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  Wild Nothing - Nocturne [BELLAV356 UK 2012 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] Jack Tatum, from Blacksburg, Virginia has been making great indie-pop records since the late noughties, acquiring a deal with New York label, Captured Tracks following his imaginative dreampop cover of Kate Bush's Cloudbusting . Nocturne is his second long-player and his first for the UK, with Simon Raymonde's Bella Union empire - this version is pressed by our noisy Czech cousins at GZ Media and comes in an interchangeable design sleeve (hence the image above). Being an incredibly talented chap, Tatum plays all instruments (except the acoustic drums) on this record which is literally packed full of catchy indie-pop tunes, revealing his influences from British bands such as The Smiths, New Order and literally anything from Sarah Records. I love this album, he will struggle to better it, actually the only downside is his decision to use modern compression techniques which results in some loss of fidelity. This ...

Wild Nothing - Cloudbusting [CT-49 USA 2010 24-Bit FLAC] A unique Kate Bush interpretation by one of the current darlings of American indie-pop... Essentially a solo project of Jack Tatum, Wild Nothing have now built up a considerable following amongst indie kids (young & old) on both sides of the Atlantic with thanks to a UK deal with Bella Union. Tatum's first album Gemini was excellent, however it seemed a little understated in places. Tatum came out of his shell with 2012's wonderful Nocturne album followed by a well received performance at Lollapalooza 2013. Wild Nothing continue to grow from strength to strength and released a fourth album, Indigo in 2018. A1 Cloudbusting B1 Promise