The Wilderness is an album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2012.

[3] The album is a return to the folk vibe the band played with in the late 80s and early 90s.

The songwriter, Michael Timmins, "started to think in terms of an album of songs reflecting on the lives of characters I'd written about early in the band’s career and bringing those characters 20 years into the future to see where their lives were at now.

[5] The Cowboy Junkies had turned their back on major labels, which gave them the independence to explore various themes for the Nomad series, to experiment with their music.

[6] All tracks are written by Michael Timmins except where notedCowboy Junkies[8] Additional musicians[8] Production[8]