Make plans to join us on Thursday, November 7th at 4:00 PM when we host Wilderado for an instore performance and album signing in celebration of the release of Talker, their brand new album on Bright Antenna Records! The album is due out on Friday, November 1st and is available to order on our site here now or in the record shop on limited edition marigold colored vinyl. All who order the album for event pickup will receive a wristband with purchase for the band’s post-performance signing. Wristbands are limited and guarantee entrance. For the signing, wristbands are required for all 13+. This is a free all ages affair, so come one, come all and check out Wilderado!
Formed in the California mountains, but originally hailing from Tulsa, OK, Wilderado have been steadily building a passionate fan base and defining who they are since 2015. When they first came together, Max Rainer (lead vocals, guitar), Tyler Wimpee (guitar, vocals), Colton Dearing (bass, vocals) and Justin Kila (drums) spent a summer in Latigo Canyon, a secluded part of Malibu, with longtime Sufjan Stevens collaborator James McAlister, immersing themselves in writing and recording. Those songs went on to form early EP releases with tastemaker indie labels IAMSOUND and National Anthem, which garnered 35 million streams, but more crucially provided the backbone to years of touring.
Following initial recording sessions at their one-time home and creative space named “The Misty Shrub” (the title of the first EP) in Latigo Canyon (the title of the second EP), the band returned Tulsa to base themselves from their hometown. Since then, they’ve crisscrossed the USA a half dozen times playing with artists as diverse as Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, Mt. Joy, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise, and have performed on the main stage at such festivals as Bottlerock and Austin City Limits.
Like all of Wilderado’s music, their new album Talker blurs the boundaries between genres, creating a multi-sided sound soft-hued and subdued one moment; anthemic and buoyant the next — that defies categorization. “We've always had an eclectic catalog and an ‘anything goes’ mentality, where the only thing that matters is the song itself,” Rainer says. Appropriately, the songs are the real stars of Talker. “A lot of our first LP was about being on the road, and I didn’t want to regurgitate that same idea on our new album. Instead, I decided to get confessional and vulnerable.”
In addition to writing songs with his two bandmates Rainer branched out on Talker, writing with the British band Flyte on a few album tracks including “Longstanding Misunderstanding.” When asked about this Rainer shared, “A big part of my growing process with this album was learning to ask for help, which isn't easy for me to do,” he admits. “But it turned out so beautiful, every time I did.” On Talker Wilderado is chasing after honesty and they’ve hit a new stride, fueling themselves up on sharp songwriting and adventurous arrangements before setting off toward some new horizon. This is Wilderado at their best: inspired, invigorated, and answering to nobody but themselves.
Don’t miss your chance to see a free show by Wilderado in the record store on November 7th and get your copy of the new record signed by the band. We’ll have copies of Talker on hand for purchase at our event but you can go ahead and lock your copy in now on our site here or the next time you’re in the store. Wristbands for our signing are free with purchase of Talker and will be required for the signing portion of our event.
Wilderado’s Talker marigold colored vinyl LP