“It’s no surprise then that Dyke TV vacillates between moods—playful and serious, ironic and sincere—but what makes the project so exciting is its willingness to embrace this duality.” So we wrote of Wanda What‘s forthcoming full length on Youth Riot Records. An album which sees Harmony Reynolds build upon the ‘dyke rock’ of previous releases to capture the ambiguous, conflicting nature of any one personality. “There’s a central tension to the Wanda What project, one which might be crudely described as the friction between dreams and reality,” as we continued. “There’s a tangible desire for the glamour and celebrity of stardom, something Reynolds owns wholeheartedly within the Wanda What persona, though this is balanced by a more earnest, down-to-earth side too.”
After lead single ‘Brunch’ introduced a country twang to the mix, latest single ‘Bye Bye’ turns its gaze in a different direction in search of influence. Namely the buzz bands which made the early noughties so fun. Which means a nostalgic blend of sunny energy and immersive haze, though of course with that added dash of Wanda What femininity to make something new. “I was bred on bands making fast paced early 2000’s lofi garage indie rock, like locals such as Wavves, Heavy Hawaii, Japanther, The Crocodiles,” Reynolds explains. “You can hear the buzz of the amp, the bass has a crunch to it you can feel in your mouth, the vocals are washed out like recorded under a wave. It showed me the beauty in recording yourself, that you can capture a time and a place within a sound, and that you don’t need fancy equipment to create your own authenticity.”