Wild Nothing have released their new song “Letting Go,” off Indigo, their first full length album since 2016’s Life of Pause. Jack Tatum initially demoed his songs on the computer, using software entirely “in the box” before recording the album with a full band. Tatum hired Cam Allen of the band Froth and Benji Lysaght (Father John Misty’s I Love You, Honeybear, Amen Dunes’ Freedom), while Tatum himself played bass. Tatum produced and mixed the record with Jorge Elbrecht.
The idea was to make something polished on the level of ’80s pop, but with origins from something distinctly modern. It’s definitely possible to hear that—there are lush harmonies and chorused guitars, but with a digital precision. In a statement, Tatum said, “I wanted it to sound like a classic studio record, as close as I could get it there. It just boils down to me wanting to fit into some larger narrative, musically, in terms of these artists I love… I think about how my music will age. Ideas of ‘timeless’ are going to be different—so if Indigo is not timeless then it’s at least ‘out of time.’”
“Letting Go” is the opener of Indigo, and you can see the track list below:
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Wild Nothing – “Blue Wings”
1. “Letting Go”
2. “Oscillation”
3. “Partners in Motion”
4. “Wheel of Misfortune”
5. “Shallow Water”
6. “Through Windows”
7. “The Closest Thing to Living”
8. “Dollhouse”
9. “Canyon on Fire”
10. Flawed Translation
11. “Bend”
You can follow this link to pre-order the record, out August 31 on Captured Tracks. Wild Nothing also announced a month and a half of tour dates across America, and you can view those below:
Wild Nothing 2018 tour dates
Oct. 16 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Oct. 17 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Oct. 18 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
Oct. 19 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
Oct. 20 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Oct. 21 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Oct. 23 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
Oct. 24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Oct. 25 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
Oct. 26 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
Oct. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Oct. 30 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Oct. 31 – Vancouver, BC @ Imperial Vancouver
Nov. 1 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Nov. 2 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Nov. 3 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Nov. 4 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Nov. 6 – Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown
Nov. 7 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Nov. 8 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
Nov. 9 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Nov. 10 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
Nov. 12 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Nov. 13 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
Nov. 14 – Boston, MA @ Royale Nightclub
Nov. 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Nov. 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Nov. 18 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
