Wild Nothing

Gemini,Captured Tracks ****

Such is the excavating nature of pop that every moment in time is revisited at least once – or, in the mind of Virginia Tech student Jack Tatum, over and over again in swirls of dream-pop guitar and hazy crop-dusting synthesizers. With his head firmly rooted in the clouds, Tatum channels the angsty jangles of Marr/Morrissey ( Live in Dreams, O, Lilac), the ethereal hum of the Cocteau Twins(Drifter), and the bleached-out postcards of Sarah Records. He even slips into chillwave territory on Bored Gamesand the Arthur Russell blues of The Witching Hour.

Wild Nothing is like a sort of heaven (or hell?) where hipsters and indie-pop classicists can agree on life. Anyone can do nostalgia or homage; the trick is bringing it back to life as an expression of your own personal feelings and dreams. Only an excellent songwriter such as Tatum can make that happen.

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Download tracks: Chinatown, Live in Dreams