Freedom Heartsong Celebrates Earth Day with Grounded New Single “Shooting Stars” Today

SPIRIT-DRIVEN, BLUES-INFUSED FOLK-ROCK ARTIST
FREEDOM HEARTSONG
RELEASES GROUNDED EARTH DAY SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO
“SHOOTING STARS”
OUT TODAY

FORTHCOMING 12-TRACK ALBUM
THE REVELATION OF FREEDOM HEARTSONG
DUE OUT FRIDAY, JUNE 26

NASHVILLE, TN (April 22, 2026) — Today, Los Angeles-based blues-infused folk-rock artist Freedom Heartsong releases “Shooting Stars,” the sophomore single from his forthcoming 12-track album The Revelation of Freedom Heartsong, out Friday, June 26. Timed with Earth Day, the track offers another glimpse into the spiritually driven project ahead of its full release.

Blending expansive folk-rock textures with desert-born introspection, “Shooting Stars” finds Heartsong in a moment of quiet revelation. Built on layered acoustic and electric arrangements, steady rhythm, and a searching vocal performance, the song channels a sense of vast stillness and mystery rooted in its inspiration.

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“‘Shooting Stars’ came to me during a meteor shower and was the first song written for this album,” Heartsong shares. “While watching the sky and looking out into the deep, dark desert mountains of Joshua Tree, a sense of solace flooded over me as I played the song all the way through for the first time. It marked a new era — a new record to come — and felt like a peaceful, potent musical revelation all around.”

The track features Heartsong on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, and vocals, alongside Abelardo Bolaño Quintero on drums and Saul Bolaño on keys — a spacious, intuitive arrangement that mirrors the openness and awe of its origin moment.

Alongside the single release, arrives a visual companion that deepens the song’s Earth Day resonance. The video was filmed entirely at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park — an ultra-iconic Southern California landscape long used in film and television history, from Star Trek and Blazing Saddles (1974) to Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991), Army of Darkness (1992), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Planet of the Apes (2001), and Alpha Dog (2006). The site’s otherworldly rock formations and cinematic legacy make it a fitting backdrop for the track’s themes of awe, exploration, and cosmic reflection, with the Star Trek connection especially resonant given the single’s title.

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Leading up to “Shooting Stars,” the project’s lead single, “Don’t Forget To Live” (released March 11), set the tone with a message of light, life, and encouragement. Americana Highways exclusively revealed the song and its music video, saying, “…the optimistic vibe is contagious. And there’s just something irresistible about the shaker. This music has a hint of ’70s springtime / summertime euphoria – something we all need right now.” The video reflects the track’s bright, easygoing spirit, pairing its sun-soaked optimism with a breezy, feel-good visual that underscores the song’s uplifting reminder to appreciate life’s simple moments. 

The album marks a confident step forward in his artistic evolution. Co-produced by Heartsong and Alan Singer — with Singer mastering the record and Heartsong handling the mix — the album blends reflective, melodic folk-rock with blues-driven fire and deeply rooted sincerity. Featuring originals such as “Shooting Stars” and “Don’t Forget To Live,” alongside reinterpretations of Tom Petty’s “You Don’t Know How It Feels” and Neil Young’s “Old Man,” the project centers on presence, perseverance, and the liberating power of love.

Heartsong’s journey to this moment has been both expansive and self-determined. Raised along Virginia’s southeastern coastline and now based in Los Angeles, he channels coastal openness and West Coast vitality into music that feels both timeless and urgently present. Drawing early inspiration from Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty, and Bob Marley, he approaches songwriting as a channeling process — “more penning than writing,” as he describes it — allowing melody and message to flow without ego.

His music has twice received GRAMMY ballot recognition: first for 2020’s “Ecstatic Magic” from his debut EP Get a Heart On, and again for “Evil Grieves” from his 2022 full-length The Humane Experience, a self-produced record mastered by four-time GRAMMY-winning engineer Gavin Lurssen. Sharing lineups with The Beach Boys, WAR, Canned Heat, and Cheap Trick, Heartsong has steadily built a devoted following through heartfelt songwriting, virtuosic guitar work, and uplifting, emotionally resonant performances.

With The Revelation of Freedom Heartsong, he steps fully into his identity as a self-assured, spiritually rooted artist unafraid of sincerity. The album is not simply a collection of songs, but an invitation — to reconnect, to create, and above all, to remember to live.

THE REVELATION OF FREEDOM HEARTSONG TRACKLISTING:
“Don’t Forget To Live”
“Shooting Stars”
“Barely Hangin’ On”
“Deja Voodoo”
“What Do I Look Like”
“You’re Already Dust”
“Old Man” (Neil Young Cover)
“Think”
“So Close, So Far”
“Happiness”
“You Don’t Know How It Feels” (Tom Petty Cover)
“Cloud Dancer”

Above: Freedom Heartsong;
Photo Credit: Erich Ash

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