As much as the title of their debut EP, You’re A Winner, reminds me of spammed ads from AOL back in the day, Wild Ones have really done the right thing this time. I mean, they do the right thing all the time. Coming from what was Eskimo & Sons turned orchestra-soul Congratulations, Wild Ones is the newest project from Danielle Sullivan and Thomas Himes. You’re A Winner teems with careful pop melodies that are perfectly ironed down by Sullivan’s captivating coo. Synthy keys careen around the unbearably smooth beats sneaking from Andy Parker’s drum kit on the track "Forever Jam", which presses your body to dance lest the song passes you by, while the naptime track "Pacific" takes you into a daydream of coastline sunrises. Overall, I might call it perfect. I can’t want to see what these Wild Ones have in store for us next.
Playing with The Seedy Seeds and Milagres tonight at Mississippi Studios, it’s sure to be a dance party of epically mellow proportions. Proportionally epic mellowness, maybe? Whatever. It’s going to be good. Just go and dance. –Mike Harper