Wild Nothing Announces Run Of Fall Dates

Wild Nothing is otherwise known as multi-instrumentalist Jack Tatum. The Blacksburg, Va., native is touring in support of his project’s third studio album, Life of Pause, which was released in February. Tatum played the majority of the instruments on the LP, with Peter Bjorn & John’s John Eriksson and Pelle Jacobsson helping out on drums and Brad Laner contributing guitar on some tracks.

Tatum tours with a group of musicians including bassist Jeff Haley and guitarist Nathan Goodman.

He told Pitchfork that while working on Life Of Pause he was listening to Philly soul, artists influenced by soul like Todd Rundgren, and film music.

“I desperately wanted for this to be the kind of record that would displace me,” Tatum said in a statement. “I’m terrified by the idea of being any one thing, or being of any one genre. And whether or not I accomplish that, I know that my only hope of getting there is to constantly reinvent. That reinvention doesn’t need to be drastic, but every new record has to have its own identity, and it has to have a separate set of goals from what came before.”

Based on NME’s review of Life Of Pause, it looks like Tatum achieved his goal of reinvention.

“Such confident, experimental songwriting points to a rebirth for Wild Nothing, and means Life Of Pause can be considered alongside indie records like Tame Impala’s Currents and Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Multi-Love. Both came out last year, signaling a shift in sound and a significant step forward for their makers. This record should do the same for Jack Tatum.”

Check out a performance of the track “To Know You,” which was recorded at Los Angeles’ The Fonda last month.

And here’s where to find Wild Nothing on the road:  
 
Oct. 16 – San Francisco, Calif., Treasure Island (Treasure Island Music Festival)
Oct. 18 – Santa Barbara, Calif., Soho Restaurant & Music Club
Oct. 19 – Las Vegas, Nev., Bunkhouse       
Oct. 20 – Tucson, Ariz., Club Congress
Oct. 21 – San Diego, Calif., Music Box
Oct. 22 – Silverado, Calif., Oak Canyon Park (Beach Goth Party)       
Nov. 1 – Atlanta, Ga., Hell At The Masquerade
Nov. 2 – Nashville, Tenn., Exit / In
Nov. 3 – New Orleans, La., Republic NOLa.
Nov. 4 – Houston, Texas, The Secret Group
Nov. 5 – McDade, Texas, Sherwood Forest Faire (Sound On Sound Festival)
Nov. 7 – St. Louis, Mo., Delmar Hall
Nov. 9 – Chicago, Ill., Bottom Lounge
Nov. 10 – Ferndale, Mich., The Loving Touch
Nov. 11 – Toronto, Ontario, Great Hall On Queen Street
Nov. 12 – Montreal, Quebec, Société Des Arts Technologiques
Nov. 14 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Warsaw
Nov. 16 – Charlottesville, Va., Jefferson Theater
Nov. 17 – Asheville, N.C., The Orange Peel
Nov. 18 – Athens, Ga., Georgia Theatre
Nov. 20 – Mexico City, Mexico, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Corona Capital Festival)

Small Black supports select dates.

Tickets are available now. Visit WildNothingMusic.com for more information.