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WATCH: Southern Wild features in the first Deezer Live Sessions recorded in SA


Cape Town - Deezer on Tuesday announced that Southern Wild has been chosen as the first South African band to be filmed for its Deezer Live Sessions.

Earlier in 2017, Southern Wild was selected to participate as one of four South African artists in Deezer Next, a global initiative designed to discover and promote new talent from South Africa and beyond. 

The band’s debut album Lead Role in a Classic Horror was released exclusively on Deezer and, in the short time since release, has reached over 300 000 streams on Deezer in countries such as Germany, Brazil, France and South Africa. 

A 3-track live EP is being released along with the first video Darkness at My Heels which will be available exclusively on Deezer and which is the first Deezer Live Session EP to be released in South Africa. Featured tracks on the EP include Darkness at My Heels, In A Classic Horror and Time Eraser

Click here to stream the EP on Deezer.

Wild is a four-piece soulful rock band and consists of David van Vuuren (vocals, guitar), MJ Breytenbach (guitar), Alex Smillie (bass) and Dylan Hunt (drums).

The idea of Southern wild was born through a dream in early 2015. Since then, the band has played some of the most prestigious SA festivals including Oppikoppi, Up The Creek and River Republic. 

Heavily focused on feel & progression, this band gives absolutely everything each time it hits the stage. 

Deezer Live sessions offer fans the opportunity to see a rare acoustic performance by bands, including Southern Wild which is known for its energetic performances. The Deezer Live Sessions will present new arrangements never before seen or heard and so, for this reason, the band was filmed in a small, intimate location with a unique setup.  

All three videos were shot at The House of Machines in Cape Town and directed by renowned SA filmmaker Riordan Allen, the brainchild behind Bob Loves Dylan, and form part of a series of one-shot takeaway shows that feature emerging local and international artists.

Watch the video for Darkness at My Heels here:

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