We are the Wildlife
We Are the Wildlife – the debut solo LP from celebrated Irish folk chanteuse and multi-instrumentalist Brona McVittie released in January this year – features the tracks Under The Pines and Newry Mountain which were issued as a double A side single in June 2017. The album has received a string of four-star reviews from The Guardian, Uncut, Mojo and The Independent to name but a few; and has been broadcast in the UK by Lauren Laverne and Gideon Coe on BBC 6Music, Lynette Fay and Eve Blair on BBC Radio Ulster, and internationally through Klingan and P2 Språk och musik on Sveriges Radio AB (Swedish Broadcasting Corporation Ltd), RTE RnaG and Lyric FM, Chicago WFMT, KZUM Nebraska, CKUA Canada and Radio Cernusco in Italy.
McVittie’s debut offering is a psychogeographic journey through a collection of traditional folk ballads and original compositions inspired as much by the geometries of London’s urban fringes as by the sonic phenomena within the great rural landscapes of Mourne. This mixing of traditional songs with her own compositions, and thematic ties between songs old and new, coupled with the use of traditional instruments (harp/flute/strings, etc.) against subtle electronic backdrops and innovative production techniques all adds up to a record that is heartfelt, timeless and yet pleasingly contemporary in feel, a perfect mix of new and old, on every front.