Wild Nothing's 50 Favorite Songs of the '80s
By Complex Magazine | Aug 26, 2010 | 3:53 pm | Permalink
Indie sensation Wild Nothing, the solo project of Jack Tatum, first caught our attention late last year, and in the time since then his world has changed tremendously. His debut album Gemini is one of the year's best, and although Tatum's just 22 years old, his LP sounds strikingly similar to the timeless rock of the '80s.
The nostalgia factor is no accident, either. Jack told Complex how much he's influenced by bands like The Smiths and New Order, and we couldn't help but wonder what other records from the decade are on his radar. The Virginia native plays his first headlining show in NYC this weekend, but before that, see where he gets his style from and check out Wild Nothing's 50 Favorite Songs of the '80s...
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masemase August 26th, 2010 at 11:50 AM
never goes anywhere? where would it go? its classic. doesnt need to go anywhere. real cool with it staying right where it is.
Kidijs August 27th, 2010 at 08:38 AM
Great writeup. I love Wild Nothing, and this will most likely give me a few good hundred hours to listen :)
Dimitri August 27th, 2010 at 04:20 PM
wow, i love that the clash is on here. was not expecting this song tho. but hey, i'm not complaining, there isn't a bad song on combat rock.
Element August 30th, 2010 at 05:34 AM
I like the bassline & im searching for an instrumental to study the production .Oj somehow recreated the roland 303 synth bassline with a guitar in a live performance so i'm even more intrigued now. It was recently sampled by beverly knight & chipmunk.
Nathaniel September 3rd, 2010 at 02:46 AM
As it happens it also my favourite Section 25 track as I recently commented on their forum. Did you know that they have done a reworking of it for their new album, Retrofit?
aCes September 7th, 2010 at 06:18 PM
This EP was always a favorite of mine. A high and low point for the band; they were peaking here but the distribution got F'd as I recall reading. So glad I was able to find a copy.
aCes September 7th, 2010 at 06:25 PM
I'm going through your list and now you're freaking me out just a bit. I still spin this track when ever I DJ out. 'Looking from a Hilltop(megamix)' was a HUGE club track here in Chicago when it came out, however 'Inspiration' has that 'Deutsche Romantische' beauty of KW's, "Neon Lights". Minimal and sublime.
jed September 8th, 2010 at 12:44 AM
'mother of earth' and 'texas serenade' are the stand out tracks on this superb album.
mk September 9th, 2010 at 02:43 AM
You forgot to mention the bassline!
mk September 9th, 2010 at 03:54 AM
I think that the album version is much better - better intro at the guitar & no annoying girl background vocals. btw, you should have put Felt in the top 5 at least :).