed – New Orleans, LA
Apr 23 Thu – Baton Rouge, LA
Apr 24 Fri – Houston, TX
Apr 25 Sat – Plano, TX
+ – co-bill show with Jamestown Revival and special guest Sela Campbell
# – with very special guest Wilder Blue
