Following the release of their critically acclaimed album ‘End Of The World’ out now via Reba’s Ranch Records (their new self-run label, exclusively distributed by Secretly Distribution), Austin band Wild Child announce their upcoming European tour, with dates in Dublin, London, Berlin, Amsterdam and more. Ticket options include a VIP Meet & Greet, with soundcheck access and a signed tour poster. Ticket links below.
Speaking of the tour, the band say, “It's been over five years since we're travelled across the pond to play Wild Child shows. We first fell in love with all of the countries beautiful landscapes, the vivacious cities and vibrant people in 2015 and so much has changed for us since our last visit. We've only ever toured the UK and Europe as a full band outfit so we're eager to showcase the more raw and intimate show as a stripped down duo. We'll be playing songs from our new record, End Of The World, as well as many others from the vault of our entire catalogue. It's long overdue and we're excited to see our friends new and old!”
‘End of the World’ is the band’s fifth full length album, written with Wild Child’s newest member, John Calvin Abney, who joins the band’s core writing duo Kelsey Wilson and Alexander Beggins. Abney joins Wild Child as the first songwriter to collaborate with the duo on an album.
Their first album since 2018’s ‘Expectations’, ‘End Of The World’ finds Wild Child delving deeper into the contemplative edge which has long coloured their songs, while expanding intimate, folky songs into lush, full band arrangements, as heard on singles ‘Cheap Champagne’, ‘End of the Word’, ‘Wearing Blue’, ‘Photographs’ and album standout ‘Dear John’.
‘End of the World’ was born out of a distance between the band’s core songwriters as they headed in different sonic directions. Wilson joined the singer-songwriter super group, Glorietta, and debuted her genre-bending, Motown/Neo-Soul-influenced solo project, Sir Woman, while the other half of the band’s songwriting duo, Alexander Beggins, unveiled his musical alter-ego, CoCo Zandi. By then, the two didn't know if they would ever make another Wild Child record. However, once pandemic lockdowns closed stages and drained bank accounts, the two knew they had to act. Lockdown brought about virtual shows and songwriting sessions while adding new vitality to the group.
"It felt like our very first record, when the two of us wrote a bunch of songs while on tour for someone else. There wasn't any aim to do anything with those songs at the beginning. For the first time since then, that's how we started writing these songs. We didn't know if we would make another record. It just came together," Beggins says. Sometimes, the “End of the World” is only the beginning.
Wild Child is known for spreading its infectious blend of indie-pop and ear-worm melodies across the international music scene, charting viral hits to the tune of over 1.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify and over 100 million streams to date. The band first formed in 2010 when the group's core duo of Wilson and Beggins wrote and released their first album, Pillow Talk (2011). Since then they’ve released three additional albums, The Runaround (2013), Fools (2015), and Expectations (2018). Along the way, Wild Child has become a live act that’s not to be missed, as seen during their episode of Austin City Limits, which has earned the band a diverse and dedicated fan base.
Tour Dates:
January 2024
17 - The Grand Social, Dublin, Ireland
18 - Deer's Head Music Hall, Belfast, UK
19 - Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow, UK
20 - The Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK
21 - Oslo, London, UK
24 - Privatclub, Berlin, Germany
26 - Rotown, Rotterdam, Netherlands
27 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
28 - Der Aa-Theater, Groningen, Netherlands
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