Wild Cub
Wild Cub | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nashville[1] |
| Genres | Pop/Rock[2] |
| Years active | 2010s[2] |
| Labels | Big Light Recordings[3] Mom + Pop Music[4] |
| Members | Keegan DeWitt Jeremy Bullock[1] Dabney Morris Harry West Eric Wilson[2] |
Wild Cub is a Nashville-based[1] quintet led by songwriter-composer Keegan DeWitt and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Bullock;[1] its supporting members are drummer Dabney Morris, bassist Harry West, and keyboardist and synthetist Eric Wilson.[2] Their "Thunder Clatter" was a UK number 59 single in August 2013.[5]
Career
Tiring of life in Brooklyn, New York, DeWitt declined a promotion, resigned his job[clarification needed][2] and moved to Nashville in 2008.[6] In a 2010 interview, DeWitt stated that he moved because "in Brooklyn, the price of living was such that you’d have to be working a full time job, and I found myself putting 50% effort into both that job and my music. Nashville allowed me to put 100% of my effort into music."[6] For a number of years he wrote film scores. Dance Party USA—a collaboration with director Aaron Katz—was named one of the best films of 2006 by The New York Times.[7] In Nashville, he met Jeremy Bullock, who had previously shared the stage with artists such as The Flaming Lips, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Sondre Lerche, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and N.E.R.D,[8] and founded Wild Cub with Morris, West, and Wilson in early 2012.[9]
The group's thirteen-song debut LP Youth was self-released in January 2013 via Big Light Recordings[3] and a deluxe version of the album is on its way for release in December 2013 widely via Mom + Pop Music.[10] Recorded in Bullock's home,[2] it was well received in the UK and the US; Scott Kerr of AllMusic called it "jubilant, '80s-inspired synth pop and infectious".[2] The lead single, "Thunder Clatter", was given a positive review by AllMusic[2] but did not chart until August 2013, after it was used in a Bose commercial;[2] it eventually reached number 59 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]
Wild Cub has performed at SXSW, Bonnaroo, CMJ and other prominent festivals.[11][12][13]
References
- ^ a b c d "New music: Wild Cub - Thunder Clatter". theguardian.com. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Wild Cub | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Wild Cub Announce Release Of Debut LP 'Youth'". Stereoboard. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Wild Cub sign to Mom+Pop". Mom+Pop Website.
- ^ a b "WILD CUB". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Keegan DeWitt". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Keegan DeWitt". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "JeremyBullock". Jeremybullock.nubook.com. Retrieved Sunday, 6 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Wild Cub". Southern View. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Wild Cub sign to Mom+Pop, Announces "Youth" Wide Release + Bonus Tracks". Mom+Pop Music. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "CMJ Day Three - Photos and Recap". PASTE. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Wild Cub Bonnaroo Photo Diary". PASTE. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "Wild Cub - Running | Videos". Clash Music (UK). Retrieved 27 August 2013.