Cannibal Cheerleader

The Great Wilderness

Shattering and exploding their way out of San Jose, Costa Rica The Great Wilderness craft a brand of bluesy-psych rock that, by the power vested in a few dozen shoegaze pedals, absolutely and unbelievably incinerates, sending the listener careening through the haunting dreamworld this quartet has managed to manufacture. Equal parts pummeling riffs and ethereal guitar rhythms these four ladies sound every bit the more garage-rock edginess of early Black Rebel Motorcycle Club with enough feedback, tape hiss, and distant, uninterested vocal stylings to make this underground sensation the coolest group you’ll no doubt hear all year. There exists in the Great Wilderness not only a fierce level of originality, combining grunge rock energy with dream-pop introspection, but also a heightened degree of genuineness, owing no doubt to the rabid ferocity that comes through with every track off their excellent debut EP Afterimages of Glowing Visions. As an aside, were there a greater match between title and content for a record this year, let us know because the sunspots in your eyes after the flash is every bit what the Great Wilderness bring to the table. Download their EP here immediately – here’s hoping these girls can make it to the States soon!

The Great Wilderness – “Sandbox” by Cannibal Cheerleader