| Wild Stab | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The I Don't Cares |
| Cover: | The I Don't Cares - Wild Stab.jpg |
| Alt: | A stylized line drawing of two guitar necks |
| Recorded: | 2015 |
| Studio: | Paul Westerberg's home studio |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Language: | English |
| Label: | Dry Wood Music |
Wild Stab' is the 2016 debut album from American rock music duo the I Don't Cares, made up of alternative rock singer-songwriters Juliana Hatfield and Paul Westerberg. The album contains a mix of songs: original material written by the duo, "never-before-heard gems from Westerberg’s basement archive, and re-recorded solo tunes from his back catalog." It has received positive reviews from critics.
The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the album four out of five stars, with review Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the musicians' opportunity to have fun with the recording, summing up his review, "All the mess, from its demo-quality fidelity to its throwaways, is intentional and the album is better for it: it's two old pros having a good time, so it's hard not to have a good time too". In an overview of Westerberg's career for Spin in 2016, Drew Fortune calls the collaboration a natural fit and characterizes the album as "just as loose and ramshackle as the band’s name implies".
The I Don't Cares
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