The Wild Reeds have announced an April 7 release date for a new full-length album, ‘The World We Built,’ via Dualtone Records, an Entertainment One company.
NPR’s All Songs Considered premiered the first single “Only Songs” today, saying the track highlights the band’s “magnificent voices”. Stream it
here.
A Los Angeles-based quintet, The Wild Reeds’ sound is highlighted by the interweaving vocal harmonies of three phenomenally talented front-women – Kinsey Lee, Sharon Silva and Mackenzie Howe – who swap lead vocal duties and shuffle between an array of acoustic and electric instruments throughout the set. They are backed by a rhythm section of Nick Jones (drums) and Nick Phakpiseth (bass).
Each with their own style, The Wild Reeds’ three songwriters make music that is dynamic and unpredictable. They write lyrics and melodies with the thoughtfulness of seasoned folk artists, and perform with the reckless enthusiasm of a young punk band in a garage. Warm acoustic songs and harmonium pump organ seamlessly give way to fuzzed-out shredding and guitar distortion, each song building on the anticipation created by the last.
“What brings us together is the three part vocal harmony,” says Howe. “When we’re all singing together, it really becomes one unique voice.”
The Wild Reeds are in the midst of a national breakthrough that has been rapidly growing since the release of their new EP ‘Best Wishes’ this summer. The New York Times praised their live show, saying “the communal experience was amazing,” while KCRW called them “top-notch vocalists.”
‘The World We Built’ was produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Local Natives), and recorded at Tarquin Studios in Connecticut.
The Wild Reeds will hit the road throughout the spring in support of the album, including stops at this year’s SXSW festival. See below for a list of dates, with more TBA soon.
TOUR DATES:
1/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Girlschool
2/25 – Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
2/26 – Flagstaff, AZ @ The Orpheum Theatre
2/28 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
3/01- Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
3/02 – Fort Collins, CO @ Downtown Artery
3/03 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
3/04 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
3/06 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi
3/07 – St Louis, MO @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill
3/08 – Little Rock, AR @ Stickyz
3/09 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
3/10 – Houston, TX @ The Raven Tower
3/11 – San Antonio, TX @ 502 Bar
3/20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge
4/18 – San Diego, CA @ Hideout
4/19 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
4/21 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
4/22 – Austin, TX @ Barracuda
4/24 – Oxford, MS @ Proud Larry’s
4/25 – Birmingham, AL @ The Syndicate
4/26 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
4/27 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle Back Room
4/28 – Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
4/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
4/30 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
5/02 – Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade NYC
5/03 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
5/05 – Somerville, MA @ ONCE Somerville
5/06 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
5/08 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
5/09 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Back Room at Colectivo
5/10 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
5/11 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
5/12 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
5/13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room
5/15 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
5/16 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret
5/17 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
5/19 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
5/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
