The Daily Spin II

Wildcat! Wildcat! | Wildcat! Wildcat!

Welcome back to the Daily Spin. For the uninitiated, this is the series in which I review an album every day of 2025.

As was the case two years ago, my favorite song from each album can be found at the playlist linked here.

Album: Wildcat! Wildcat! (2013)

Artist: Wildcat! Wildcat!

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Despite the rather hokey name here, this group isn’t an NFL defense announcing an opposition’s formation change, nor is this an overenthusiastic toddler going to the zoo - just a LA indie pop trio, trying to make it big after the break of opening for global superstar Passion Pit at SXSW (in a show sponsored by Taco Bell, strong hell yeah from me).

There’s a lot to like here - classic California indie flair that pairs well with a sort of downtempo production style, edges of jazz trilling their way through to give the music a nice little bump and groove.

Every song here is a bit of a fruit salad - a lot of things that might work if you put them together, but the only way to be sure is trying - and on their self-titled, it’s evident that Wildcat! Wildcat! were more than confident in their ability to pull it off. To my great surprise, they’ve mostly got there.

Rating: 8/10

Best Tracks: Garden Grays

Worst Tracks: The Chief