★★★★★
Jack Tatum's Wild Nothing project has been on a notable winning streak. Since debuting in 2010 with
- www.austinchronicle.com
2013-10-03
★★★★★
Jack Tatum's Wild Nothing project has been on a notable winning streak. Since debuting in 2010 with
- www.austinchronicle.com
2013-10-02
★★★★★
EPs always tend to go one of two ways: they can either be a platform by which an artist toys around with a different sound or style without committing to a full album, or they can be stopgap measures aimed at cashing in on a few demos and throwaway songs. Jack Tatum, the mastermind behind the dream-pop band Wild Nothing, uses the format for the former...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-06-20
★★★★★
After the dizzying heights reached by 2012's Nocturne--readers with a keen memory for lists may recall it being Under the Radar's album of the year--one could hardly blame Jack Tatum, aka Wild Nothing, for settling for more of the same with a follow-up record in a couple of years. If that album was a progression from Gemini into a shoegaze aesthetic then new EP Empty Estate goes a step further into full-blown, keyboard-driven dream pop...
- www.undertheradarmag.com
2013-06-12
★★★★★
When an artist has been recording for over four years and is set to release their third album, you expect them to be branching out into the unknown, improving on previous work or experimenting with new sounds. Virginia's Jack Tatum, trading as dream-pop/indie-rock artist Wild Nothing sadly falls somewhat short of that expectation...
- music.thedigitalfix.com
2013-05-21
★★★★★
Wild Nothing
Empty Estate EP
[Captured Tracks; 2013]
By Chris Brancato ; May 21, 2013
Purchase at: Insound (Vinyl) | Amazon (MP3 & CD) | iTunes | MOG
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Wild Nothing, the product of sensitive songwriter Jack Tatum, has always worn his influences on his sleeve...
- beatsperminute.com
2013-05-22
★★★★★
Jack Tatum clearly believes that a moving target is harder to hit, having been in near perpetual motion since he first broached the music scene in the guise of Wild Nothing back in 2009. Since then we've been treated to his dreamy pop earworms across two full length albums and an intervening EP, each released to wide acclaim and each feeling like a distinct progression from the last...
- drownedinsound.com
2013-05-22
★★★★★
Wild Nothing's two full-lengths have made it clear which artists Jack Tatum models his sound after. Judging from his EPs, he also hopes to emulate their careers. As with his much-cited indie and dream-pop influences-- Belle and Sebastian, My Bloody Valentine, to name a couple-- Tatum tailors his ambitions to the format. With an EP's expectations and stakes lowered, he builds on the previous full-length and takes some artistic risks to push his sound forward...
- pitchfork.com
2013-05-14
★★★★★
Where the 2000s saw an explosion of folk groups, the second decade of the new millennium has so far been characterized by a couple of great dreampop records and a lot of subpar ones. Originality is hard to achieve when everyone's dedicated to exploring the exact same sonic playground. Beach Fossils, DIIV and Real Estate are the sleepy, echo-driven revival's triumvirate, but Jack Tatum's Wild Nothing proves again that four is better than three with his new EP, Empty Estate...
- www.pastemagazine.com
2013-05-15