Wildes has shared her new single “Lay Upon Me”. The new track is off the UK artist’s new EP Subsidence, available March 15th via Apollo. Wildes is the project of musician and producer Ella Walker, who released her debut album Other Words Fail Me (featuring her collaboration with The Flaming Lips “True Love”) in January 2023. Wildes will celebrate the release of Subsidence with three intimate headline shows in Bristol, Leeds and London in March.

New EP ‘Subsidence’ finds Walker going back to her roots, self-producing and recording the entire project from her flat in Dalston, recruiting frequent collaborator Matt Wiggins (Adele, Florence and the Machine) to mix the EP. “The EP centres around the abrupt end of a loving relationship that left me quite devastated and shocked,” Wildes explains.

Speaking more on the release of “Lay Upon Me”, WILDES said:

“Lay Upon Me is a manifesto for love, laying down my wants and needs. While there is underlying fear and delicacy, and almost a disclaimer that I need to be handled gently, it’s a hopeful and romantic declaration that I am proud to make.”

Previously noting PJ Harvey and Patti Smith as core influences on her project – Wildes’ self-produced new 4 track EP ‘Subsidence’ showcases an alluring sonic evolution. From the swirling multi-layered harmonies on “I Was New”, to the cavernous “Flow Through”, Wildes’ grasp of tension and release and her eloquent portrayal of romantic trauma is stunningly depicted on lead single “heartbreak is silent” [“Heartbreak is quiet for me / Not the crying in the rain it’s intended to be / Heartbreak is silent for me / Not the burning claret rage of a lover on their knees”].

Wildes
Subsidence
track list

1. I Was New
2. heartbreak is silent
3. Lay Upon Me
4. Flow Through

Wildes 2024 Tour Dates

17th March – Bristol, The Louisiana
22nd March – London, St Pancras Old Church
29th March – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club

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