Posts Tagged ‘The Wild Reeds’

The WILD REEDS – ” Everything Looks Better (In Hindsight) “

Posted: May 26, 2016 in MUSIC
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The Wild Reeds is a band with three talented singers and songwriters — Kinsey Lee, Mackenzie Howe and Sharon Silva — who have a great understanding of dynamics and heart. This song, “Everything Looks Better (In Hindsight),” from their new EP Best Wishes, is one that sticks with me. Sharon Silva has said that this song and those on their new EP are a deviation from their 2014 album Blind and Brave and a departure from “the expectations of women in the entertainment industry, and who we were as young people when we made Blind and Brave. Ultimately it’s our way of saying, ‘We’ve grown up a little and we are more concerned with originality than what’s expected of us.'”

The video was made by their dear friend Han Su. It’s a documentary of sorts and captures the L.A.-based band members’ friendship and the process of creation in their hometown. “Heartbreak can be like a broken record that repeats the good songs and skips the bad ones,” Sharon Silva said. “This song is about the tricks that nostalgia plays on the mind. The irony is that it’s one of our more triumphant and cathartic songs to perform.

The EP Best Wishes is a glimpse into what The Wild Reeds are up to in 2016. I suggest you look at their tour schedule and see this talented band in an intimate setting very soon.

The WILD REEDS – ” Tiny Desk Concerts “

Posted: November 21, 2015 in MUSIC
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Great singers aren’t easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds’ music shines when Sharon Silva, Kinsey Lee and Mackenzie Howe harmonize, but each also takes a leading role — and that’s the power of the L.A. band, whose songs are clear and memorable, potent and sometimes delicate.

The Wild Reeds’ 2014 debut album Blind And Brave only hints at the talent on display here. Here, the group opens with my favorite song from the record, “Where I’m Going,” and then offers a taste of 2016 with two new ones. Next year ought to be a big year for The Wild Reeds, and this Tiny Desk Concert will show you what I mean.

Blind And Brave is available now. (iTunes) (Amazon)

Set List

  • “Where I’m Going”
  • “Everything Looks Better In Hindsight”
  • “The World We Built”