We Are The Wilderness, Eda Wolf

Electronic duo We Are The Wilderness corkscrewed roots in Texas but shot skyward against a Manhattan skyline. Shanda Woods (vocals) and Ryan Manchester (guitar, keys) met in high school but didn't start working together on music until they linked back up in Brooklyn in 2011. WATW makes complex, emotive synth-rock that exhales with cold breath. Manchester's swirling, glacial rhythms melt under the warmth of Woods' strong lyrical literacy. The two swallow the stage whole when performing live, their evident passion propelling the songs and conquering the audience.