GROWTH. OUT NOW

MEET WILDERNESSES

Formed almost by accident and featuring members of bands such as Earth Moves and We Never Learned To Live, Wildernesses bring together Phillip Morris (vocals, guitar), Ryan Browne (drums), Mark Portnoi (bass) and Sam Howe (guitar), each carrying their own “wilderness” of lived experience - Hull and Humber riverside grit, East London streets, West Sussex roots - woven into a singular sonic and narrative tapestry.

At the heart of the band, Morris’s lyrics act as modern folk tales, shaped by his work as a mental health professional, by loss and survival and the understated strength found in ordinary lives.

Wildernesses' sound draws from the wide-eyed ambience of Explosions in the Sky, the fragile intensity of Bon Iver, the brooding restraint of The National, the dreamlike haze of Slowdive and the narrative urgency of La Dispute. Their name reflects the terrains they explore - interior wildernesses of memory, grief and reflection, wild, unkempt, sometimes bleak yet undeniably beautiful.

The band released their debut album 'Growth' on 27th March via Floodlit Recordings following a UK tour and sold-out London release show. They are represented by Hold Tight PR.