Rising Los Angeles band wilt have announced their long-anticipated debut album, when no one’s watching. Due to arrive October 2nd via AWAL, the record is being previewed with another new single, “dent,” and its accompanying music video. Check it out below.
Having grown from social media buzz band to Consequence CoSign Sessions performers at Live at Lagunitas, wilt took approached their first full-length as a singular creative unit. Where past music was written and recorded instrumentals first, lyrics and vocals second, the group this time wrote altogether in one room. Instead of self-producing, they tapped Grammy winner Carlos de la Garza (Paramore, The Linda Lindas).
According to guitarist Andy Vance, the album’s title reflects the conflict of inner feelings with outer appearances. “For all of us, and especially [singer] Chelsea [Rifkin], it’s what it feels like when no one’s watching and you’re still struggling mentally and emotionally with everything,” he says. “Even as our career has continued to grow and go in a great direction… It’s that contrast: ‘Stuff is great, but how do I feel when I’m alone?’”
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“dent” arrives as what the band calls “our sonic thesis statement.” With a squealing shoegaze guitar on the hook, the track finds Rifkin wanting to “run away” from herself as she admits that “somehow you’re just so depressed/ Nothing can make a dent.” Watch the track’s Ambar Navarro-directed music video — filmed in a sweltering shipping container — ahead.
wilt are currently on tour with Jutes and Mothika. Get tickets here, and find the when no one’s watching album art and tracklist (which includes previous single “bundy”) below. Pre-order or pre-save the record here.
when no one’s watching Artwork:
when no one’s watching Tracklist:
01. dent
02. bundy
03. destroy you
04. nothing good to cry about
05. suffocate
06. closure
07. trigger
08. don’t run away again
09. rats
10. bitter, burned
11. when no one’s watching
