Life can be wild for two people - and acoustically, too - at least if you believe Kevin Jordan and Anthony Del Grosso. As This Wild Life, the duo from Long Beach, California, has been making waves. The two write songs with the same intensity as their kindred spirits City And Colour. At the same time, however, they have a sound, a vibe, and a presence that clearly set them apart from the stripped-down approach of their peers.

Now, on Low Tides, the duo surpasses that achievement - not through gimmicks or bewildering changes of direction, but by taking the next step in a fearless process that can only be described as evolution. It therefore feels perfectly natural when moody electronic elements propel the organic, harmonious instrumentation and strings to new heights. In this way, the duo is able to showcase its strengths in an entirely new manner.