wishlane

Wishlane is a band that put out their debut album 'Selective Altruism' in 2018, which included the title track. The group includes Maria del Mar on vocals, Anthony Stone on guitar, Ben Carson on bass, and Dylan Stevens on drums. They followed that with another album called 'Emergence' in 2021, and have mentioned working on something called 'Unbound' for 2023.

Their music tends to work with folk and indie sounds, sometimes bringing in electronic touches. The lyrics often circle around questions about how people relate to each other and what drives them to act. The song 'Selective Altruism' is a good example of that approach.

Some listeners have found their focus on themes like empathy and altruism to be a bit heavy, but the band has generally kept making the kind of music they want to make. They don't seem particularly interested in smoothing out those edges to fit more easily into playlists or radio formats.