Wild Ones debut album due 6 October 2017
Album release: 'Mirror Touch' by Wild Ones
Release date: 6 October 2017
Label: Topshelf Records
More info: Band website
Wild Ones (Portland, OR) are sharing another single in advance of the release of their sophomore album, 'Mirror Touch', out October 6th on Topshelf Records. 'Invite Me In' is a sensuous pop cut, which The Line Of Best Fit called "crisp, clean, and understated, with a funky bassline."
Vocalist Danielle Sullivan says," 'Invite Me In' is my favorite song on our record. It's the first track that Thomas sent me that gave me a clear feeling of what 'Mirror Touch' could become. It's about living a guarded life, about constructing a false image of oneself, and how it feels to let someone in despite it all." Listen to 'Invite Me In'.
Nylon premiered the first single 'Paresthesia' calling it "a catchy indie gem with a deeper meaning." GoldFlakePaint premiered 'Standing in the Back at Your Show' calling it "a sumptuous undertaking, one that bleeds an acutely subtle prickliness through the elegant shell of the composition which does its best to hide the such sentiments from view."
Wild Ones delve into the bliss and burden that musicians are tasked with today: create work that captures your spirit, but do it without selling your soul. Self-produced and recorded, they walk the line of DIY oddity and polished pop sheen. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the band combines the talents of lead vocalist Danielle Sullivan, keyboardist Thomas Himes, drummer Seve Sheldon, guitarist Nick Vicario and bassist Max Stein. Growing up on Cocteau Twins and En Vogue, their sound is a mash of R&B synths, muted guitar, and somber vocal melodies. After 7 years together, they've hit their stride in creating work that poses questions about art and authenticity.
'Mirror Touch', the band’s latest record releasing in October 2017 via Topshelf Records, explores spaces of isolation, loneliness and how it feels when the line between self and other becomes blurred. The record title refers to the condition "Mirror Touch Synesthesia" and the physiological experience of empathy. How can you know yourself, when in public you become everyone else? The songs explore the quest to maintain artistic self-integrity in an industry that seeks to homogenize. Solitary in their process of collaboration, Himes and Vicario produce the music, while Sullivan crafts lyrics and melodies, their attempt at self-preservation against the ever-changing expectations of what music should or should not be. Combining their style of upbeat melodies with a backdrop of darker lyrical themes, an inquiry into their artistic process ultimately reflects a balance between earnest head nods to their favourite sounds with a fierce loyalty to their own sense of self.