Vilde Share Sunblush + Release Qualia at Odds
Thomas Savage has quite a storied career, traveling all of the world, starting bands like Kins or Oh Mercy, then after years of being abroad, has come back to his home in Melbourne to craft elegant pop music under his Vilde moniker. His latest record almost seems like a bedroom pop project, albeit one with these delicate production pieces that take the genre and elevate it. On “Sunblush,” I lov the weary sound of the piano coming through, carefully surrounded by light percussive beats. Savage’s voice has this sincere fragility to it, adding to to the sort of stark contrast that courses through the whole of the track. If you’re into it, Vilde just dropped Qualia at Odds!
During this time of the year, there’s slim pickings in terms of what’s out there, as labels and bands prepare to kind of whole up for the Winter, but we still have a really solid collection of jams for you. For starters, B. Gray and I met long, long ago at a Twilight Sad show at the OG Emos here in Austin (not the blasphemous new spot), so their new song gets precedent to show our love. We were really stoked to see our Internet pal Matt Kivel, currently of Austin, drop a single form his forthcoming LP, so that, of course, shows up. Then there’s just quality hit after hit, with Diles Que No Maten and Twin Shadow and Vilde and Devin Shaffer (sorry for the polysyndeton). There’s a little bit for you all!
Another week, and another weird day where I posted more than one person should, but alas, there has been a lot of really great music of late. So, below you’ve got our weekly playlist, sort of summing up where we ended last week, before we head into this new one. We had a really great Rock n’ Recipe interview with former ATX band Blood, plus some more local love for Letting Up Despite Great Faults. Covered some great new music from Naked Roommate, Wut and Lunar Vacation, then ended the week with one of my favorite acts, Constant Follower. There’s tons of music in between too, and we’ll be back again with more following these messages.