The Wildes want to tell you a story
You may know the name The Wildes, but it's probably best to get aquainted now, before they get all popular and you have to say indie-wank like "I liked them before they were famous". The Wildes, much like their namesake, are rambling storytellers, keen to evoke a sense of spirit and mateship.
But what is it about a story that makes it worth telling?
"What is it about a question that makes it worth asking?" replies Lachlan. "Curiosity. It's worth telling a story to find out what happens at the end"
The exact songwriting process of their sea shanties and murder ballads, of their tall stories and fairy tales, is a simple one:
"Hear new song in head. Record song so as not to forget it" Lach laughs.
"[The Melbourne music scene] lacks a strong identity, which is a good and a bad thing. So I suppose I love and hate this fact. Actually, like and dislike would be more appropriate words" Lach replies, when asked of the highs-and-lows of being a Melbourne muso (haven't we all heard stories?)
You guys are launching your new single, Jack The Blacksmith, soon. What do you want people to get out of your shows?
"We give people a good time and they get out their wallets" Lach states dryly.
What's on the horizon for The Wildes?
"We tour in January, and then we release the album - Ballad of a Young Married Man - in February. After that we head inland, north and west. We'll have another record ready to go by the end of the year at the latest!"
Today, Melbourne. Tomorrow- THE WORLD.
The Wildes play:
11 Jan- The Retreat- MELBOURNE
14 Jan- The Excelsior Hotel- Sydney
15 Jan- The Lass O’Gowrie- Newcastle
16 Jan- Muswellbrook RSL- New South Wales
17 Jan- The Local- Cessnock- NSW
19 Jan- The Longyard- Tamworth, NSW
19 Jan- The Fitzroy- Tamworth
20 Jan- The Longyard- Tamworth
20 Jan- The Fitzroy- Tamworth
21- 24 Jan- Tamworth Country Music Festival - The Family Hotel- Tamworth
25 Jan- Tamworth Country Music Festival Beach Party- Tamworth
1 Feb0 St Kilda Festival- MELBOURNE
