Wyldest is the '80s-influenced dream pop project of North London singer, songwriter, composer, and producer Zoë Mead, who played in various local bands before founding the group in 2014. Initializing as a trio with guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Mariin Kallikorm and drummer Jack Gooderham, the band won the Green Man Rising competition just a month after forming, earning a slot on the main stage at that year's Green Man Festival. The band's Guy Massey-produced debut EP Dark Matter was released in March 2016, receiving praise and airplay from NME and BBC Radio 1. The single "Th...