{{Short description|American indie rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}} {{redirect|Jeremy Bullock|the English actor|Jeremy Bulloch}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Wild Cub | image = Wild Cub 2014.jpg | caption = Wild Cub performing in 2014 | image_size = 280px | origin = Nashville, Tennessee, United States<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/dec/12/wild-cub-thunder-clatter|title=New music: Wild Cub – Thunder Clatter|work=The Guardian|date=December 12, 2012 |accessdate=August 29, 2013 |last1=Cragg |first1=Michael }}</ref> | genre = Indie rock, pop<ref name="allmusic"/> | years_active = 2011{{ndash}}present<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/wild-cub-mn0003067671/biography|title=Wild Cub {{!}} Biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref> | label = Big Light Recordings<ref name="stereoboard"/><br>Mom + Pop Music<ref name="mom+pop"/> | current_members = Keegan DeWitt<br/>Jeremy Bullock<br/>Dabney Morris<br/>Harry West<br/>Eric Wilson<ref name="allmusic"/> }} '''Wild Cub''' is an American indie rock band led by songwriter-composer Keegan DeWitt and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Bullock.<ref name="theguardian"/> Its supporting members are drummer Dabney Morris, bassist Harry West, and keyboardist and synthesist Eric Wilson.<ref name="allmusic"/> Their song "Thunder Clatter" charted at No. 59 in the UK in August 2013.<ref name="officialcharts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/wild%20cub/|title=WILD CUB|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=August 27, 2013}}</ref>
==History== ===Formation=== Tired of life in Brooklyn, New York, DeWitt declined a promotion and instead resigned from his job in 2008<ref name="allmusic"/> and moved to Nashville, Tennessee to concentrate on music.<ref name="americansongwriter">{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/06/keegan-dewitt-2/|title=Keegan DeWitt|date=June 14, 2010 |publisher=Americansongwriter.com|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref> In a 2010 interview, DeWitt stated that he moved because "in Brooklyn, the price of living was such that you'd have to be working a full time job, and I found myself putting 50% effort into both that job and my music. Nashville allowed me to put 100% of my effort into music."<ref name="americansongwriter"/> For a number of years, he wrote film scores. He collaborated with director Aaron Katz on ''Dance Party USA'', ''Cold Weather'', and ''Quiet City''. The last two were selected as ''New York Times'' Critics Picks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/movies/04cold-weather.html|title=Cold Weather (2010) |newspaper=New York Times|accessdate=March 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/391481/Quiet-City/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407051525/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/391481/Quiet-City/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2014 |title=Quiet City |accessdate=March 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name="keegan">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keegan-dewitt-mn0001762736|title=Keegan DeWitt|website=AllMusic|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref>
In Nashville DeWitt met multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Bullock,<ref name="allmusic"/> who had previously collaborated with Madi Diaz and Pico vs. Island Trees,<ref name="pasteyouth">{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/08/wild-cub---youth.html|title=Wild Cub: Youth|work=Paste|date=August 13, 2012 |accessdate=October 7, 2013}}</ref> and the two founded Wild Cub with Morris, West, and Wilson in early 2012.<ref name="southernview">{{Cite web|url=http://nashville.bearingsguide.com/2013/03/29/southern-view-wild-cub/|title=Wild Cub|publisher=Southern View|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref>
===''Youth''=== The group's 13-song debut album ''Youth'' was self-released in January 2013 via Big Light Recordings;<ref name="stereoboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/176260/9|title=Wild Cub Announce Release Of Debut LP 'Youth'|publisher=Stereoboard|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref> a deluxe version of the album with two new tracks was released on January 21, 2014, via Mom + Pop Music.<ref name="mom+pop">{{cite web|url=http://www.momandpopmusic.com/wild-cub-sign-to-mompop-announces-youth-wide-release-bonus-tracks/|title=Wild Cub sign to Mom+Pop, Announces "Youth" Wide Release + Bonus Tracks|publisher=Mom+Pop Music|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}</ref> Recorded in Bullock's home,<ref name="allmusic"/> it was well received in the UK and the US;<ref name="allmusic"/> Scott Kerr of AllMusic called it "jubilant, '80s-inspired synth pop and infectious".<ref name="allmusic"/> The lead single, "Thunder Clatter", was given a positive review by AllMusic<ref name="allmusic"/> but did not chart until August 2013, after it was used in a Bose commercial;<ref name="allmusic"/> it eventually reached number 59 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="officialcharts"/>
