Wild Nothing – the project of Richmond, VA-based Jack Tatum – will release his new EP, Laughing Gas, on January 31st, and today presents “Foyer,” the propulsive, synth-funk lead single. Wild Nothing will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of debut album Gemini with a special run of spring shows co-headlined by Beach Fossils. All dates can be found below and tickets are on sale this Friday, January 10th, at 12PM Eastern.

Laughing Gas is the third EP from Wild Nothing, and follows his recently released album, Live From Brooklyn Steel. Tatum delves deeper into the territory where he thrives: namely, the synth and sophisti-pop of the 1980s. Working within a more mechanical and synthetic framework than his previous releases, Wild Nothing continues to delicately toe the line between the organic and the unnatural. These are still pop songs, but there’s an underlying sense of uneasiness that threads the music together.

Recorded in Los Angeles and Richmond with the help of Jorge Elbrecht, these five songs were originally imagined alongside last year’s Indigo and were written and tracked simultaneously with the album. When work on the full-length was nearing completion, Tatum set these ideas aside; they seemed to fit better on their own. In spare moments between tours, Tatum began to look back and piece the songs together at his home studio in Richmond, reconnecting with Elbrecht to mix the EP.

“I think of the EP’s title as being representative of a kind of manufactured bliss and loss of control,” says Tatum. “So much of people’s lives are caught up in the quest for wholeness and sometimes it feels so much easier to loosen our grip through these fabricated shortcuts, whether it’s escapism, self-medication, seeking external validation or any number of other things. I often find myself guilty of almost all of these, but ultimately I think this EP finds me in a place of trying to go easier on myself. I’ve been extremely fortunate to continue releasing the music I love after 10 years of Wild Nothing and this release feels no different.”

Listen to “Foyer” –
https://wildnothing.ffm.to/foyer.vlb

Pre-order Laughing Gas EP –
https://wildnothing.ffm.to/laughinggas.vlb

Laughing Gas EP Tracklist:
1. Sleight Of Hand
2. Dizziness
3. Foyer
4. Blue Wings
5. The World Is A Hungry Place

Wild Nothing Tour Dates:
Wed. May 13 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
Thu. May 14 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
Mon. May 18 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live! *
Tue. May 19 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk (outside) *
Wed. May 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
Thu. May 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
Fri. May 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theater *

* Co-Headline w/ Beach Fossils