Wikka subversively plays upon the horror movie trope of the “creature feature” for the song of the same name. Setting the tale to an organic industrial beat and a variety of electronic sounds that bring a feel of the darkly mythological and fairy tale to the song akin to the sorts of moody, dramatic music of Switchblade Symphony in its heyday in the late 90s. But Wikka’s production gives the song an intimate feel like getting a peek into private thoughts that speak well to what it’s like to feel like someone out of step with mainstream society and ostracized as such when the source of this low key ostracizing is based on just being a little different which is too often enough for certain types of people to declare you a freak, a degenerate and whatever other othering language is available. But the subject of Wikka’s song is ready to come out of its place of hiding where it’s taken some time to heal from the hurtful verbiage and treatment ready to join others who are similarly different in a public world whether accepted by cultural conservative types or not because staying out of sight and mind is just not all that fulfilling especially when what you are is not inherently destructive to others. Listen to “Creature Feature” on Spotify and follow Wikka at the links below.
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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