Wyldest – 'Hollow'

Rising indie rock artist Wyldest (aka Zoe Mead) announces sophomore album ‘Monthly Friend’ alongside empowering lead single ‘Hollow’.

Wrapped into the hazy swirl of reverb-heavy guitars layered over a shoegazey backdrop, ‘Hollow’ talks about a woman’s untapped potential. As Zoe explains: “Society and corrupt governments are helpless to the strength of what we collectively will become. I like to think that we’re all just sowing the seeds of what’s to come and it’s a pretty unstoppable thing.” In this ambient setting, Zoe’s bright vocals give the track a comforting feel as she confronts the future head on. She adds: “I wrote this song about change, something that I believe is the only way the human race can continue to exist, so I’m celebrating it, believing that it's happening.”

‘Hollow’ announces the upcoming arrival of Wyldest’s sophomore album ‘Monthly Friend’ – a record about womanhood, overcoming stereotypes and societal constraints. “A lot of the time, women are unfortunately subject to a similar fate,” Zoe says about the inspiration behind the album. “When they are young, they are sexualised and therefore their actual intellectual and creative worth can be overlooked. As they age, they get disregarded almost completely, and for what? Because they aren’t as useful to men anymore? Perhaps. But why does our ability to reproduce have to dictate our worth? It doesn’t and it shouldn’t.”

Words by Laura Freyaldenhoven

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