“An anthemic sound – equal parts western, southern and something not quite defined by
geographic adjectives.” – American Songwriter
This band is raw and reaching a sound that many have tried but have
yet to execute so well.” – Best New Bands
Watch: “Holidays” Music Video below:
The Lonely Wild’s new single follows up a year-long tour in support of the band’s critically-acclaimed debut full-length album, The Sun As It Comes. The Los Angeles-based quintet is currently in San Francisco recording their sophomore album, Chasing White Light, their most ambitious album to date. Working with producer John Vanderslice at his famed Tiny Telephone studios in San Francisco, the band will be recording and mixing strictly to analog tape in an effort to capture the magic of a bygone era of rock ‘n’ roll that inspires their sound.
In 2011 The Lonely Wild emerged as a band of multi-instrumentalists whose writing and arranging talents were only surpassed by their ability to work seamlessly as a singular, dynamic voice. Pulling from 1960’s western cinema, Laurel Canyon vocal stylings, and the adventurous spirit of The British Invasion, The Lonely Wild pushed these sounds to new uncharted territories and achieved the contradictory feat of reminding listeners of something they had never heard.
Their 2012 debut EP, Dead End, laid the foundation for their 2013 full-length follow-up, The Sun As It Comes, which propelled them to the national stage touring with musicians such as John Doe, Damien Rice, The Elected, Laura Marling, Lord Huron and earned support from tastemaker radio stations across the country, including KCRW, The Current, Nashville’s WRLT and KDHX in St. Louis.
Their most recent release and latest single, “Holidays,” is a psychedelic, shoe-gaze dreamscape that culminates in a Crazy Horse-esque freak-out stomp. Carroll and Williams croon in tandem, empathizing with the fatigue so many of us feel during the holiday season. They sing, “Holidays are coming to rip your heart open. Just don’t freak out. Just don’t let me down.” The song arrives just in time to hold fans over through the holiday season until The Lonely Wild’s next big release in early 2015.
