The third single off the album, the pondering “Where Are You Now” featuring girlhouse, is out today.
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig which defines made up words for indescribable emotions classifies the neologism "sonder" as the "profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own." The Wreck's vocalist/producer Nick Anderson landed on "Sonder" as the title of their sophomore album (release date: June 10, 2022 via Big Noise Music Group). The third single off the album, the pondering "Where Are You Now" featuring girlhouse, is out today and Anderson says the song's creation process "haunted [him] for almost two years."
Though Anderson says he wrote the "Where Are You Now" chorus only two weeks after their last album Infinitely Ordinary came out in May 2020, the final pieces to the track - Billy Nally's live drums and the feature from girlhouse - were only added this past March. "The drums made it come to life, and Lauren Luiz's part glues the whole track together. I love her voice and music, and I'm so happy with how this feature turned out," he exclaims.The band's most recent singles, the sparkling post-breakup anthem "Lone Survivor" and liberating alt-rock track "I Love This Part," showcase that they've fully honed-in on and embraced their characteristic genre bending alt-rock, as well as having evolved and matured their sounds for this triumphal venture of a second album. Anderson says that experimenting with minor keys and calculated lyrics "Opened up [their] writing process. I'd say our lyrics have always been honest and vulnerable, and not only was I able to depend on that narrative compass once again, but I found it taking me to a whole new place this time creatively."
Earlier this month The Wrecks announced their headlining Better Than Ever tour featuring support from girlhouse and Mothé. Kicking off in Fresno on June 9, the tour will visit Seattle, Chicago, NYC, Atlanta, and more before concluding on July 23 in Los Angeles. Multiple shows have already sold out and second nights have been added in both L.A. on July 22 and San Francisco on June 10. The band will also be playing Milwaukee's long-running Summerfest on June 24.
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