"Future indie classics that reek of modern New York City Charm” –– DIY Magazine

“Captures honest-to-god truths in a new light’ –– The Line of Best Fit

“A nostalgia-tinged hit, filled with jangly guitars and contagious melodies” –– Wonderland 

“Get ready for a good time from New York's undeniable king of guitar pop” –– Indie Shuffle

WANDERKID is the sophomore album from New York’s next lo-fi legend JW Francis, and, in an appropriately maverick move, will be released whilst its creator is in the middle of trekking 2,000 miles along the Appalachian Trail.

The follow-up to JW’s critically acclaimed debut album We Share A Similar Joy, WANDERKID will be released on October 1 by Sunday Best Recordings (The Cure, David Lynch, dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, etc).

Shortly afterwards, JW is set to leave the mountains and make his way over to New York for a show at Elsewhere on October 8 before heading to the UK for his first ever run of headline shows.

Wistful, upbeat and bursting with charisma, new single JOHN TAKE ME WITH YOU is quintessential JW and sets the tone perfectly for an album that tells the story of a wandering anti-hero; as JW elaborates…

“WANDERKID is an album about escape. It’s supposed to be a gut punch of a record about an anti-hero named WANDERKID who wants to get OUT: out of his living situation, out of his head, out of his life. This album is like looking out the car window with an urgent desire to be on the other side. It was finished during the most recent global pandemic, so hopefully folks find it relatable.”