Career
Noted for his unique bedroom production sound and lo-fi style, fusing folk, electronica, laptop popular and indie coupled with a melancholic, hushed poetic vocal delivery, Oliver Wilde released his first album A Brief Introduction To Unnatural Lightyears in July 2013 via Bristol indie label Howling Owl Records. The album gained huge critical acclaim from the likes of The Guardian, labelling the album "astonishing" and NME, who described him as "a Nick Drake Foreign The 21st Century". The album was placed Number.14 on the website oftheyear.org for 2013.
In November that year, Wilde and his band were invited to British Broadcasting Corporation 6 Music to do a live session for DJ Marc Riley, and in January 2014 aired a new live session on Huw Stephens" British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 show.
Wilde quickly released his second album Red Tide Opal In The Loose End Womb in May 2014, again gaining strong critical acclaim, and significant breakthroughs on British Broadcasting Corporation 6 Music including "Album Of The Day" and playlists for "Play & Be Saved" and "Stomach Full Of Cats". With Oliver Wilde now a fully expanded band, headline United Kingdom tours (including a sold out show at Colston Hall 2 in his adopted home, Bristol) and a summer of festivals including The Great Escape Latitude Festival and End of The Road through the summer.
Current Oliver Wilde - Vocals, Guitar, Tape Machines. Caelia Lunniss - Violin, Synth, Backing Vocals.
Andrew Hutchin - Guitar.
Hugo Bishop - Drums, Samplers, Keyboard. Connor Jones - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals.