Wild Rivers | |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | |
Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Nettwerk |
Members | Devan Glover Khalid Yassein Andrew Oliver |
Website | wildriversmusic |
Wild Rivers is a Canadian folk band from Toronto, Ontario. It consists of Devan Glover (vocals), Khalid Yassein (vocals and guitar), and Andrew Oliver (guitar and synths). The band released their self-titled debut album in 2016. Their second studio album, Sidelines, was released on February 4, 2022. [1]
Wild Rivers was formed at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, originally as a two piece with Devan Glover and Khalid Yassein. [2]
In April 2016, the band released their self-titled debut album. [3] [4] In 2018, the group opened for Australian band The Paper Kites on the North American leg of their tour and released an EP titled Eighty-Eight. [2]
In 2019, Wild Rivers released the song "I Do". The following year the band released their second EP, Songs To Break Up To, through Nettwerk Music Group. [5] Later in 2020, Wild Rivers released the single "Pink Shades". [6] The group released another single in January 2021 titled "Love Gone Wrong". [7] In June, Wild Rivers released the single "Amsterdam". [8] Their second studio album, Sidelines, was released on February 4, 2022. [1] In March 2022, their single "Thinking 'Bout Love" was certified Gold in Canada. [9] It was certified Gold in Australia in June 2023. [10]
They received a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023. [11]
In 2023, they participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health. [12]
They will open up for American country music trio The Chicks for select dates on their upcoming World Tour in summer 2023. [13]
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