SeeD let the wild world in on new single 'Wyld Things'

There's something immediately transportive about SeeD's 'Wyld Things'. The Netherlands-and-Ireland-based five-piece have spent years building a musical world around fantasy, mythology and folklore, and their new single feels like one of the clearest expressions of that identity yet. 'Wyld Things' is rooted in acoustic instrumentation and communal performance, but its real strength is the way it makes those familiar folk elements feel like part of a much larger imagined landscape.

Inspired by children’s stories, Celtic mythology and fantasy worlds associated with The Lord of the Rings and The Dark Crystal, the band try to create music that feels as though it could belong inside their influences.

Flutes and whistles sit alongside six and twelve-string guitars, mandolin, ethnic percussion and sliding didgeridoo, while the band’s multi-voice approach gives the song a strongly communal character. SeeD's broader catalogue moves between Dutch, Irish and English, reinforcing the sense that their music belongs to a borderless folklore of its own.

Everything is built from acoustic instruments and human voices, which helps the more fantastical subject matter remain grounded. The music may be concerned with faeries, imagined creatures and dreamlike worlds, but it's performed with a warmth and immediacy that keeps it from feeling ornamental.

Following May's 'Bloem', the single also points towards the band’s next album, currently planned for 2027, and is expected to become its title-track.

And if the upcoming record is intended to define the next phase of SeeD, 'Wyld Things' makes a convincing centrepiece. Conjuring something imaginative, melodic and deeply rooted in the band’s belief that folklore should feel alive.