When you first hear the band name ‘Wildlife’ and once you hear their powerpop/rock/folk, with a pinch of punk, style you wouldn’t expect the band to be made up of five friends from Toronto, Ontario. You’d fully expect a bunch of dude’s from some random small town in the middle of nowhere. Luckily, this has helped differentiate them in the vast Toronto Music Scene.
They’ve got their foot in the door with their energetic live show and now they’re breaking themselves into the music world with their full-length debut, Strike Hard, Young Diamond, which will be released July 13th, 2010 via Easy Tiger Records!!!
Listening to the CD each song has it’s own person style and stands out on its own. It can be compared to/range from the folky heart-felt stylings of Bon Iver, to the energetic punk of Wolf Parade, to the synth filled hooks of The Killers. It’s all here in only 9 tracks!
The album was recorded in Vibewrangler Studios with Michael Keire and Glen Marshall (Feist, Apostle of Hustle) and will be released to the world at their CD release party at Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on July 13th!
For a sample of what’s to come, here’s some tracks off of Strike Hard, Young Diamond. Click the links below:
Sea Dreamer By Wildlife
Move To The City By Wildlife
Update/Correction: Wildlife’s album Strike Hard, Young Diamond will now be release Nov 16th, 2010. In other news, they’re also planning a East Coast tour throughout the United States for early next year. Strike hard, young Wildlife, strike hard!
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