Wild Nothing

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Wild Nothing
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Wild Nothing performing in 2016
Background information
Origin Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels Captured Tracks
MembersJack Tatum
Website wildnothingmusic.com

Wild Nothing is the indie rock project of American multi-instrumentalist Jack Tatum, formed in 2009 in Blacksburg, Virginia. In the recording studio, Tatum writes, records and performs the project's music. As a touring act, Wild Nothing performs as a full band, featuring longtime bass guitarist Jeff Haley, guitarist Christoph Hochheim, drummer Victor Donahue and keyboardist Lou Rebecca.

Contents

To date, Wild Nothing has released five studio albums: Gemini (2010), Nocturne (2012), Life of Pause (2016), Indigo (2018) and Hold (2023), as well as three EPs: Golden Haze (2010), Empty Estate (2013) and Laughing Gas (2020).

Tatum has also production and writing credits on songs such as Japanese Breakfast's 'Be Sweet' and Molly Burch's 'Emotion'. [1] [2] [3]

History

Jack Alexander Tatum (born June 10, 1988) previously played in bands Jack and the Whale and FACEPAINT in the college town of Blacksburg. He began recording under the name Wild Nothing in the summer of 2009. Emerging at a time when a handful of C86-esque groups were in vogue, Tatum's demos garnered attention in indie music circles with a cover of Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting". [4] Tatum signed with the Captured Tracks record label after the success of these demos, and began touring with Haley, Goodman and drummer Max Brooks.

Wild Nothing's first single, "Summer Holiday," was released on Captured Tracks in 2009, followed by "Cloudbusting." The band's debut full-length, Gemini, was released in the spring of 2010. Gemini was ranked the 49th best album of 2010 by Pitchfork [5] and 36th best album of 2010 by Amazon music editors. [6] Blogcritics wrote, "While I wasn't totally convinced with Gemini as a whole, I adored it in chunks". [7]

Follow-up EP Golden Haze was released in October 2010.

Wild Nothing released their second album, Nocturne, on August 28, 2012, via Captured Tracks. The album was well received critically and commercially, debuting at No. 1 on both the Billboard New Artist and Alternative New Artist charts, receiving "Best New Music" from Pitchfork, and receiving top slots on the year-end lists of Under the Radar and iTunes Alternative. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Wild Nothing's next EP, Empty Estate, was released on May 14, 2013. [12]

On October 7, 2014, Wild Nothing announced the production of their third studio album. On January 6, 2015, Tatum announced that he was en route to Stockholm to begin recording. [13] [14]

In the same year, they were featured in the shoegazing documentary, Beautiful Noise.

On November 24, 2015, Wild Nothing announced their third studio album, Life of Pause , would be released on February 19, 2016, on Captured Tracks. A double-sided single, "To Know You"/"TV Queen", was released the same day, with accompanying music videos for both tracks. [15]

Wild Nothing announced their fourth studio album, Indigo, alongside the first single, "Letting Go", on June 5, 2018. The album was released on August 31, 2018.

On January 16, 2019, their single "Blue Wings" was released. The following year, Wild Nothing also announced that "Foyer" would be out on January 1, 2020, followed by the Laughing Gas EP.

On August 16, 2023, Wild Nothing announced that their fifth studio album, Hold , would be released on October 27, 2023. A single, "Headlights On", featuring guest vocals from Hatchie, was released to coincide with the announcement, accompanied by a video. The album's second single, "Suburban Solutions", was released on September 12, 2023, also accompanied by a video. [16] A third single, "Dial Tone", was released on October 3, 2023; like the two preceding singles, it too was accompanied by a video. Hold was released on October 27, 2023, to mostly positive reviews.

Lineup

Lead singer and founder, Jack Tatum, live at the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City on June 8, 2013 Jack Tatum, Gov Ball 2013.jpg
Lead singer and founder, Jack Tatum, live at the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City on June 8, 2013

Founding member and songwriter Tatum records Wild Nothing's albums and EPs alone, and is subsequently joined by the other members for live performances. In 2013, he stated: "I'm not really sure what we are at this point. It's a weird gray area. On the road, it definitely feels like a band; the live show's all about how we individually interpret the songs I made – there's five different takes on them. But the records are all me. Gemini was all me, and so was Nocturne, save for the drums." [17]

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[18]
US
Alt.

[18]
US
Heat.

[18]
US
Indie

[18]
US
Rock

[18]
BEL (Fla.)
[19]
BEL (Fla.)
Alt.

[19]
Gemini
Nocturne
  • Released: August 28, 2012
  • Label: Captured Tracks
  • Format: CD, LP, download, cassette
113231213423
Life of Pause
  • Released: February 19, 2016
  • Label: Captured Tracks
  • Format: CD, LP, download, cassette
1701621023195
Indigo
  • Released: August 31, 2018
  • Label: Captured Tracks
  • Format: CD, LP, download, cassette
215
Hold
  • Released: October 27, 2023
  • Label: Captured Tracks
  • Format: CD, LP, download, cassette
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of extended plays with selected chart positions
TitleEP detailsPeak
chart
positions
US
Heat.

[18]
US
Indie

[18]
Live from Brooklyn Steel
  • Released: September 27, 2019
  • Label: Captured Tracks
  • Format: download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

EPs

List of extended plays with selected chart positions
TitleEP detailsPeak
chart
positions
US
Heat.

[18]
US
Indie

[18]
Evertide
  • Released: June 26, 2010
  • Label: Warmest Chord
  • Format: download
Golden Haze
  • Released: October 13, 2010
  • Label: Captured Tracks
  • Format: CD, LP, download
Empty Estate
  • Released: May 14, 2013
  • Label: Captured Tracks
  • Format: CD, LP, download
841
Laughing Gas
  • Released: February 7, 2020
  • Label: Captured Tracks
  • Format: CD, LP, download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

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