Wilder Maker is a sophisticated New York quintet helmed by a crew of indie-rock veterans with broad interests, including songwriter and front man Gabriel Birnbaum, who’s previously played with the Ethiopian-inspired Debo Band. Though I’m not sure if his earlier affiliation was inspired by a love of Paul Simon’s Graceland, most of the songs on Wilder Maker’s brand-new album, Zion (Northern Spy), feature a vocal delivery that’s reminiscent of Simon’s clipped, conversational style on that record—if not explicitly referencing its mixture of South African and New Orleans pop.…
Wilder Maker is a sophisticated New York quintet helmed by a crew of indie-rock veterans with broad interests, including songwriter and front man Gabriel Birnbaum, who’s previously played with the Ethiopian-inspired Debo Band. Though I’m not sure if his earlier affiliation was inspired by a love of Paul Simon’s Graceland, most of the songs on Wilder Maker’s brand-new album, Zion (Northern Spy), feature a vocal delivery that’s reminiscent of Simon’s clipped, conversational style on that record—if not explicitly referencing its mixture of South African and New Orleans pop.…