Nocturne (Wild Nothing album)

Nocturne
Studio album by Wild Nothing
Released August 28, 2012[1]
Genre Indie pop, dream pop
Length 44:31
Label Captured Tracks
Producer Nicolas Vernhes
Wild Nothing chronology

Golden Haze
(2010)		 Nocturne
(2012)		 Empty Estate
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 75/100 [2]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
The A.V. Club (B) [4]
Earbuddy (8.9/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media (8.3/10) [6]

Nocturne is the second studio album by American indie rock act Wild Nothing, released on August 28, 2012 on Captured Tracks.

Background and recording

The success of Wild Nothing's debut allowed Jack Tatum to record in a full studio for its followup, a change of pace from Gemini's exclusive use of the laptop for recording. Tatum stated that “the biggest thing was just having a producer, having somebody extremely knowledgeable to work with. I mean, obviously I had a lot of nice equipment at my disposal for the first time, too ... But I never wanted to use any of that to pursue a wholly different sound to the first album; it was just nice to have somebody to bounce ideas off, to help me tweak things.” "Shadow," the first song from Nocturne to be released, features a string section, something Tatum "never" could have done without a studio environment.[7]

Despite the album's widespread critical acclaim and a Best New Music nod from Pitchfork,[6] Tatum reflected on the album's recording process in 2013, stating: "[Nocturne] felt like it took a long time for me. I took my time and it was really spread out, with months in between writing songs. There was so much thought put into that record, so much of me being a perfectionist, like, “Okay, this really has to sound a certain way.” In a lot of ways, I listen to that record now and think I thought way too hard on this. To me, it’s sort of missing something… even though I'm so proud of that record and I think a lot of the songs are good. I mean, you should like your own music, otherwise why even make it?"[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Jack Tatum.

No. Title Length
1. "Shadow"   4:21
2. "Midnight Song"   3:07
3. "Nocturne"   5:20
4. "Through the Grass"   4:30
5. "Only Heather"   3:16
6. "This Chain Won't Break"   3:40
7. "Disappear Always"   3:31
8. "Paradise"   5:33
9. "Counting Days"   3:54
10. "The Blue Dress"   3:30
11. "Rheya"   3:55

Personnel

Musicians

Recording personnel

Artwork

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US New Artist[9] 1
US Alternative New Artist[9] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Wild Nothing announces new album: Nocturne « Consequence of Sound". Consequenceofsound.net. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  2. ↑ "Critic Reviews for Nocturne". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ The A.V. Club review
  5. ↑ Noel, Jude (2012-08-28). "Wild Nothing - Nocturne Review". Earbuddy. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cohen, Ian. "Wild Nothing: Nocturne". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Goggins, Joe. "Interview: Wild Nothing". mancunion.com. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. ↑ Lindsay, Cam. "Wild Nothing Wants You to Stop Picking on Nickelback | Vice". noisey.vice.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Congratulations to Wild Nothing...". Retrieved 5 June 2013.