British folk-Americana band The Wandering Hearts have announced their new album “Déjà Vu (We Have All Been Here Before)”. A reimagining of the 1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young classic “Déjà Vu”, the album will be released June 20th through Chrysalis Records on LP, CD & digital formats and is available to pre-order here. The lead single ‘Our House’ is available now.
“As soon as we figured out who to sing what on ‘Our House’, it sounded like a different song, so it became a Wandering Hearts take on it,” says AJ Dean. “We didn’t have to work too hard to put our own spin on this because we just aren’t four men from 1970,” adds Tara. “Having two female voices gives this a new spin straight away.”
The band knew the original album intimately before covering it: Tara’s American father even saw CSN&Y play at Woodstock. “It was a record that was always on at home,” she recalls. “That’s so true,” agrees Chess “Growing up, Déjà Vu was a constant at home. And the album just hasn’t aged, it still sounds so fresh.”
The album was recorded with singer/producer Michael Rault (US Girls, July Talk) and eclectic singer-songwriter Pearl Charles at their Taurus Rising studio in Joshua Tree in the Californian desert. They knew a note-for-note facsimile of “Déjà Vu” was never an option and aimed for an album that would become a loving companion without being an overly reverential copy. “We knew we could do something new with Déjà Vu, but it’s such a classic record that everyone loves that actually doing it felt a little daunting,” admits Tara. “Meeting Pearl and Michael, we knew that we’d have fun trying to make it a reality. We could go to the desert, hang out with our mates, and jam out these songs that we all already adored.”
“Taking on Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – a huge inspiration to us – has been surreal,” continues AJ. “It’s a record we love, that we’ve done our own thing with, without carbon copying it.” Chess says: “There is a new generation finding old music, who go: ‘Woah, what’s this?’ Hopefully, we can shine a light on the original. But we’ve done it because we know deep down we sing well enough together that we can do it justice.”
The album marks The Wandering Hearts’ fourth studio album, following the success of their 2024 release “Mother”.The trio introduced themselves in 2019 with their debut “Wild Silence”, following up in 2022 with their self-titled sophomore album “The Wandering Hearts“, and have established a fanbase not only in the UK but throughout the US and beyond. In support of the release, the band will be performing the new album in its entirety on a UK Tour throughout June. “It’s a record with so many different emotions,” concludes Tara.“It’s going to be so powerful to play these to people.”
The band will perform the album in full on the accompanying “Déjà Vu Tour” Tickets available here.
The Wandering Hearts 2025 Dates:
June 12 – Union Chapel, London
June 14 – The Gate, Cardiff
June 15 – Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
June 20 – Stoller Hall, Manchester
June 21 – City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds
June 24 – The Fire Station, Sunderland
June 25 – Brewery Arts, Kendal
June 26 – Pocklington Arts Centre, York
Sept 6 – Northern Star Country Music Festival, Inverness
