Biography
"Wild Nothing, is the solo-project of Jack Tatum whose music is inspired
by a longtime love affair with nostalgia. His debut full-length album,
Gemini, set to come out on Captured Tracks this spring, is full of
dreamy, carefree synth-pop songs that linger with an inexplicable sense
of regret.
Prior to embarking on this recent solo-project Tatum sang and played
guitar with the Abe Vigoda-ish tropical punk band Facepaint and the
singer/songwriter project Jack and The Whale. In the summer of 2009 The
Virginia tech-college student decided to embark on his first
creative-solo project playing bass, guitar, synthesizer and drums while
recording in his home-studio. He soon emerged with a unique brand of
dreamy pop-songs influenced by bands like, My Bloody Valentine, Shop
Assistants, Go-Betweens and Cocteau Twins. In 2009 he delivered a
memorable cover of the Kate Bush song “Cloudbusting,†making it
clear that Wild Nothing transcended the lo-fi pop-mold.
On his debut album, Gemini, Tatum’s frail vocals come warped in an
oozing neon haze. Carefully orchestrated synth-pop arrangements, trebly
guitar riffs and tattered drum machines blend together to create an
intriguing, texturally rich glo-pop album that could come only from the
young at heart.. "From: http://www.capturedtracks.com/wildnothing.php
by a longtime love affair with nostalgia. His debut full-length album,
Gemini, set to come out on Captured Tracks this spring, is full of
dreamy, carefree synth-pop songs that linger with an inexplicable sense
of regret.
Prior to embarking on this recent solo-project Tatum sang and played
guitar with the Abe Vigoda-ish tropical punk band Facepaint and the
singer/songwriter project Jack and The Whale. In the summer of 2009 The
Virginia tech-college student decided to embark on his first
creative-solo project playing bass, guitar, synthesizer and drums while
recording in his home-studio. He soon emerged with a unique brand of
dreamy pop-songs influenced by bands like, My Bloody Valentine, Shop
Assistants, Go-Betweens and Cocteau Twins. In 2009 he delivered a
memorable cover of the Kate Bush song “Cloudbusting,†making it
clear that Wild Nothing transcended the lo-fi pop-mold.
On his debut album, Gemini, Tatum’s frail vocals come warped in an
oozing neon haze. Carefully orchestrated synth-pop arrangements, trebly
guitar riffs and tattered drum machines blend together to create an
intriguing, texturally rich glo-pop album that could come only from the
young at heart.. "From: http://www.capturedtracks.com/wildnothing.php