{{Short description|American indie rock band}} {{redirect|Sean Mullins|the American filmmaker|Sean Mullin}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Wilder Maker | origin = Brooklyn, New York | genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|cowboy pop|indie pop}} | years_active = 2014-present | label = {{hlist|Western Vinyl|Saddle Creek Records|Northern Spy Records}} | current_members = Gabriel Birnbaum<br />Adam Brisbin<br />Nick Jost<br />Sean Mullins<br />Katie Von Schleicher }}
'''Wilder Maker''' is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wilder-maker-mn0003598564|title=Wilder Maker {{!}} Album Discography {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref> The band consists of Gabriel Birnbaum (guitar and vocals), Katie Von Schleicher (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Nick Jost (bass), Sean Mullins (drums) and Adam Brisbin (guitar). They have released three albums and several EPs.
== History == Wilder Maker began releasing music in 2014 with a self-released EP entitled ''Everyday Crimes Against Objects of Desire''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/indie-rock-vets-wilder-maker-craft-dense-art-pop-in-which-paul-simons-influence-rings-loud-and-clear/Content?oid=52864781|title=Indie-rock vets Wilder Maker craft dense art-pop in which Paul Simon's influence rings loud and clear|last=Margasak|first=Peter|work=Chicago Reader|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en}}</ref> The EP was premiered by Stereogum.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1791651/stream-wilder-maker-everyday-crimes-against-objects-of-desire-vol-ii-stereogum-premiere/music/album-stream/|title=Stream Wilder Maker Everyday Crimes Against Objects of Desire, Vol II. (|date=2015-04-03|work=Stereogum|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref> In 2017, Wilder Maker signed with Saddle Creek and released the single "New Streets."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/06/daily-dose-wilder-maker-impossible-summer.html|title=Daily Dose: Wilder Maker, "Impossible Summer"|work=pastemagazine.com|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en}}</ref> The release brought wider attention to the band and Spin Magazine called the single "unambiguously catchy, offering the band’s idiosyncratic perspective on the more silken side of ’70s radio rock."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/03/wilder-maker-katie-von-schleicher-closer-to-god-glad-to-be-here/|title=Listen to Wilder Maker, Katie Von Schleicher's Dynamic New Singles|date=2018-03-09|work=Spin|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1937208/wilder-maker-new-streets/premiere/|title=Wilder Maker – "New Streets"|date=2017-04-27|work=Stereogum|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref> "Only Child," the b-side to "New Streets" was recorded by Bryan Pugh at Rubber Tracks in Brooklyn, and features the guitar work of Will Graefe of Okkervil River.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://saddle-creek.com/products/new-streets|title=New Streets|last=Creek|first=Saddle|website=Saddle Creek|language=en|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/07/wilder-maker-only-child-video/|title=Watch Wilder Maker Jam on a Boat in Their Playful "Only Child" Video|date=2017-07-12|work=Spin|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref>
In 2018, Wilder Maker released their first album entitled ''Zion''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/wilder-maker-zion/|title=Wilder Maker: Zion Album Review {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/vintage-rock-quintet-wilder-maker-announces-new-album-zion-shares-video-drunk-driver|title=Vintage rock quintet Wilder Maker announces new album Zion, shares video for "Drunk Driver"|work=Tiny Mix Tapes|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en}}</ref> Following the release of ''Zion'', Wilder Maker toured the United States, performing in more than 20 cities across the country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/wilder-maker-zion-listen-stream/|title=You Need to Listen to Wilder Maker's 'Zion,' an Americana Scorcher|date=2018-07-11|work=Noisey|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2018/06/watch-wilder-maker-drunk-driver/|title=Watch: Wilder Maker - Drunk Driver {{!}} Folk Radio|date=2018-06-25|work=Folk Radio UK - Folk Music Magazine|access-date=2018-10-03|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2019, Wilder Maker performed at Underwater Sunshine Festival in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/tours-announced-bush-tetras-slum-village-thouemma-ruth-rundle-more/|title=tours announced: Bush Tetras, Slum Village, Thou/Emma Ruth Rundle, more|website=BrooklynVegan|date=29 March 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref>
== Discography == === Albums === * ''The Streets Like Beds Still Warm'' (2025) * ''Male Models'' (2022) - Western Vinyl * ''Zion'' (2018) - Northern Spy
=== Singles and EPs === * "Rose Room" / "Love So Well" (2019) - Northern Spy Records * "Infinite Shift" / "Black Wood Shine" (2019) - Northern Spy Records * "New Streets" (2017) - Saddle Creek * ''Everyday Crimes Against Objects of Desire Vol. III'' (2015) - Self-released * ''Everyday Crimes Against Objects of Desire Vol. II'' (2015) - Self-released * ''Everyday Crimes Against Objects of Desire Vol. I'' (2014) - Self-released
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.wildermaker.com/ Official website]
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