Wife is a San Francisco-based punk bank formed in 2021 who came through Milwaukee back in September as part of a national tour in support for their new album on Recess Records, The Importance of Daydreaming. Their music and energy was exhilarating -- surprisingly catchy riffs in short songs bursting with jittery drama and howling poetry.
Recording Information:
WIFE
2025-09-25
Milwaukee, WI
The Cactus Club
Char: vocals
Liv: guitar and bass
Lucky: bass and guitar
Siena: drums and vocals
Setlist:
01 Until Then I’ll Be Flying (2:40)
02 Five (2:21)
03 Wish on A Number (2:39)
04 Play Pretend (2:46)
05 Splintered Smile (2:53)
06 Growing Means Going Old (2:15)
07 Sing to Me Dream (3:36)
08 Crashbox (2:57)
Total timde = 22:07
Recorded with permission by Richard Hayes for this blog
Microphones: Line Audio CM3 in ORTF
Additional source: SBD feed from Alex
Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6ii at 32/96
Software: Audacity, Fission, xAct
downloads:
these lossless files can be burned to CDR, if you are into that sort of thing
highest quality lossy mp3 files possible
here is the official video for the song "Until Then I'll Be Flying"