Anand Wilder has shared the new single and video for “Fever Seizure,” (below) the latest release from his solo debut LP. The former Yeasayer songwriter will release his debut solo album I Don’t Know My Words on March 25th, 2022 via his new label home, Last Gang. Wilder has also announced a U.S. tour for spring 2022, please see below for a complete list of dates.
Also announced today, I Don’t Know My Words is now available for pre-order on CD and Vinyl on Last Gang Records. An exclusive Rough Trade variant is also available.
Wilder describes the intense story behind “Fever Seizure” writing, “This is an older autobiographical story song about a frightening episode in which I believed my 9 month old daughter was dying, perhaps choking to death, when in fact it was a very common febrile seizure. I resuscitated this song because I always liked the chordal movement and lyrics, and the song’s reference to ambulances and panic connected with the constant siren sound of spring 2020 in New York City.”
Anand writes about the video, “The main inspiration for the setting was the Phil Ochs ‘Greatest Hits’ album cover, where he’s standing in front of a red curtain in a gold lamé nudie suit, in an Elvis parody/tribute- I wanted to bring the cover to life on super 16mm film. Nick Lowe’s ‘Jesus of Cool’ album cover and the glamour shots of the band members of Roxy Music inside the gatefold on their debut were a reference as well. When we got to set we realized we needed some kind of band to make the background music in the song convincing, so we put a goldfish in my onstage water pitcher. It was his first music video and he was nervous, but he turned in a great performance. And yes, the goldfish does take the form of the golden guitar god for the guitar solo and autograph scene.”
I Don’t Know My Words Tracklist:
01) Beginning Again
02) Delirium Passes
03) Fever Seizure
04) Hart Island
05) I Don’t Want Our Love To Become Routine
06) Half Brother
07) Get More Than My Share
08) Porcelain Doll
09) Sick Hotel
10) Never Looked Good To Me Til Now
Tour Dates:
04/27/22 – Toronto, ON @ Longboat Hall
04/28/22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
04/29/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
04/30/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ National Sawdust
05/02/22 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Café
05/03/22 – Chicago, IL @ Space
05/04/22 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
05/06/22 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
05/09/22 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
05/10/22 – Seattle, WA @ Fremont Abbey
05/11/22 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
05/14/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Brick and Mortar
05/15/22 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
05/16/22 – Los Angeles, CA Zebulon
