Wild Child – End of the World [Clear Green LP]

Description

After more than a decade of non-stop touring, acclaimed Austinsongwriting duo,Kelsey Wilson andAlexander Beggins, quietlystopped touring asWild Child. Headed in different sonic directions,the pair didn’t know if they would ever make another Wild Childrecord. Then, what felt like the “end of the world” brought them backtogether. Pandemic lockdowns closed stages and drained bankaccounts. As artists from all backgrounds took their shows to theinternet, Wild Child was no different. Wilson and Beggins got togetherto practice for a series of online performances for devout fans, andwithin 30 minutes they wrote the first single for what wouldaccidentally become Wild Child’s fifth album,End of the World.

Mixed byMatt Pence (Jason Isbell, Elle King) and includingcontributions from guitaristCharlie Wiles (Paul Cauthen, JohnMoreland, Orville Peck),End of The World sees the pair find catharsisin art amid compound disasters. As Wilson describes it, I just startedsigning about things that were freaking me out. Wearing a mask for ayear. Global warming. There’s no heat, no water. It was like a dirge tobegin with. But by the end we were all screaming and laughing that,yes, this might be the end of the world, but we’re all together rightnow, making music in my living room by candlelight. It’s all OK.”

Tracklist:

1. Bottom Line
2. Cheap Champagne
3. Could’ve Fooled Me
4. Dear John
5. End of the World
6. Good Luck
7. Love On a Bad Day
8. Photographs
9. Ride With Me
10. Sleeping In
11. Underwhelmed
12. Wearing Blue

UPC: 617308044539
Label: Reba’s Ranch Records
Release Date: 5.19.23
Format: Vinyl