Platinum-selling indie trio Wild Rivers have a gift for penning introspective lyrics and genre-fluid melodies that transmit wisdom beyond their years. That expertise can be found across their new album, Better Now—a companion to their record, Never Better. Recorded at the same time in Joshua Tree, CA with producer Gabe Wax (Soccer Mommy, Adrienne Lenker), both albums are filled with the band’s “inventive melodies, rich harmonies, and lush instrumentals” (AP) and reflect their personal and creative growth the past few years, as they’ve faced burnout, mental health challenges and the complicated realities of life in their twenties. Born in Canada, Khalid Yassein [guitar, vocals, keys], who is half-Egyptian, and Devan Glover [vocals] first connected at Queen’s University in Kingston in 2013. Starting out as an acoustic singer-songwriter project, they expanded to a full-bodied sound, adding multi-instrumentalist Andrew Oliver [lead guitar, synths].  Since their 2016 debut, Wild Rivers has released four albums, landed at #9 on the U.S. Spotify Debut Album Chart, and received critical acclaim. They were nominated for Breakthrough Group of The Year at the 2023 JUNO Awards, saw their single, “Thinking ‘Bout Love,” certified Gold in the US and AU, and Platinum in Canada, and Never Better was nominated for a 2025 JUNO Award for Adult Alternative Album Of The Year. The group also spent much of their career touring, including support for The Chicks, The Head and The Heart, and Noah Kahan.

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