The band consists of Kelsey Wilson (lead vocals and violin), Alexander Beggins (lead vocals and baritone ukulele), Sadie Wolfe (cello), Tyler Osmond (bass), Matt Bradshaw (keyboard and trumpet), Cody Ackors (guitar and trombone), and Tom Myers (drums).

To complete the sound they were seeking, they called in other local musicians and friends to help record, which eventually became the full Wild Child band.

[2] Their self-recorded first album, the 15-track Pillow Talk,[3] was released on October 25, 2011[4] (with help from San Francisco producers Evan Magers and Alex Peterson, and mastered by Erik Wofford).

[16] Wild Child recorded their fourth album, Expectations, in 2017 working with several producers including Chris Walla (formerly Death Cab For Cutie), Matthew Logan Vasquez (Delta Spirit), Chris Boosahda (Shakey Graves), Scott McMicken (Dr. Dog), Adrian Quesada (Grupo Fantasma), and Max Frost.

On January 31, 2023 the band announced their fifth studio album End of the World would release on March 31, 2023 on Reba's Ranch Records.

[28] During the summer of 2014 the band had a breakout performance at Bonnaroo Music Festival attracting an unprecedented crowd of over 5,000 to the sonic stage drawing comparisons to Lucius.

[31] Wild Child headlined KGRS's Blues On The Green music series in their hometown of Austin, Texas on June 22, 2016 drawing one of the largest crowds in the event's history, estimated at 25,000 people.