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Interview: Talking Gaming & Horror with Drummer Ryan Browne of Wildernesses

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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. In this interview, we delve into drummer Ryan's love of video games and horror films. 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 Find out more here: https://www.floodlitrecordings.com/pages/growth-preorder Website: https://gbhbl.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/gbhbl Ko-Fi (Buy us a coffee): https://ko-fi.com/gbhbl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBHBL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhbl/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gbhbl.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@gbhbl Contact: [email protected] Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gbhbl Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5A4toGR0qap5zfoR4cIIBo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/the-gbhbl-podcasts/id1350465865 Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSpZ6roX36WaFWwQ73Cbbg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hexedriffsstudio

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. In this interview, we delve into drummer Ryan's love of video games and horror films. 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 Find out more here: https://www.floodlitrecordings.com/pages/growth-preorder Website: https://gbhbl.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/gbhbl Ko-Fi (Buy us a coffee): https://ko-fi.com/gbhbl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBHBL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbhbl/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gbhbl.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@gbhbl Contact: [email protected] Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gbhbl Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5A4toGR0qap5zfoR4cIIBo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/the-gbhbl-podcasts/id1350465865 Intro/Outro music created by HexedRiffsStudios YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKSpZ6roX36WaFWwQ73Cbbg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hexedriffsstudio

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