{"id":15244,"date":"2020-11-14T19:52:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T01:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=15244"},"modified":"2023-09-03T20:08:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:08:31","slug":"the-wild-feathers-dive-into-archives-for-full-length-release-medium-rarities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=15244","title":{"rendered":"The Wild Feathers Dive Into Archives For Full-Length Release Medium Rarities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Wild Feathers Dive Into Archives For Full-Length Release<\/div>\n
Medium Rarities<\/div>\n
Unreleased B-sides, demos, and covers fill out the band\u2019s existing decade-spanning catalog; first single \u201cBlue\u201d out now<\/div>\n
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September 18th, 2020 – Nashville, TN – In early 2020, just weeks before pandemic swept the globe, The Wild Feathers<\/a> were kicking off a brand new chapter\u2014fully independent, no more label contract or team, soaring free of the weight of the industry on their backs. Then, the universe pulled the ripcord. When their major tour with Blackberry Smoke was canceled in March, the band\u2014Ricky Young, Joel King, Taylor Burns, Ben Dumas, and Brett Moore\u2014found themselves with unexpected time to reflect on their career so far. Medium Rarities, a brand-new full-length album of unreleased songs spanning the band\u2019s decade-long career, is what came from those reflections. King, whom Dumas dubs the band’s “archive master,” started poking around hard drives of old music, and the idea of a rarities compilation began to take shape. The album, set for release on November 20th, is composed of those B-sides, covers, demos, and other nuggets King and the band culled from The Wild Feathers\u2019 vault. Medium Rarities can be pre-ordered now at this link<\/a>. A vinyl pressing of Medium Rarities will be available exclusively through Magnolia Record Club<\/a> starting today.<\/div>\n
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Fans can immediately hear \u201cBlue,\u201d the first track from Medium Rarities, at this link<\/a>. A Dave Cobb produced cover of the Jayhawks\u2019 classic from Tomorrow the Green Grass, The Wild Feathers\u2019 version of \u201cBlue\u201d sticks close to the original but with the band\u2019s signature harmonies\u2014reminiscent of The Band or Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers\u2014expanding beyond the existing vocal melody. \u201cI can\u2019t remember not being in love with the Jayhawks,\u201d says Young. \u201cMelody is by far the first thing that draws me to a song and they just can\u2019t help but pull you in and it\u2019s just effortless.\u201d This song is the first on Medium Rarities not just because it\u2019s a rock and roll kick-off for the ages, but because the album is sequenced chronologically and \u201cBlue\u201d was recorded near the very beginning when the band was looking for a record deal. \u201cInterscope wanted to hear what we could do harmony wise and we thought that song would be the perfect example of what we thought we were capable of,\u201d remembers Young.<\/div>\n
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“Fire,” “Goodnight,” and “My Truth” round out the middle of the compilation. All three tracks are new material written in the lead-up to the band\u2019s plans to explore a new era of the Wild Feathers. “Fire,” in particular, shows the group’s sonic growth with its understated verse arrangement, sparkling production, and arena-ready chorus. The harmony-drenched “My Truth” has its roots in a recent writing retreat the band took together, and the song’s lyrics (“I’ve been looking for the answers \/ I can’t find them on the news”) connect a personal relationship to current events. Unlike the rest of the songs, produced by the likes of Dave Cobb and Jay Joyce, the Wild Feathers produced these new tracks together as a band.<\/div>\n
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Standout b-side “Marie” is a laid-back front-porch rocker about a songwriter who doesn\u2019t have much or all that he promised, and his songs are all that he may leave behind; its vulnerable lyrics are punctuated with chiming acoustic guitar and twangy electric riffs. Young wrote “Marie” during sessions for the band’s self-titled debut album, and admitted to being surprised that the song didn’t make the final tracklist. “It’s one of my favorites,” he says. “I’ll always play it if I do a solo show or anything like that. I’m really glad it’s made it onto this record.\u201d<\/div>\n
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“Medium Rarities opens up the possibility for future volumes,” Young says. “We thought it was a cool thing to do for ourselves, and especially for our fans. We\u2019ve always been one of those bands that talks about having a true catalog, by every definition: live albums, box sets, double albums, b-sides, and rarities albums\u2014being music fans, and that\u2019s what we are, that\u2019s what you want from artists you like. You want anything you can get your hands on. This is one more step we\u2019ve accomplished.”<\/div>\n
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Medium Rarities Tracklisting:<\/div>\n
1. Blue<\/div>\n
2. Heartbreak<\/div>\n
3. Marie<\/div>\n
4. Almost Cut My Hair<\/div>\n
5. Fire<\/div>\n
6. Goodnight<\/div>\n
7. My Truth<\/div>\n
8. To Be Gone<\/div>\n
9. Lose Yourself<\/div>\n
10. Guitar Man<\/div>\n
11. After the Bottle\u2019s Gone<\/div>\n
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The Wild Feathers will finish out 2020 with a handful of live-streaming concerts and private events, including public dates with Blackberry Smoke as well as a handful of headline shows of their own. They’re currently at work on material for a new album and plan to release new music in early 2021.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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