Wyldest
Wyldest (AKA Zoe Mead) shares new track Heal the latest single to be taken from her forthcoming album, Monthly Friend released via Hand In Hive on 28th May.
Blending ethereal guitars and light floating vocals Heal shimmers with a beauty while tackling an important lyrical content which Mead explains: “All people, and in particular females, are subject to emotional abuse and lack of confidence inflicted by societal norms. We grow up hearing phrases like, “You must be dying to get married” and, “You’re a good drummer/computer scientist/plumber for a girl” - that just becomes the norm, and when we reach adulthood, those notions are imprinted into our very being. “Heal’ is about how much these notions can affect us into making poor decisions and allowing others to keep us within a toxic environment”.
Speaking ahead of the release of Monthly Friend and the themes included throughout the album Mead comments: “Throughout the album, I visit these feelings through metaphors, largely related to nature. I always found it really ironic that women commonly get compared to fruit. Peaches, for example, get over-ripe and people throw them away, discard them, when in fact they are probably at their most delicious and nutritious.
A lot of the time, women are unfortunately subject to a similar fate. 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.”
Released on exclusive recycled vinyl via Record Store. Pre-order here.
