Downer pop songsmith Oliver Wilde has unveiled details of his highly anticipated second LP, Red Tide Opal in the Loose End Womb, due for release on May 5th through Bristol’s most forward thinking DIY label Howling Owl Records.
An organic progression from Oliver Wilde’s debut album A Brief Introduction to Unnatural Lightyears, which as well as gaining critical acclaim from The Guardian, Loud & Quiet, Drowned in Sound, and DIY et al, also helped him build a passionate following through smaller yet well respected champions of independent music; Red Tide Opal In the Loose End Womb finds the prodigal artist expanding musically his sonic experimentation and lyrically the surreal yet intimate imagery that has so enraptured listeners.
From ‘Stomach Full of Cats’ infectious synth swirls, ‘Smiler’s foreboding, pulsing electronics through to the record’s soaring crescendo ‘Vessel’ – written during Wilde’s time spent in hospital recovering from heart failure – Red Tide Opal In the Loose End Womb is an album that rewards listeners with subtle gems, buried within.
Describing the process behind the album, Wilde states “Lyrically, A Brief Introduction to Unnatural Lightyears felt like a series of introspective, often personal confessions whereas Red Tide Opal In the Loose End Womb explores relationships occurring between those close to me and abstract concepts through dreamlike prose. Though, at the heart, Red Tide Opal In the Loose End Womb is still a bedroom recording, musically the overall palette overflows into a wider variety of textures. Also, as a natural progression through developing the live show and entrusting a group of musicians that started out as a ‘backing band’, they then became more involved and enabled me to filter their ideas into my world. Therefore, changing the overall textures and features in some of the recordings. As we become more of a family, I hope we will explore our ideas more collectively in the future.”
TRACK LISTING
1. On This Morning
2. Stomach Full Of Cats
3. St Elmo's Fire
4. Say Yes To Ewans
5. Plume
6. Smiler
7. Play & Be Saved
8. Pull
9. Rest Less
10. Balance Out
11. Night In Time Lapse
12. Vessel
