The Wldlfe are excited to share their new single “Heart”,

Indianapolis Alternative band The Wldlfe are excited to share their new single “Heart”, available now via Nashville’s Riser House Records. The engaging new track shows that nearly a decade into their career, The Wldlfe (vocalist Jansen Hogan, guitarist / vocalist Carson Hogan, and bassist Jack Crane) are moving closer to something they’ve been circling all along: a clearer understanding of who they are, and what they do best. Not a band trying to keep up with the noise, but one learning to tune it out.

From the outset, The Wldlfe was less a homogeneous vision than a convergence of different musical identities. They note a broad swath of influences, from classic ‘80s rock to top 40 pop to alternative and indie. Their eclecticism and instinctive, unforced approach to songwriting come together in a sound equally defined by buoyant hooks and emotional directness. The band will continue to bring their eminently engaging art to the world this year, rolling out new music over the coming months.

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The Wldlfe has grown their fanbase not through moments of virality, but through consistency, repetition, and trust. Show by show, city by city, the band cultivated an audience that truly cared. By 2024 and the release of the Heaven Is a Place LP, that slow-build momentum had become undeniable. Sold-out shows across North America (including dates with The Band Camino, Flor, Knox, Nightly, and COIN) and more than 90 million global streams painted a picture of a band that truly arrived.

The reality, as it often is, was a bit more complicated. A band doing it all on their own gets pulled in a million directions, and there’s always a variable that needs to be optimized to try and keep the train moving. Some much-needed stability came in the form of a deal with Nashville’s Riser House Records. After a career built fully on their own, partnering with a team that shares their vision has allowed the band to lean into what has always been their top priority – their art.

“We’ve learned what matters most now is making the music what we want to make” says Jansen. “There’s so much noise about what you should do. And now... we just want to be ourselves and let go of that. Now it’s about doubling down on what we’re actually good at.”

Indeed, even as they refine their recorded output, the band remains clear-eyed about where their most immediate connection happens; in real time, in shared physical space. It also offers a quiet counterpoint to an industry increasingly shaped by metrics. For The Wldlfe, the core of their success remains refreshingly analog: showing up, playing songs, and meeting people where they are. In a world of deep-fakes and manufactured authenticity, The Wldlfe are determined to prove that true connection comes from something authentic and human.