Austin’s Wild Child have shared two new singles from their forthcoming record, Expectations, out February 9th on Dualtone Records. The new songs, “Sinking Ship” and “Back & Forth” were produced by Max Frost and Delta Spirit’s Matthew Logan Vasquez respectively. Listen to both songs now below.
Kelsey Wilson describes solace found in a Shel Silverstein book and the use of a recorded heartbeat for “Sinking Ship”, and Alexander Beggins explores the pair’s creative process behind “Back & Forth”, for which they drew inspiration from songs by Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin (read more). T
his February, Wild Child will play a string of record release shows across Texas before embarking upon a massive North American tour throughout March, April, and early May. All upcoming dates are listed below.
TOUR DATES:
FEBRUARY
07 – Dallas, TX @ Trees (Dallas Expectations Release Show)
08 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s Downtown (Houston Expectations Release Show)
09 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger (San Antonio Expectations Release Show)
10 – Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room and Garage (Austin Expectations Release Show)
MARCH
10 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover
11 – Charleston, SC @ Pour House
15 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
16 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
17 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
18 – Durham, NC @ Motorco
20 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
22 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson
23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre
24 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
25 – Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Iron Works
27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
28 – Fairfield, CT @ The Warehouse
29 – Cambridge, MA @ Sinclair
30 – Portland, ME @ Port City
31 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
APRIL
03 – Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts
04 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Fairmont
05 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet
06 – Ferndale, MI @ Parliament Room at Otus Supply
07 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme
08 – Columbus, OH @ A&R
10 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
11 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar
14 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
15 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
17 – University City, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room
18 – Columbia, MO @ Rose Music Hall
19 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
20 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
21 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird
23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
24 – Missoula, MT @ Top Hat
26 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox
27 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
28 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
29 – Eugene, OR @ Wow Hall
30 – Bend, OR @ Volcanic Theatre Pub
MAY
02 – San Francisco, CA @ Chapel
03 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
05 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent
08 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf