Andy Grammer sings about a 'Big Stupid Heart' in October

Andy Grammer, best known for such songs as "Keep Your Head Up" and "Honey, I'm Good," unveiled details of his sixth studio album, Big Stupid Heart, out October 16 via S-Curve Records/Hollywood Records. 

Grammer noted, “I wanted to make a record that feels like permission to care deeply again. Big Stupid Heart celebrates the kind of people who refuse to let heartbreak make them cynical. Honestly this is a daily battle for me, it’s my anti cynicism battle cry.”

Unlike 2024 album Monster, which revolved around anger, grief and emotional honesty, Grammer began work on the new album with the intention of answering the turmoil and division he sees unfolding around the world with something sweet, pure and fierce. 

“There’s a tension and a divide that is just hard to be in the middle of at this moment in history,” Grammer says. “I’m feeling all the feelings more than I ever have in my life.”

The title track is a bittersweet war cry about refusing to let life harden you.

“There’s kind of a desperation at this moment to stay true to your heart,” Grammer says of the song. “This is a war cry to myself to stay open.”

The album also features “Best Hearts,” which Grammer wrote as part of his podcast, Showing Up With Andy Grammer. The weekly series invites listeners to share stories of people who have shown up for them, with Grammer creating an original song in response as his own act of showing up.

“Best Hearts” was inspired by a mother who left a voicemail describing the strength and kindness her son displayed while battling his own mental health struggles. While receiving treatment, he found the strength to comfort another individual who was also struggling. “Can you write a song about people who are getting crushed but still show up for others in that moment?” she asked Grammer.

That question became the center of “Best Hearts,” a tribute to the people who have been shattered by life and somehow still choose strength, resilience and openness.

In speaking with People Magazine he said: “This album is a type of sound that I’ve wanted to capture for a really long time with anthemic cello pop, and I finally got it. The album is about how much cost there is to loving deeply, and the decision to still do it. Keeping an open heart is the boldest thing anyone can do.”

Grammer will start the Greater Than Pt. II: A One Man Show, which launches in November. The solo concert experience blends Grammer’s biggest hits with candid storytelling, audience interaction and personal moments with fans who want to share their own stories.

Track List:

1. Big Stupid Heart

2. Human Being
3. Best Hearts
4. Love Showed Up
5. Don’t Want To Fall In Love
6. All I Want Is You
7. Who Is Saving Who
8. Rather Be
9. Mysterious
10. Happy Place (feat. Walk Off the Earth)
11. Unconditionally
12. Come Home
13. Woven

Tour Dates: 

Sat, Aug 8th — Kannapolis, NC — Village Park Amphitheater

Sun, Aug 9th — Sugar Hill, GA — The Bowl at Sugar Hill
Tue, Aug 11th — Louisville, KY — Iroquois Amphitheater
Wed, Aug 12th — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Fri, Aug 14th — Council Bluffs, IA — Harrah's Council Bluffs, Stir Cove
Sat, Aug 15th — New Lenox, IL — New Lenox Performing Arts Pavilion
Sun, Aug 16th — Windsor, ON — The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
Tue, Aug 18th — Fairlee, VT — Lake Morey Resort
Wed, Aug 19th — Sidney, ME — Bowl in the Pines
Fri, Aug 21st — Lewiston, NY — Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater
Sat, Aug 22nd — Freehold, NJ — ParkStage
Sun, Aug 23rd — Wallingford, CT — Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Fri, Aug 28th — Mitchell, SD — Corn Palace Festival
Sat, Aug 29th — Tulsa, OK — Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sun, Aug 30th — Longview, TX — Belcher Center

One Man Show Dates: 

Tue, Nov 3rd — Nashua, NH — Nashua Center For The Arts
Wed, Nov 4th — Rockport, MA — Shalin Liu Performance Center
Fri, Nov 6th — Cranston, RI — Park Theatre and Event Center
Sat, Nov 7th — Hanover, PA — Eichelberger Performing Arts Center
Sun, Nov 8th — Bethlehem, PA — Zoellner Arts Center, Baker Hall**
Tue, Nov 10th — Lexington, MA — Cary Hall
Wed, Nov 11th — Troy, NY — Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Fri, Nov 13th — Akron, OH — Goodyear Theater
Sat, Nov 14th — Shipshewana, IN — Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
Sun, Nov 15th — Bloomington, IL — Bloomington Center For the Performing Arts
Tue, Nov 17th — Des Moines, IA — Hoyt Sherman Place
Wed, Nov 18th — Iowa City, IA — The Englert Theatre #Onsale on July 10th
Sat, Nov 28th — Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA — Sunset Center**
Mon, Nov 30th — Palm Desert, CA — McCallum Theatre**
Wed, Dec 2nd — Scottsdale, AZ — Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts
Fri, Dec 4th — Medford, OR — Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts
Sat, Dec 5th — Salem, OR — Elsinore Theatre
Sun, Dec 6th — Redding, CA — Cascade Theatre #Onsale on July 1st
Wed, Dec 9th — Boise, ID — The Egyptian Theatre
Fri, Dec 11th — Folsom, CA — Harris Center for the Arts
Sun, Dec 13th — San Luis Obispo, CA — Fremont Theater

**Already on sale
#On sale at a later date