The track highlights an outfit on a stellar run of form and at the peak of their powers.
With a funky flair for the brash and unpredictable, UK indie pop outfit Wild Horse have spent the last few years establishing themselves as a band who’s distinctive personality and charm sets them aside as an exciting prospect.
The latest release from the lauded outfit is ‘Cougar’, a track that sees Wild Horse continue their stellar fun of form from 2022. The track has a slick, sultry appeal to it, as it addresses the tale of a housewife who falls down a slippery slope of hedonism, indulging in drugs and having affairs. Themes like desire, lust and regrets are prominent throughout, and the story being told from the perspective of one of the woman’s partners provides an interesting point of view. The track has a really unique and creative feel to it, both from its off-kilter narrative and effortlessly cool sound. Wild Horse’s funk-laden, charismatic, and irresistible sound has really kicked into another gear as of late, and the outfit just continue to add instant classics to their back catalogue.
“’COUGAR’ is the tale of a lonely housewife who starts using psychedelics and visiting younger men to escape the pain of real life and her failing marriage.” Wild Horse Frontman Jack Baldwin says of the track.“Told from the point of view of one of her conquests who sings “like a deer under the headlights I find myself drawn into your life”, the funky indie pop track expresses secret desires, bitter regrets and sweet oblivion. The song’s ending refrain of “how sweet the sound” features the soulful gospel vocals of Jalissa Livermore and reminds everyone that even if you know it won’t end well, you can’t turn back. It simply feels too good.”
