Alternative/Rock
Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts Reimagine “Little Renegade”
Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts have delivered a special reimagined ballad version of their 2024 song “Little Renegade.”

Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts have delivered a special reimagined ballad version of “Little Renegade.” On this track, Tuk Smith trades in his signature good-time rock ‘n’ roll swagger for stripped-back vulnerability. Originally appearing on their latest album, Rogue To Redemption, which was released on August 30th, 2024, via Gypsy Rose Records, the twinkly pianos and soft melodies give this track a whole new look that’s sure to pull on the heartstrings.
On the song’s reimagining, frontman Tuk Smith comments:
“I posted a minute-long snippet online of me sitting at the piano doing a version of “Little Renegade,” and I got so many messages from people telling me they would love to hear a full version. So I thought it would be a cool project, and maybe a bit of a challenge to strip it back and re-imagine it.”
Smith continues:
“This is the first song I’ve ever done without a single guitar track on it. I used my old 70s upright piano and an analog synth from the early 80s for this. Then I took some real drums from another recording session and built loops and ended up having a lot of fun with this one. It’s got elements of a 70s piano ballad, an 80s pop banger, with a little more modern production with an orchestral feel.”
Tuk Smith is the kind of rock’n’roll ambassador you didn’t think existed anymore. Punk maverick from rural Georgia, Biters frontman, producer and solo artist, he’s seen the best and worst of a music industry in constant flux. Biters left him critically acclaimed, poised for stadiums, dropped, burned out, back in the game and beloved by those for whom rock is still everything. Now based in Nashville and with his own label Gypsy Rose Records, he creates from a more real place than most.
Rogue To Redemption Track Listing:
1. Take The Long Way
2. Glorybound
3. End Of An Era
4. Still A Dreamer
5. Little Renegade
6. Blood On The Stage
7. Lost Boy
8. Down The Road
9. Rogue To Redemption
10. When The Party’s Over
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