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Praise for the album:

“The Wildes have hit the ground running, rolling, bouncing and twisting – releasing a debut album worthy of some serious praise” Inpress Magazine, Melbourne

"an eclectic, eccentric and exceptional collection of songs" Country Update Magazine, NSW

"There is so much to love about this record...one of the albums of the year" Media Search Magazine, Sydney

“Lachlan Bryan’s tremulous croon sweeps through the record, each track telling its own story…while the up-tempo tracks bear with them a spirit of optimism and are downright fun, the true treasures are the darker, heavier moments” Time-Off Magazine, Brisbane

"music to stroke your spine and shake your shoulders" Drum Media magazine, Sydney

"The chugging "Streets of My Hometown" carries the DNA of Steve Earle's Hometown Blues and the sweetly melancholic "Sue-Ellen”" sounds like a lost Waterboys cut. "If I've Done You Wrong" is a organ backed barroom weeper that basks in its unrepentant spirit and the wonderfully reflective "Loverman" is a rustic beauty. The bonus track Broken Blossoms is a piano and banjo bawler that I imagine could have been penned by that trash can troubadour Tom Waits. The Wildes cover a wide expanse of Americana dirt roads and wear their influences proudly on their sleeves, but their interpretation on these styles are uniquely their own." Twang Nation, USA

"This is brash, exciting and country at its best" Capital News, Tamworth

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 03/04/2008
Band Website: www.thewildesonline.com
Influences: Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, Jim White, Paul Simon, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, The Eagles, The White Stripes, Elton John, The Faces, The Rolling Stones, Ryan Adams, Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Gram Parsons, The Handsome Family, My Morning Jacket, Jackson Brown, Tom Petty and The Hearbreakers, John Denver and The Muppets.
Sounds Like: All of the above.
Record Label: Select Global
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Well that's very kind of you...

This from dave Griffiths of Media Search online...The Wildes may have won over a lot of fans at Tamworth this year but they will pale into insignificance with the avalanche of fans that their debut al...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:27:00 GMT

Beat Magazine Review

Starting off your debut disc with a cheating tune, replete with murder climax when the adulterous narrator takes a bullet in the chest from his widow, is smart marketing. It worked for a plethora of o...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:25:00 GMT

A sweet review in Rythms Magazine

Album Review - The Wildes - Ballad of a Young Married ManThis is a surprising one  seemingly coming out of nowhere, local four-piece, The Wildes, having only been together as a proper band for a ye...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:24:00 GMT

A descriptive review in Brisbane's Rave Magazine

Album Review - The Wildes - Ballad of a Young Married ManThe adultery and murder theme of the title track, which opens this debut from The Wildes, establishes straight away the genre that this Victori...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:04:00 GMT

Capital News Article

THE WILDES ARE THE REAL DEAL............by Jon Wolfe/Capital NewsTHE WILDES are a four piece outfit from Melbourne who have only been together for a year, but there is an earthiness and an inherent br...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:20:00 GMT

30 seconds with... (Beat Magazine)

30 seconds with Lachlan Bryan from The Wildes (Beat Magazine 17/12/08)Beat: Whats the first album you ever bought and where you bought it from?Lachlan: I cant remember the album but it was probably ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:20:00 GMT

The Wildes are a musical diamond in the rough (Inpress Magazine Article by Sam Fell)

Its a jungle out there folks, a steaming hotbox of madness where only the fittest, and sometimes the fattest, survive. Its a wilderness, and sometimes a wasteland, a place where bands can go to die,...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:17:00 GMT

Album Review from Twang Nation (USA)

Respected alt-country 'zine Twang Nation got an early copy of our new record...and they seem to approve... Album Review - The Wildes - Ballad of a Young Married Man Ever since seeing the darkly str...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:49:00 GMT

Drum Media Review

Here's what Sydney Mag Drum Media had to say about the 'gloom and doom' tracks we sent them...The WildesJack The BlacksmithHeavysongs about death, despair and general human depravity are the best ofth...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:00:00 GMT