"sound is the blood between me and you"

Wild Flag at the Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA 4/3/12

(Mary Timony)

Wild Flag are a group of respected alt/indie rock all-stars who combined have thirty plus albums to their credits. The group is comprised of former members of Helium, The Minders and Sleater-Kinney, among others.

I could spend paragraphs delving into their past. But what is most important is what they are doing now.

(Mary Timony and Carrie Brownstein)

Wild Flag features the twin guitar attack of Mary Timony and Carrie Brownstein, Rebecca cole on keyboards and Janet Weiss on drums. Yeah, no bass, but they don't need it.

Their music stirs together elements of psychedelia, new wave and punk ending up in a sound reminiscent of Television's Marquee Moon and White Light/White Heat era Velvet Underground but still forging a unique style and sound all it's own. 

Their debut album, Wild Flag, came out last year and is strong from start to finish. Standout tracks - "Romance", "Boom", "Short Version", "Future Crimes"

(Janet Weiss)

Live, Wild Flag soars. Timony and Brownstein sing and duel on guitar, Cole adds depth and a swirling psychedelic tinge on keyboards and Weiss powers the engine - one of the best and perhaps most overlooked drummers in rock music, she can go from jazzy 

rock to Bonham-esque thunder in a split second.

(Rebecca Cole)

Pick up the album and go see them if you get the chance, you will not be sorry.

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Wild Flag is on Merge Records

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