Local trio – soon to be international sensation – Wildcat! Wildcat! are set to release their debut self-titled EP on Sept. 17 on Downtown. The first single, “Garden Grays,” is filled with their signature sparkling keyboards, lithe falsetto, and groovy bass lines to which anyone within earshot instinctively bobs their head. The EP features old favorites, “The Chief,” and “Mr. Quiche,” and my personal favorite, “Please and Thank You,” one of their more R&B influenced tracks. After being featured in the Sam Jones-directed documentary alongside Passion Pit, chronicling their experience at one show at SXSW, Wildcat! Wildcat! are poised for the rise to fame they deserve. Catch them live as they bring their dreamy, disco-tinged electro pop to The Troubadour Oct 17 supporting MSMR. Their shows are not only a master class in live performance, but as the only band whose Echo Residency I attended every single week last August, create an atmosphere of communal joy like few others I’ve seen. – Jacqueline Caruso
