This is one of those albums that creeps up on you unexpectedly. It's not pitch black by any stretch of the imagination, and almost floats by like a fluffy folk-flavoured cloud for the first couple of tracks, but then it all fades to grey on the dolorous yet heady 'Heavy Heart', paving the way for the breezy Parisian accordion folk of 'Celebrate'.
The layered vocals and simple yet touching melodies are the key to the appeal of 'Wild Go', and while there's a lightness to tracks like 'Right Path', the songs that are more minor-chord orientated, such as the sparse and beautiful 'Robert' and the denser, more expansive 'Something for Myself' are the ones that really shine. The album's overarching tone is one of introspection, but without being self-absorbed or in any way indulgent. Instead, the songs live and breathe all of their own accord, exuding an air that is sad yet strangely liberating.
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