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“an immaculate run of late-period brilliance that began with 2020’s Brilliant Failures ) is perpetuated on Morning Papers. With aspects of his previous MBV/Go-Betweens-gone-Beatles indie rock paradise remain, the first half feels like a’80s KROQ U.K. fest from days of Robyn Hitchcock, Lucy Show, and post-1981 Bunnymen (“New Brooms Sweep Clean”) transmogrified into Fredrick’s delicious hooks. All excellent—but it’s the second half that really takes off, when Fredrick’s guitar deals more stimulating distortion. Start with the buzzy C86-gone-baroque beauty, “More Lies”; here, Frederick’s melodic powers and poetic soul take flight anew, into the standout, noisier, fantastic “There and Here” (satirizing callousness), then continuing unabated ’til the driving-yet-bass/drums-free closer, “The Morning Papers.” Wonders don’t cease.”- The Big Takeover
“Elegant and smoky electronic pop…Widescreen and ambitious, embodying both the freedom that comes with independent musicianship.” – The Quietus
“A forward thinking avant-popster.” – Electronic Sound Magazine
“Captivating synth textures, spiraling melodies, and intricate rhythms.” – The Line of Best Fit
“Mesmerizing…Worlds away from her garage-rock and pop beginnings in DIY bands...you can practically hear her tears within the soft, synth-led soundscape.” – Bandcamp Daily
My mind is a little bit like Las Vegas
A million worlds made of plastic bricks
More plans than time and more time than money, I suppose
So I take another trip to the hardware store
A couple dozen nails and I’ll be back for more
Don’t call me babe, I’ll call you
“Elegiac and ecstatic”
- Rolling Stone ★★★★
“These songs mark a high point in the Bad Seeds’ long and varied career, remarkable in its range and powers.”
- NPR All Songs Considered
“It all has the sound of immediacy, of loose and unlabored inspiration. Wild God’s aesthetic feels like Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ cosmic gospel. It may be one of his most radical pivots yet.”
- Stereogum
“Exaltation in its purest form.”
- Northern Transmissions
“A euphoric masterpiece of sound and drama from Cave and the Bad Seeds”
- The Globe & Mail
“Meditations on faith, spirituality and rebirth run through Wild God's luminous songs“
- Newsweek
“Wild God manages to sonically represent the acceptance one finds when grief moves from being a hurdle to becoming a part of one's history.”
- Exclaim!
“leather-jacketed cool” The Guardian Tracks of the Week
“What a brilliant band” The Sunday Times Breaking Act
“punchy and familiar” The FADER | “Get to know Eades” NME
“atypical blend of sun-kissed indie and new wave” DIY
“controlled chaos on a sonic level” Brooklyn Vegan
Opeongo is the moniker of Keegan Trumpour and an ever-rotating cast of musicians. Keegan is from Midland, Ontario