Interview with The Wild Things
We had the pleasure of interviewing The Wild Things over Zoom video!
Fast-rising UK quartet The Wild Things have released “Drunk Again”, the lead single from their sophomore LP Afterglow, set for release later in 2024. Co-produced by Pete Townshend,...
We had the pleasure of interviewing The Wild Things over Zoom video!
Fast-rising UK quartet The Wild Things have released “Drunk Again”, the lead single from their sophomore LP Afterglow, set for release later in 2024. Co-produced by Pete Townshend, “Drunk Again” is the perfect soundtrack to a night out at the local dive and further cements The Wild Things as one of rock’s most exciting young acts.
Anchored by a twangy lick from guitarist Rob Kendrick and vocalist Sydney Rae White’s powerful voice, “Drunk Again” is the latest punchy offering from a group with seemingly endless potential. The forthcoming Afterglow record will be an immersive choose-your-own-adventure concept record that tells the story of the residents of the fictional town of Valentine amidst a paranormal phenomenon.
Already a critical favorite (they have been profiled by Kerrang! who declared them “your favorite new band”, Clash who said they are “blazing a trail across London, with their snappy, infectious live show,” and Rolling Stone who praised “their hook-laden riffs, tight melodies, and White’s stage presence”), “Drunk Again” demonstrates The Wild Things’ voracious appetite for power chords, sing-along choruses, and the gripping storytelling of their creative heroes (Pete Townshend, Spielberg, etc). They may sound straight out of the 70s, but The Wild Things are turning their amps up to 11 for a whole new generation of rock and roll fans.
Having honed their live show with high-profile opening gigs for The Who (their first-ever US show was at Madison Square Garden) and KISS, “Drunk Again” builds on the momentum of their recent Friends With Benefits EP (which featured KISS’ Tommy Thayer). Recorded at Pete Townshend’s London studio, the track notably features the legendary guitarist playing a Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ - the very same instrument that appears on “Baba O’Riley”. At the end of the sessions, Townshend gifted the organ to the band…a symbolic passing of the torch from one generation to the next.
It’s been a busy 2024 for The Wild Things, whose Friends With Benefits EP featured appearances by Townshend, KISS’ Tommy Thayer, and drag legend Trixie Mattel. In true Rock n Roll fashion, the band celebrated the release by performing atop a bus traveling down Hollywood Boulevard in LA, before taking the stage at The Bourbon Room in Hollywood for a high-octane free performance in front of their adoring stateside fans.
The Wild Things are Sydney Rae White, Rob Kendrick, Pete Wheeler, and Cam White.
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The Wild Things
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UK-based quartet The Wild Things are making a name for themselves as one of the buzziest rock acts of recent years.
Featuring collaborations with rock n roll icons and pop culture legends like Pete Townshend, KISS’ Tommy Thayer and Trixie Mattel, their brand-new ‘Friends With Benefits’ EP showcases the serious talents of a rock band who aren’t concerned with taking themselves too seriously. Boasting a raucous, thrilling, unabashed spirit that squarely has its finger on the pulse of the genre, ‘Friends With Benefits’ is a captivating snapshot of one of music’s burgeoning rock acts you need to know.
The origin of The Wild Things is something from the wildest rock n roll dreams imaginable: The band’s frontwoman Sydney Rae White (who starred in Young Dracula and Uncle on the BBC) and their lead guitarist Rob Kendrick originally met when they were cast as the two leads of a touring production of Quadrophenia, a staged musical based on the album by The Who of the same name. Through the experience they both fell in love (eventually getting married) as well as befriended Pete Townshend who, in a way, became a mentor for the artists. Shortly after Syd’s brother Cam and their friend Pete Wheeler joined forces to create The Wild Things.
Townshend would later work in the studio with The Wild Things (one of the fruits of their labor “Only Attraction” is on the new EP) as well bring the quartet on the road with them to play iconic venues like Madison Square Garden (The Wild Things’ debut US performance!) and London’s Royal Albert Hall.
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