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Eaves Wilder: ‘Everybody Talks’

W: Billy John Maple.

‘Everybody Talks’ is a cathartic musical scream against the relentless invasiveness of modern life, turning anxiety into aggressive, self-assured rock energy.

London artist Eaves Wilder triumphantly returns with her first new music in two years, the high-octane single ‘Everybody Talks’. Signed to Secretly Canadian, the track marks a bold, "musically fearless" step into a confident new era, showcasing the artist at her most raw, observant, and charmingly funny.

Born from an intense moment of on-stage dissociation—a reaction to intrusive and loud audience chatter—the song harnesses a "queasy cocktail of emotions" and transforms it into a powerful, cathartic explosion. Wilder went straight to work, crafting a piece of music designed to mirror this sense of chaos and the "rising waterline of punishing intrusive voices."

‘Everybody Talks’ is built on fast, driving rhythms and artfully unrelenting, chant-like vocals, with a structure that continuously escalates in size and volume. The track's energy is deliberately relentless, echoing the feeling of an overstimulated, overwhelming modern world. As Wilder herself states, the song is a "big, dirty mantra" for when you need to "drown everything else out."

Sonically, the single is ambitious. The press release draws smart parallels to the frenzied final ascent of Pulp’s ‘Common People’ and the urgency of The Walkmen’s ‘The Rat’. Its panoramic climax, featuring back-to-back guitar and piano solos, is said to possess a gravity-defying release reminiscent of modern classics like Slowdive’s ‘Star Roving’, highlighting a sophisticated grasp of dynamic songcraft.

Lyrically, a quote from the track captures the anxiety and defiance of the modern musician: "Everybody takes. But they never give. I am running off of pure fear and adrenaline”. This raw, honest perspective is what makes Eaves Wilder feel so rooted and current, possessing a sister-energy to artists like Wet Leg and Wolf Alice.

‘Everybody Talks’ is a high-voltage statement. It’s a track that doesn't just ask for attention; it demands it with a sonic tidal wave of urgency and fury. This single solidifies Eaves Wilder not just as a talented songwriter, but as a genuine music connoisseur capable of sketching a rich new landscape influenced by dreamtime pop (Cocteau Twins, Lush) and full-on rock blast (Jane's Addiction).

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The central lyrical theme of ‘Everybody Talks’ is a powerful and candid expression of overstimulation, intrusive anxiety, and defiant self-preservation in the face of modern overwhelming noise.

The song’s inspiration is highly specific yet universally relatable: an on-stage experience where the artist was confronted by loud, invasive chatter from the audience, leading to a feeling of dissociation and chaos.