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"Loser Freaks"
According to their bio, Wild Americans are a band "whose music conveys the acceptance of defeat, without the satisfaction of acceptance." That can have positive implications, like Opening Day of the 162-game Major League Baseball season. In 2016, for example, even the Phillies (63-99 last year) or the long-suffering Chicago Cubs went into the season thinking -- despite all of the evidence to the contrary -- that anything was possible. Not being able to live with defeat or failure can also have some negative consequences. On their latest single, "Loser Freaks," Wild Americans explore the darker side of that dichotomy.
The "Loser Freaks" of Mike Neglia, Andrew Milea (both of Long Faces), and Fred Ilac get woozy, melancholy, and psychedelic on a track dealing with mortality and resignation. The song had me thinking of bands like Grizzly Bear and The Antlers, especially during those times when the "oh ohs" are swirling in an around the spaced out keys and thrumming rhythm section.
Stream "Loser Freaks" below. You can check out Wild Americans live this Saturday in New Brunswick when they play Scarlet Pub along with Little Rose, GayGuy/StraightGuy, and pioneer the eel.
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