The title of this latest album from Wyldest (aka Zoë Mead) feels like an existentially accurate description on today’s world turmoil.
An examination of the world on a micro and macro level, it sees the London-based singer-songwriter – who has long been acutely talented at portraying introspectiveness in her writing – look more outward for personal upheaval, finding more artistic freedom in the process.
‘After the Ending’ paints this picture vividly. Wyldest’s vocals lilt over shimmering guitars via pop-imbued melodies. It may sound bright, but the track was actually written after Mead received a diagnosis of endometriosis. This forced her to contemplate the prospect of a life-threatening illness and temporarily pause…