Listen: Wild Nothing – Shadow

Listen — By Andrew Evans on 13/06/12

Although when on the road they consist of a gang of young musicians, Wild Nothing is very much the work of 22-year-old Jack Tatum.

With the ink still wet on his deal with Bella Union, Tatum will follow his 201o debut album, Gemini, with Nocturn, his first for his new home.

Indebted to 80′s pop, Tatum is an undeniably great songsmith and produces dreamy wander-pop of the highest calibre. Mixing the melancholy of The Cure with the lo-fi catchyness of The Drums, ‘Shadow’ is delightful.

““I don’t think it’s going to be a secret to anyone that I care about pop music, but it’s definitely more my sense of what pop music used to be or even what pop music would be in my ideal world.” Jack Tatum.

An exciting talent. Watch this space.