Interview: ‘Growth’ and What it Means with Vocalist Phillip Morris of Wildernesses

Carl Fisher 2 min read

Released on March 27th via Floodlit Recordings, ‘Growth’ is the debut full-length album from post rock/shoegaze/folklore band, Wildernesses. FFO: Slowdive, Explosions In The Sky, Idlewild, Whirr, Cigarettes After Sex, Bon Iver.

Featuring nine tracks, two instrumental, seven lyrical, each is a vessel of loss, heritage, mental health, grief and quiet rebirth. The album has been brought to life at No Studio in Manchester with producer and engineer Joe Clayton (Conjurer, Mastiff, Bossk, Leeched). Helping shape Growth into a record that feels both expansive and intimately detailed, capturing the emotional depth and cinematic qualities that define Wildernesses’ sound.

Across the album, there is so much to take in, so much to experience, and so much to understand that the only person who could realistically offer insight is one of the people closest to it, vocalist Phillip Morris, whose own life makes up the emotional spine of the record. In this interview, we delve into the detail, and so much more.

Live dates:

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

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