Wild Nothing is the indie rock project of American multi-instrumentalist Jack Tatum, formed in 2009 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

To date, Wild Nothing has released five studio albums: Gemini (2010), Nocturne (2012), Life of Pause (2016), Indigo (2018) and Hold (2023), as well as three EPs: Golden Haze (2010), Empty Estate (2013) and Laughing Gas (2020).

Emerging at a time when a handful of C86-esque groups were in vogue, Tatum's demos garnered attention in indie music circles with a cover of Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting".

[4] Tatum signed with the Captured Tracks record label after the success of these demos, and began touring with Haley, Goodman and drummer Max Brooks.

On November 24, 2015, Wild Nothing announced their third studio album, Life of Pause, would be released on February 19, 2016, on Captured Tracks.

A single, "Headlights On", featuring guest vocals from Hatchie, was released to coincide with the announcement, accompanied by a video.

On the road, it definitely feels like a band; the live show's all about how we individually interpret the songs I made – there's five different takes on them.