Wishy’s Nature’s Pill captures a world where life feels unpredictable and overwhelming, yet full of possibility.
On their vibrant sophomore record, Wishy entertains the madness–capturing romantic frustration, neurotic desire and the melodrama that ensues from simply being human in a jubilant remix of the past. Nature’s Pill bears all of Wishy’s trademarks: zany lyrics transfiguring melancholia into freedom, choruses set to become instant classics, and an unholy fusion of sugary grunge, indie rock and dream-pop.
Written more collaboratively than past releases, the group reconvened with Triple Seven co-producer, Ben Lumsdaine, in Los Angeles, where the quintet packed into a tiny studio and tracked half the songs live in the room, imbuing the album with the immediate energy of a band in sync after heavy touring. It gave them the ability to synthesize an even greater array of touchstones this time around, with the ‘90s dream-pop and alt-rock of Triple Seven fusing with ‘80s college rock and ‘00s indie.
RIYL: Broken Social Scene, The Breeders, The Cure, The Primitives, The Sundays, Cocteau Twins, Stereolab, Hole, Slow Pulp, Momma
