#reichpop

[makeshiftjukebox]

[jankysmooth]

“Frontman Jack Tatum carries a bag-full of influence with every record he puts out – krautrock, shoe gaze, post rock – not unusual for indie rock acts now a days. What sets him apart from other dream pop acts in the market (see: diiv, blouse, beach fossils, etc) is his singing versatility and his blisteringly catchy, lush, modulated guitar progressions that’ll have the crowd spending $70 on Stub Hub resold GA pit tickets.” 

http://www.jankysmooth.com/wild-nothing-at-the-regent-tight-jams-and-tantrums-abound-06-01-2016/

[alternative365]

Reichpop // Wild Nothing // Life of Pause

[getupkid87]

[neversometime]

Wild Nothing - Reichpop

[indiecation]

On repeat today!

[groovesnjams]

“Reichpop” by Wild Nothing

MG:

When Grooves ‘N Jams very, very first began there was no formal plan in place for what we’d cover or how we’d cover it. Truthfully, we’d cared more about the aesthetics (anonymous initials, our ‘90s retrofuturism blog design) than how we read. The only edict I had in place was a personal one: no nostalgia. I’d strongly internalized John Lydon’s cautions that nostalgia’s a disease of the mind, so my only goal was to soldier bravely forward. This blog changed the way I listen to music and the more I’m constantly seeking something new, something thought-provoking, the more the lines around nostalgia blur. I will now, as much as I can, spend long stretches living in the past with albums and artists I find a great personal comfort. It feels necessary and humanizing, a foil to the robotic new music consumption that dictates most of my time. 

Ultimately, I justify the balance I strike with a song like “Reichpop.” There’s enough hothouse production present in Wild Nothing’s approach that his work sounds distinctly modern and like something that might slot nicely next to Tame Impala’s latest on an independent record store’s recommends display. But the more I listen to his recent trio of releases (”TV Queen” and “To Know You” round out “Reichpop”) the more I think he’s writing an album dedicated to exploring every crevice of Talk Talk’s “It’s My Life.” In the same way that I hope, deeply, but don’t know, for sure, that nostalgia isn’t corroding my brain, Wild Nothing seems to have set up shop inside this single old song and found volumes of inspiration. It’s not nostalgia, but it’s not the future either. “Reichpop,” according to my well-studied theory, makes its link to “It’s My Life” in the synthesizer on the bridge, lifted and polished for the intro here. It might seem a passing link, but everything he’s released in advance of Life of Pause sounds just enough like “It’s My Life,” and each in its own way, that I’ve convinced myself it’s real. 

DV:

I wanted much less from “Reichpop” than Wild Nothing gave me. The contrast between the gentle distortion and the chiming percussion is just right, evocative and welcoming. But as Wild Nothing piles layer upon layer into the mix - jittery snare, spiky guitar, bouncing bass, reverbed vocals and even-more-revered backing - the song grows more predictable, more conventional. And far less interesting. Until the only surprise is how abruptly the song ends, three minutes after it started to overstay its welcome. The production eventually gets a bit of fun back, layering bleeping and whistling into the bridge, but by that point it’s too late - and anyway, they’re quickly subsumed back into the mix. “Reichpop” is a song that actively undermines its best idea, and while that’s fascinating and frustrating in a way, it’s ultimately also pretty forgettable.

[futuresickk]

[Wild Nothing - Reichpop

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Can’t wait for this new albummmmm]