![]() ![]() ![]() It’s about “trying to look at the world around us and how we relate to it, trying to find some empathy.” For Telisha, though, it’s also about simply stepping outside of her own skin. The tie that binds them all together is the thread of moments and memories, of cycles and seasons, that make up a life well-lived.įor Doug, Radiant is about stepping outside of the Wild Ponies bubble. The set bucks and rumbles through 11 songs that pull from all manner of sources, poetic tweens, Catawba trees, homophobic politicians, dying small towns, and tarot cards. That’s certainly the case with Radiant, the rough and tumble new release from Wild Ponies duo of Doug and Telisha Williams. When you lay every fear and foible, every hurt and healing out for the whole world to see as Wild Ponies did on 2013’s Things That Used to Shine, the album’s follow-up surely can’t be faulted for cutting a little bit loose. Seconds later it’s hard to believe this full, confidently reckless sound is coming from only four players ( Telisha Williams, Doug Williams, Megan Jane and Fats Kaplin). At times, it’s as though Telisha is sitting right beside you, fingers on your shoulder, whispering in your ear. How does one describe those precious moments in life when we are able to transcend our small daily self-interests, and can somehow hold onto those rarified breaths of the deeper human experience? Radiant, the new Wild Ponies album, out May 13 on No Evil Records, explores those moments with alternating delicacy and raucous abandon. ![]()
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