{"id":4035,"date":"2016-10-06T13:05:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T13:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-wild-pink-4-songs-ep\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:16:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:16:01","slug":"album-review-wild-pink-4-songs-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-wild-pink-4-songs-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Wild Pink &#8211; 4 Songs EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/5d88b0fc73a9ed5b71d7896722ccb836\/tumblr_oel6heQnEr1r8no6so2_1280.png\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s something cinematic about <b>Wild Pink<\/b>\u2019s new EP, <i>\u20184 Songs\u2019<\/i>, which serves as another tentative step towards world domination by John Ross\u2019 sensitive indie-rockers.<\/p>\n<p>Following last year\u2019s well-received <i>\u2018Good Life\u2019<\/i> EP, <i>\u20184 Songs\u2019<\/i> serves as a teaser for next year\u2019s feted full-length as well as an appropriate stop-gap for those eager to see what Ross and Co have been up to over the last 18 months. More diverse and grander in scope than its predecessor, <i>\u20184 Songs\u2019<\/i> is also more confident, striking out in numerous new directions and enriching the palette from which <b>Wild Pink<\/b> paint.<\/p>\n<p>And, even though <i>\u20184 Songs\u2019<\/i> is all-too-brief, it possesses some wonderful moments of poise and grace, as well as some flashes that are all together more pointed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- more --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wildpink.bandcamp.com\/album\/4-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Songs by Wild Pink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Opener <i>\u20184th of July\u2019<\/i> might just be one of the most spectacularly elegant songs you\u2019ll hear all year, Ross\u2019 hushed tones and a weaving, repetitious guitar line working insidiously together, willing you to listen again and again. It could work in a film, where the romantic lead gets hit with that moment of realisation and it would feel triumphant, or it could sit over the closing credits and make you awash with melancholy. It\u2019s a stunning moment and just a glimpse of how great <b>Wild Pink<\/b> are.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Fall Semester\u2019<\/i>, another slice of autumnal indie-rock, retains much of the spirit of the previous EP, yet is considerably more refined, sitting between the muted tones of <i>\u20184th of July\u2019<\/i> and the outstanding indie-rock of <i> <i>\u2018Good Life\u2019<\/i>s\u2019 <i>\u2018Is This House Haunted?\u2019<\/i> Again, it has the ability to move your feet and shake your soul, but is undoubtedly life-affirming as it does so.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>And while these two songs are recognisably <b>Wild Pink<\/b>, the remaining two cuts point at wider influences that may come into play in next year\u2019s full-length. With nods to grunge and alt-rock more generally, <i>\u2018The Believer\u2019<\/i> is downbeat and bruising encounter, frayed and frazzled but still toe-tappingly infectious, while <i>\u2018Forlim Chop\u2019<\/i> plays loose with genre conventions to make one of <b>Wild Pink<\/b>\u2019s most progressive indie-pop songs to date.<\/p>\n<p>After the release of a stellar EP in 2015, the best thing about <i>\u20184 Songs\u2019<\/i> is that it proves the stunning <i>\u2018Good Life\u2019<\/i> was no fluke. Instead, it cements <b>Wild Pink<\/b>\u2019s position as one of the next potential indie-rock breakout acts, with enough broad appeal to make a lasting and permanent mark on those who fall under their bewitching spell.<\/p>\n<p>4.5\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u20194 Songs&rsquo;<\/em> EP by <b>Wild Pink<\/b> is released on October 7th on <b>Tiny Engines<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wild Pink<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wildpinkwildpink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WildPinkNYC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/wildpink.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Rob Mair <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BobNightMair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BobNightMair<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s something cinematic about Wild Pink\u2019s new EP, \u20184 Songs\u2019, which serves as another tentative step towards world domination by John Ross\u2019 sensitive indie-rockers. 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