Wrong Thing (Baths Remix) by Optometry

Optometry's "Wrong Thing," initially released this past March on their Parallel Distortion EP and featured as KCRW's "Today's Top Tune," receives a fresh remix from renowned artist Baths (Will Wiesenfeld). This new version re-harmonizes the original vocals with moody pads, buzzy basses, and inventive drum edits.

For as long as Will Wiesenfeld has been Baths, he's been trafficking in perfect - or, more often and more interestingly - near-perfect pieces of pop. A classically trained singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Wiesenfeld first emerged with his Baths moniker in 2009, after a stint as [Post-Foetus] and the birth of another, still-active project known as Geotic.

His music, which merged the glitchy, punishing gloom of L.A.'s beat scene with sunnier melodies and vocals that often drifted into falsetto, was an instant sensation. It was as experimental as it was comforting, a warm blanket made from the rarest linens. Publications like Pitchfork heaped praise on his debut album, 2010's Cerulean, which codified the sound; Obsidian, which followed (receiving Pitchfork's coveted Best New Music nod) three years later, in part chronicled Wiesenfeld's recovery from a ghastly illness, and was even more well-received.

His 2017-release, Romaplasm, exists in the emotional crevices that are left unexplored in polite company or at stilted cocktail parties. Less outwardly grim than the darker half of Obsidian - but twice as bittersweet - this LP reimagines approachable pop songs as pieces of scaffolding that can be lived in, expanded and retracted, or torn down entirely.

In the past few years, Will has released remixes and features for Odesza, Hrishikesh Hirway (creator of the podcast Song Exploder), Katie Dey, and Loraine James, among many others. His "re-imagining" of the Imogen Heap song "The Quiet" in 2019 was a definitive highlight.

In July of 2023, Will released the two-volume original soundtrack for the Netflix animated series Bee and PuppyCat. He also just completed his first film score for Corey Sherman's debut feature Big Boys, which just received an audience award at Outfest and glowing reviews in The Guardian and Variety.

Optometry is a Los Angeles-based music duo comprised of electronic musician John Tejada and singer March Adstrum. The band focuses on themes of life, love and loss, weaving seductively melancholic textures together with synths, drum machines, guitars and bass. Adstrum's ethereal voice brings the electronics to life with heartfelt expression and emotion, while Tejada's use of vintage rhythm boxes, synths and effects provide a solid sense of authenticity.

Optometry - Wrong Thing (Baths Remix)
Release Date August 2024
Label Palette Recordings

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1. Optometry - Wrong Thing (Baths Remix)