Guitar Module 2017 serves as a launching point for Upper Wilds, a band comprised of Dan Friel (Parts & Labor) on guitar and vocals, bassist/vocalist Zach Lehrhoff (Ex Models, Pterodactyl) and drummer Aaron Siegel. This summer and fall, Friel’s distortion-heavy anthems will breathe beyond the studio in the DIY spaces of Brooklyn and beyond. Just as the ash and smoke billow from the maw of Mount St. Helens on the cover, Upper Wilds’ music blasts forth blanketing you in the density of their sound and inviting you into the abandon of chaotic energy and unbridled joy.
This is big, distorted music intended to played loudly, on speakers. Your friends at Upper Wilds and Thrill Jockey do NOT recommend you listen this on earbuds, your phone, your lap top.