Wildlife Control (band)

Wildlife Control is an American indie rock band and creative lab originally from Brooklyn, New York and San Francisco, California formed in 2011 by brothers Neil Shah (lead vocals, guitar, piano) and Sumul Shah (vocals, drums, guitar). Touring members include Moppa Elliott (bass) and Kevin Thaxton (bass).

History

Wildlife Control released their debut single ''Analog or Digital'' in December 2011 with an interactive video using HTML5, JavaScript, and the SoundCloud API. In February 2012, they released the official music video for ''Analog or Digital'' on YouTube. It went viral, officially trending during the first weekend of its release. ''Analog or Digital'' and the band's subsequently released EP, ''Spin'' were No. 1 on Amazon MP3's "Hot New Releases" sales chart in the alternative pop category.

Wildlife Control released their self-titled debut album on July 31, 2012. The album received favorable reviews from several major media outlets. ''Wired'' said it was "A great debut album from an indie band who really seem to be creating their own musical pulse." Two songs from the album hit the Hype Machine "Popular" chart, with People Change reaching No. 1 and Spin reaching No. 4. The band sold out album premiere shows at Mercury Lounge in New York City and Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco.

On August 22, 2012, ''Wildlife Control'' peaked at No. 48 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart, making it the highest ranked self-released album for that week.Radio 200 Chart For College Music Journal Issue #1262

Wildlife Control headlined The Deli Magazine's Avant Pop show at the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon.

South By Southwest announced on their website that Wildlife Control is scheduled to appear at the annual SXSW Music Festival in 2013.

On January 18, 2013, MTV Hive premiered a new Wildlife Control single titled ''Different'', announcing a release date of January 29, 2013. The band then released another single titled ''Ages Places'' on March 8, 2013, while announcing details of their upcoming SXSW performances.

Billboard (magazine) announced on their website that Wildlife Control is scheduled to appear at the annual BottleRock Festival in 2015.

Popular Science premiered ''Particles'' on April 8, 2016 describing it as "one of the year's more forward thinking album releases." The album is composed of three movements: ''Illusion'', ''Subtract'', and ''Creature''. ''Particles'' also features a 12-minute film by the same name with the music set to Hyperlapse videos from users around the world.

The ''Showtime'' documentary ''More Than T'', featuring an original score by Wildlife Control, premiered on June 23, 2017. The film profiles seven members of the trans community and highlights their "passions, hopes for the future and life's work." Wildlife Control released the film's soundtrack on June 1, 2017, with ''The Burning Ear'' describing the music as "grand, sweeping, and full of hope."

In 2019, Ranker included Wildlife Control in their list of famous bands from the San Francisco Bay Area as voted on by the site's audience.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Media

*Aux (TV channel) ''Track of the Week'' on July 6, 2012
*''Billboard'' ''Next Big Sound Top 25 Chart'' on July 28, 2012
*SoundCloud ''Soundclouder of the Day'' on July 31, 2012
*Last.fm ''Most Hyped Artist - Alternative Rock'' on September 9, 2012
*Channel One News ''Hear it Now Artist of the Week'' on September 17, 2012

References

External links

Official web site
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American indie rock groups