===Recent events=== Wild Cub's remix of "Symptoms" by Atlas Genius appeared on their 2013 remix album ''So Electric: When It Was Now (The Remixes)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atlasgenius.com/post/68998763547/we-are-excited-to-announce-our-remix-album-will-be|title=We are excited to announce our Remix Album will be...|date=December 4, 2013|accessdate=December 10, 2013|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721171545/http://atlasgenius.com/post/68998763547/we-are-excited-to-announce-our-remix-album-will-be|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://substreammagazine.com/2013/12/07/atlas-genius-celebrate-the-holidays-with-a-special-remix-album/|title=Atlas Genius Celebrate The Holidays With A Special Remix Album|magazine=Substream Magazine|date=December 7, 2013|accessdate=December 10, 2013}}</ref>
Wild Cub has performed at SXSW, Bonnaroo, CMJ and other prominent festivals.<ref name="paste">{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/1000words/2012/10/cmj-day-three---photos-and-recap.html|title=CMJ Day Three – Photos and Recap|work=Paste|date=October 19, 2012|accessdate=August 27, 2013|archive-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010073910/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/1000words/2012/10/cmj-day-three---photos-and-recap.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="paste2">{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/1000words/2012/06/wild-cub-bonnaroo-photo-diary.html|title=Wild Cub Bonnaroo Photo Diary |work=Paste|date=June 12, 2012|accessdate=October 6, 2013}}</ref><ref name="clashmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/videos/wild-cub-running|title=Wild Cub – Running {{!}} Videos|date=November 14, 2012 |publisher=Clash Music|accessdate=August 27, 2013}}</ref> In January 2014, they performed "Thunder Clatter" on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon''<ref name="jimmyfallon">{{cite episode|title=Late Night with Jimmy Fallon|airdate=January 21, 2014|series=5|network=NBC}}</ref> and in April 2014 they performed on ''Conan''.<ref name="conan">{{cite episode|title=Conan|airdate=April 10, 2014|network=TBS}}</ref> In addition, they performed a version of "Crazy in Love" in June 2014 for ''The A.V. Club''{{'s}} A.V. Undercover series.<ref name="undercover">{{cite web|title=Wild Cub covers Beyoncé|website=The A.V. Club |url=http://www.avclub.com/video/wild-cub-covers-beyonce-205561|accessdate=June 14, 2014}}</ref>
As of 2017 both Dewitt and Bullock transitioned to the film and TV industry as composers. Their original compositions appeared in 2017 ''Heart Beats Loud''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018|title=Heart Beats Loud- Soundtrack|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7158430/soundtrack|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=IMDb}}</ref> and 2018 ''Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story'', the latter which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story|url=https://tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/bombshell-the-hedy-lamarr-story-2017|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=Tribeca Film Festival}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=DeFore|first=John|date=April 25, 2017|title='Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story': Film Review {{!}} Tribeca 2017|work=Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bombshell-hedy-lamarr-story-997292|access-date=August 3, 2020}}</ref> Bullock also composed an episode of the 2018 series, ''7 Days Out,''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018|title=7 Days Out- Full Cast and Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9315990/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=IMDb}}</ref> the entire score of the 2020 HBO series, ''Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020|title=Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children- Full Cast and Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10720030/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=IMDb}}</ref> and the entire score of 2022 ''I Love My Dad'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Love My Dad— Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14935966/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=IMDb}}</ref> which won both the Grand Jury and Audience Narrative Feature Competition Award at the 2022 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film and TV Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film Awards— 2022 Winners |url=https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film-awards/ |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=SXSW}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Studio albums=== * ''Youth'' (2014) 01. Shapeless <br /> 02. Colour <br /> 03. Thunder Clatter <br /> 04. Straight No Turns <br /> 05. Wishing Well <br /> 06. The Water <br /> 07. Drive <br /> 08. Hidden in the Night <br /> 09. Jonti <br /> 10. Wild Light <br /> 11. Summer Fires / Hidden Spells <br /> 12. Streetlights <br /> 13. Windows <br /> 14. Blacktide <br /> 15. Lies
* ''Closer'' (2017) 01. Magic <br /> 02. I Fall Over <br /> 03. Speak <br /> 04. Clicks <br /> 05. Wait <br /> 06. Somewhere <br /> 07. Mirror <br /> 08. Not With You <br /> 09. Fire <br /> 10. Rain <br /> 11. Go
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