{"id":29300,"date":"2024-09-12T07:52:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T05:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=29300"},"modified":"2024-09-11T16:21:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:21:44","slug":"new-album-shredded-sun-wilding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/12\/new-album-shredded-sun-wilding\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Shredded Sun || Wilding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago’s trash-pop outfit Fake Fictions<\/a> disbanded fifteen years ago, but its band members – Nick Ammerman (guitar, vocals, organ), Sarah Ammerman (bass, vocals) and Ben Bilow (drums, percussion, keyboard, guitar, vocals) – are still going strong, nowadays as Shredded Sun<\/a>. “I feel alive in a way, a way that’s more than alive \/\/ \u200b\u200bHooked on a feeling like a sugar rush \/\/ I’m here riding the tide” they sing in Breaking Out<\/em>, one of the thirteen new tracks on their third full-length -length album Wilding<\/em><\/a>, and that says a lot about the reason for this recording project that values \u200b\u200bthe DIY mentality. The trio not only captivates with their wordplay, but also because they alternate male and female vocals just as easily as they blend indie rock, post-punk, shoegaze, dream pop and jangle-punk influences (they aptly describe it themselves as guitar-centered rock music that emphasizes energy and creativity over perfection). “When I first met you, I didn’t know how to dance \/\/ Twenty years later, I still shuffle my feet and wave my hands \/\/ Like a drowning man with no sense of urgency” we hear in (Another Song Called) Mirror Ball<\/em>, and we can only hope they continue to do so.<\/p>\n