The Wilder Society performs tonight at Hotel Café, release debut EP next month

The Wilder Society are an emerging foursome that writes raptorous folk pop. They describe themselves as "wanderers, transplants, and vagabonds", which sounds precious by description, sure, but there’s a palpable genuineness that’s truly earned by way of strummy, wholesome harmonies and bucolic introspection. Their latest single, "The Lion’s Den", is a foot-stomping anthem that opens their debut EP of the same name with a wide-eyed optimism, though a further listen to their still-disclosed material exhibits a band whose writing is far more reflective than they initially come off as.

Even if The Lion’s Den is slated for a July 2016 release, the band is celebrating the release of the EP with a pre-release show tonight at Hotel Café. – Juan Rodríguez