Wild Territory, the third full-length by the duo of violinist and singer Rebecca Weiner Tompkins and bassist and singer David Conrad, examines the liminal zone where the past merges with the present. The music on Wild Territory rocks out in fine fashion, and Conrad delivers the lyrics in his cutting baritone. “Down East” tells the story of a woman who realizes she might not be able to go home again. Meanwhile, “Everyday Life” is as dark and foreboding as Americana gets. Conrad sings about “the ghostly laughter of ol’ Karl Marx,” and the song hits home in this year of political and social upheaval.
