Indie rock act Wild Nothing embarks on a four-city China tour this month, with a stop in Beijing on Friday, April 12 at Omni Space.
Wild Nothing's first debut record Gemini, featuring the animated hit 'Chinatown,' was released in 2010 and was very well received by contemporary music critics. Helmed by American singer-songwriter Jack Tatum, the dream-pop project just released the fourth full-length album Indigo last summer.
The new record dives into the themes of love, technology and human connection and is an undeniable nod to the 80s with lush synths and sublime melodies. As he explains in an interview with Vanity Fair, the “indigo” that he’s referencing is the ever-present blue light that beams intrusively from our smartphones. “Together but alone, when I look at you, it’s a screen turned blue, now my eyes never rest,” sings Tatum on the surging track ‘The Closest Thing to Living,’ led by a subdued saxophone.
The album is dark and light, and characteristic of Wild Nothing’s feel-good, sleepy shoegaze – solidified by his cherished 2010 debut album Gemini and his sophomore release Nocturne – while playfully alluding to a world of diners, drive ins, leather jackets and acid-washed denim, when pop music reigned supreme and the future was bright (so bright, in fact, that one might say they gotta wear shades).
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In the meantime, check out our full interview with Tatum here.
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Fri Apr 12, 8.30pm; RMB280 (presale), RMB360 (door); Omni Space, see event listing. Buy tickets here.
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