touring to celebrate 25 years of the Earth vs the Wildhearts album, in which the album would be played in full at each shows. The lineup for this tour included Ginger, CJ, Danny McCormack, and Ritch Battersby. In early January 2019, the band announced the recording of a new album had been completed with mixing to follow. The album Renaissance Men was released on 3 May 2019. The album 21st Century Love Songs was released on 3 September 2021. Six months after the album's release on 11 March 2022, The Wildhearts announced via social media that they were taking another hiatus due to "ongoing issues within the band". Members Current Ginger - vocals, guitar (1989–1997, 1998, 1999, 2001–2004, 2005, 2006–2009, 2012–present) CJ - guitar, vocals (1989–1994, 2001–2004, 2005, 2006–2009, 2012–present) Ritch Battersby - drums (1993–1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006–2009, 2012–present) Danny McCormack - bass, vocals (1991–1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002–2003, 2005, 2018–present) Former Andrew "Stidi" Stidolph - drums (1989–1990, 1992–1993, 2001–2004) Jools Dean - bass (1989–1991) Stuart "Snake" Neale - vocals (1989–1990, 1990–1991; died 2006) Pat Walters - drums (1990–1991) Dunken F. Mullett - vocals (1990) Bam - drums (1991–1992) Willie Dowling - keyboards, piano (1994) Devin Townsend - guitar, vocals (1994) Mark Keds - guitar, vocals (1995) Jef Streatfield - guitar, vocals (1995–1997, 1998, 1999) Toshi - bass (2001) Simon Gonk - drums (2001) Jon Poole - bass (2003–2004, 2012–2013, 2014–2017) Scott Sorry - bass (2006–2009, 2014) Formations Timeline Discography Earth vs the Wildhearts (1993) P.H.U.Q. (1995) Fishing for Luckies (1996) Endless, Nameless (1997) The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed (2003) The Wildhearts (2007) Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. (2008) ¡Chutzpah! (2009) Renaissance Men (2019) 21st Century Love Songs (2021) References External links Official website Official Facebook page [ The Wildhearts: Biography] on AllMusic FiveMilesHigh Rock n' Roll Resource Wildhearts Section Interview with Ginger of The Wildhearts by FREE! Magazine English rock music groups Musical groups from Newcastle upon Tyne Musical groups established in 1989 Kerrang! Awards winners People from South Shields Musicians from Tyne and Wear