The Pretty Wild - zero.point.genesis
- Samuel Stevens
- Nov 19
- 3 min read
The Pretty Wild’s long-awaited debut album, zero.point.genesis, set for release on November 21, 2025, via Sumerian Records, isn’t just a first chapter—it’s a statement of intent. A line drawn in the sand. A rebirth. From the moment the sister duo exploded onto major festival stages at Welcome to Rockville and Inkcarceration earlier this year, it was clear they weren’t arriving quietly. With over thirty-seven million streams already under their belt and a rapidly growing cult following, the question wasn’t if they would deliver—it was how loud. zero.point.genesis answers that with a grin, a snarl, and an open hand reaching toward everyone aching for something real.
True to their ethos, The Pretty Wild refuse to pick a lane. This record is a genre-bending collision of alt-metal, industrial pop, dark electronic textures, and emotionally bare lyricism that cuts straight to the nerve. It’s music for misfits and truth-seekers, but also for anyone who wants heavy music with heart—unafraid to be vulnerable, unafraid to be strange, unafraid to be wild.
The album opens with a towering, cinematic intro titled "PARADOX" that morphs into a punchy, adrenaline-laced anthem. It establishes the overarching theme: duality. Chaos and clarity. Strength and fragility. The Pretty Wild capture all of it in one explosive beginning.
The album's title track, "zero.point.genesis," follows and is a mission statement—mechanical beats collide with serrated guitars as the duo explores the concept of tearing yourself down to rebuild from the ground up. Their vocal interplay is razor sharp, balancing grit with ethereal melody. Whereas the album's third track, "living ded" is a dark-pop banger soaked in nihilism and neon. Think glitchy production, a chant-heavy chorus, and lyrics that feel like an existential spiral set to a breakneck BPM. It’s unsettling in all of the right ways.
One of the most haunting songs on the record, "button eyes," leans into eerie, almost fairytale-like imagery to explore emotional numbness. The Pretty Wild’s storytelling shines here—cinematic, poetic, and quietly devastating. However, "priestess" is a fan favourite in the making, and it's one of the album's heaviest offerings. It’s sludgy, fast-paced, and spiritual in tone, drenched in occult symbolism and rooted in empowerment. When the final chorus erupts, it feels like stepping into your own fire and refusing to burn.
Keeping it heavy, they offer another one of the record’s heaviest hitters. The track “OMENS” blends alternative metal punches with hypnotic pop vocal lines, but no track from The Pretty Wild is right without some form of metal screams and growls, which turns dread into a danceable, mosh-ready ritual. The production is massive—layered, textured, and explosively modern.
The Pretty Wild are at their most theatrical with "The Trial." A distorted narrative about guilt, judgment, and reclaiming one’s narrative, “The Trial” feels like a cross between a rock and metal opera in miniature—complete with swelling dynamics, spoken sections, and a gut-punch finale.
The album also has a few radio-ready moments, but the biggest of these tracks comes with "hALf aLiVE." The track bleeds early to mid-2000s alt-metal. Its glitchy capitalization reflects the song’s fractured emotional core. A mid-tempo track with addictive hooks, it’s one of the album’s most radio-ready moments without sacrificing the duo’s trademark edge.
"AFTERLIFE," which features Joshua Roberts of the rising alternative outfit Magnolia Park, is a collaboration that feels both natural and electrifying. Magnolia Park injects their melodic emo-pop punch into the Pretty Wild’s darker palette, resulting in a soaring anthem about legacy, longing, and what it means to be remembered. Juxtaposed to "AFTERLIFE" comes the track "INFRARED." A pulsing, electronic-driven track where the duo explores the idea of seeing through someone’s façade—detecting the lies beneath the surface. It's sleek, sharp, and relentlessly catchy.
The digital version of the record comes to an end with "persephone," which perhaps is the album’s emotional centrepiece. Drawing on the Greek myth, the track reframes the story not as an abduction but as an awakening. The vocals feel intimate and raw, unfolding over a slow, immersive arrangement that blooms into a cathartic final chorus.
If you have a physical copy of the record, it's not over yet. The track "sLeepwAlkeR" is a reward for collectors and physical-media fans; "sLeepwAlkeR" is moodier and more dreamlike than the rest of the record. It’s a drifting, shadowy epilogue that ties the album’s themes together—rebirth, identity, and the ghosts we drag behind us.
zero.point.genesis is a fearless debut—one that proves The Pretty Wild aren’t just participating in modern heavy music, they’re reshaping its edges. By refusing the constraints of genre or expectation, they’ve crafted a record that feels alive, boundaryless, and deeply human. It’s heavy but melodic, dark but hopeful, chaotic but intentional. A paradox. A genesis. And for The Pretty Wild, it’s only the beginning.