Biography
In the opening months of 2012, songwriter and composer Keegan DeWitt partnered with multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Bullock to establish the American indie band Wild Cub and develop their catchy electropop style. Feeling detached from his New York routine, DeWitt rejected an advancement at his regular position and relocated to Nashville, channeling his focus into assembling Wild Cub while also scoring films and documentaries. After linking with Bullock, the ensemble took shape through the inclusion of drummer Dabney Morris, bassist Harry West, and synth/keys player Eric Wilson.
The group then composed and tracked their first album, Youth, inside Bullock’s residence after converting the space to finish the material. Issued in 2012, the record earned strong notices in both the United States and Europe, aided by prominent American concert runs and festival slots plus praise for its upbeat, 1980s-rooted synth pop and memorable guitar lines. In summer 2013 the single “Thunder Clatter” appeared in a global Bose commercial and later entered the U.K. charts. Early the next year Mom & Pop Music re-released the originally self-issued album with wider reach and bonus tracks.
After spending two years sifting through hundreds of demos while DeWitt maintained a flow of film and television scores—including HBO’s Divorce and The Hero with Sam Elliott—the trio of DeWitt, Bullock, and West resurfaced in 2017 with their second album, Closer, which contained the buoyant lead single “Somewhere.”
The group then composed and tracked their first album, Youth, inside Bullock’s residence after converting the space to finish the material. Issued in 2012, the record earned strong notices in both the United States and Europe, aided by prominent American concert runs and festival slots plus praise for its upbeat, 1980s-rooted synth pop and memorable guitar lines. In summer 2013 the single “Thunder Clatter” appeared in a global Bose commercial and later entered the U.K. charts. Early the next year Mom & Pop Music re-released the originally self-issued album with wider reach and bonus tracks.
After spending two years sifting through hundreds of demos while DeWitt maintained a flow of film and television scores—including HBO’s Divorce and The Hero with Sam Elliott—the trio of DeWitt, Bullock, and West resurfaced in 2017 with their second album, Closer, which contained the buoyant lead single “Somewhere.”