London based alt-rock quartet Wildernesses announce debut album ‘Growth,’ out now via Floodlit Recordings, and share new single “Maintenance.” Rooted in modern folk storytelling and shaped by lived experience, the band move between shoegaze glow, post-rock scale and intimate songwriting. “Maintenance” shimmers with tension, circling routine, survival and the rituals that keep a fractured world steady.
“‘Maintenance’ lives in the small, repetitive habits of day-to-day life – the odd things you do to feel okay,” says vocalist Phillip Morris. “Lyrically it’s tongue-in-cheek and self-aware and that unease bled into the artwork and video with these collage masks and ‘eyeless’ faces mirroring the song’s warped perspective.” The track glows with atmosphere and restraint, carrying emotional weight without losing lift.
The video, shot by Joey Aitchison at the Cooperage on Brick Lane, places the band behind oversized collage masks crafted by Morris from cut and layered photographs of their own faces. Identity dissolves into texture. Performance becomes sculpture. It is a bold visual statement that mirrors the song’s warped interior lens.
‘Growth’ spans nine tracks, recorded at No Studio in Manchester with producer Joe Clayton. Seven songs carry lyrics, two unfold instrumentally, tracing insomnia, inheritance and hidden histories. Formed by Morris, Ryan Browne, Mark Portnoi and Sam Howe, Wildernesses channel Hull riverside grit, East London streets and West Sussex roots into expansive, emotionally charged alt-rock. This is a debut that lands with scale.
To mark the release of ‘Growth,’ Wildernesses tour throughout March:
Jan 31 – London @ Folklore
Feb 8 – London, Celestial Diadem Weekender @ 229
Mar 18 – Hull @ Divehu5
Mar 19 – Leeds @ Opporto
Mar 20 – Nottingham @ JT Soar
Mar 21 – Manchester @ Old Pint Pot
Mar 22 – Birmingham @ Dead Wax
Mar 24 – Bristol @ Exchange
Mar 25 – Cardiff @ Fuel
Mar 26 – Brighton @ Rossi
Mar 27 – London @ Folklore