Wylderness - Wylderness

Wäre Creation Records ein heute noch stehendes, mehrstöckiges Wohnhaus, so könnten sich Wylderness auf eine Wohnung im Shoegaze-Stockwerk bewerben und Nachmieter von Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive oder Swervedriver werden.

Beim Besichtigungstermin würden sie dem Vermieter Alan McGee ihr erstes Album „Wylderness“ im LP-Format als Empfehlungsschreiben in die Hände drücken und die Sache mit dem Mietvertrag müsste für Chet, Phil, Marz und Oli eigentlich klar gehen. 

Right from the opener Wylderness come off like a seasoned outfit, with confident melodies and a consistent sound. There’s plenty of space rockers to delve through and a few tangents into more progressive territory.
(Sounds Better With Reverb)

The album’s opener, ‘Broadcast’ begins tentatively, dipping its toe in before erupting into life, setting the scene perfectly for what follows. The vocals fly high, shining against the slightly muddier background, while the mysteriously named ‘YYAA’ (a rudimentary online search throws up Yorkville York Athletic Association in New York City, which indeed would be an unexpected subject for a Welsh shoegaze band), and it’s another winner, they certainly didn’t forget to pack the tunes.
The aforementioned ’72 & Sunny’ apparently explores the historical Welsh exodus to Patagonia, another subject pretty far from the beaten track when it comes to blissfully noisy pop songs, it has to be said. The actual lyrics, though, are not exactly apparent – in the same way that no-one could really quote lyrics from Loveless, its more about the feel and texture of the vocals than the words themselves. It’s not difficult to see why Huw and Steve jumped on the song for their respective radio shows.
(God Is In The TV)