Falling somewhere between the earnest, neo-southern rock of The Black Crowes, the bluesy swagger of the Black Keys, and the wide-open-road country-rock of The Eagles, Nashville-by-way-of-Austin’s Wild Feathers apply the lessons of the past to the wounds of the present, offering up an expansive 12-track debut self-titled collection (released in 2013) of hard luck stories, fist-pumping highway jams, and rural, midtempo porch stompers that suggest a steady diet of Petty, The Band, and Mellencamp tempered with a healthy respect for The Boss — they prefer to be called an “American” band rather than an Americana one. Things begin on an upbeat note with the propulsive “Backwoods Company,” a pistol-whipped, harp-fueled, gospel-tinged bar crawl of an opener that sets the stage for similarly kinetic late album gems like the blistering power pop anthem “I’m Alive,” and the Crazy Horse-kissed “Hard Wind,” the latter of which, oddly enough, also owes a tip of the trucker hat to “Ship of Fools”-era World Party. There’s a real familiarity at play here, especially with all of the classic rock underpinnings, that makes it awfully difficult to refrain from just listing the artists that so obviously made an impact on the group, but their Bad Company-by-way-of Big Star (see what I mean?) aesthetic is so easy and engaging, especially on standout cuts like the wise and wistful first single “The Ceiling,” the power pop-infused “American,” and the soulful, hymn-like closer “Got It Wrong,” that it ultimately feels more timeless than revisionist.
Their sophomore record, Lonely Is A Lifetime, released March 11,
In June 2018, The Wild Feathers released their third album Greetings from the Neon Frontier, which was produced with Jay Joyce.
On November 20, 2020, the band independently released Medium Rarities, an album featuring 11 previously unreleased songs from the band’s 10-year career. The album includes covers of “Blue” by The Jayhawks, “Almost Cut My Hair,” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and “The Guitar Man” by Bread (band). The new record, Alvarado, released Oct. 2021.
2024 arrives and the new summer single is “Sanctuary” from the new album Sirens out October 4th via @NewWestRecords. Produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker, Turnpike Troubadours), Sirens is heralded by the premiere of the organ-laced first single, “Sanctuary.”
“‘Sanctuary’ is about standing up for yourself and not being the punching bag and safe place in a toxic relationship,” says The Wild Feathers co-founding singer/guitarist Ricky Young. “It kind of encourages you to remember your self-worth and to love yourself. You can love somebody so much that you forget who you really are and I think that’s a place where a lot of people find themselves. It’s good to love somebody, but you can’t stop being happy in the process.”
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