The Temper Trap are back in full flight, and “Into The Wild” is the clearest signal yet that one of Australia’s most globally recognized acts has found their footing again. The new single and video arrive as the latest in a run of releases that has firmly re-established the band, following euphoric anthem “Giving Up Air” and its Solomun remix, bold indie-rock track “Lucky Dimes,” and a fresh take on “Sweet Disposition” from German dance act BUNT.
“Into The Wild” tackles the duality of body and mind, the existential yearning to push beyond physical limits and find something wilder on the other side. Produced by Styalz Fuego, whose credits include Troye Sivan, Charli XCX, and Khalid, with Catherine Marks, known for her mixing work with Wolf Alice, boygenius, and Manchester Orchestra, the track is freeing, pulsing, and soaring, Dougy’s hypnotic falsetto floating over undulating drums that pull the listener in and hold them there.
The band frames the song’s significance plainly. “After years of being apart and trying to find our groove again, ‘Into the Wild’ was the spark that lit the fire.”
The accompanying video, directed by emerging Melbourne creatives Joey Clough and Edvard Hakansson, leans fully into the surreal, a dreamlike car ride on wide open roads cut with chaos and strangeness, the mind proving wilder and more uncontrollable than the world outside. It’s a visual that matches the track’s spirit completely.