Wild Nothing - Gemini

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4...according to our Brian on Thu 27 May, 2010.

Now after a slew of curious 7"s by little-heard-of types, this boutique retro-indie label is chucking full-lengthers at us now! The initial impact of this CD is reminding me of the gentler wing of early 80's alternative pop, such as feyer Scouse acts Wild Swans, China Crisis & The Lotus Eaters - well blended with some class shambling shoegazer & C86 indie strokes. The popular single stands out on here as an enjoyably strong POBPAH ally but elsewhere the guitars are more ponderous & ethereal, old drum machines splutter, twinkly keyboards spin cute, sugary motifs whilst the vocals & atmospherics can, on occasion, recall Animal Collective. There's some really lovely, hazy pop songs mingling on this album that would sound really at home on Sarah records about 20 years ago, but also plenty of these dinky tunes will appeal to the rabid Sunny Day in Glasgow fanbase - check the fabulous 'Bored Games', a perfect marriage of 4AD guitars, listless Creation-esque vocals & that dreamy late 80's Factory dance-pop vibe. All from the mind of one young man....Excellent!

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Wild Nothing, is the solo-project of Jack Tatum whose music is inspired by a longtime love affair with nostalgia. His debut full length album, Gemini, set to come out on Captured Tracks this spring, is full of dreamy, carefree synth-pop songs that linger with an inexplicable sense of regret.

Prior to embarking on this recent solo-project Tatum sang and played guitar with the Abe Vigodaish tropical punk band Facepaint and the singer/songwriter project Jack and The Whale. In the summer of 2009 The Virginia tech-college student decided to embark on his first creative-solo project playing bass, guitar, synthesizer and drums while recording in his home-studio. He soon emerged with a unique brand of dreamy pop-songs influenced by bands like, My Bloody Valentine, Shop Assistants, Go-Betweens and Cocteau Twins. In 2009 he delivered a memorable cover of the Kate Bush song Cloudbusting, making it clear that Wild Nothing transcended the lo-fi pop-mold. On his debut album, Gemini, Tatumʼs frail vocals come warped in an oozing neon haze. Carefully orchestrated synth-pop arrangements, trebly guitar riffs and tattered drum machines blend together to create an intriguing,texturally rich glo-pop album that could come only from the young at heart.

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