Stranger Things And Ghostbusters Actor Finn Wolfhard Announces Debut Solo Album 'Happy Birthday'
Friday, 07 March 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Gep Repasky
Finn Wolfhard has announced his debut solo album.
The Stranger Things and Ghostbusters actor will drop 'Happy Birthday' through AWAL on June 6, following up previous releases with his bands Calpurnia and The Aubreys. According to Wolfhard's website, it was produced by Kai Slater (Sharp Pins) and "recorded across intimate spaces in Chicago."
The project was born out of a challenge Wolfhard set himself, to write 50 songs in 2022, with many of the tracks from the new LP coming from that period. He explained:
"I ended up writing a lot of terrible stuff, but a few of those songs I was really proud of went to The Aubreys. I started realising a general theme in a lot of the other songs involving my identity, anxieties, nostalgia, childhood and loneliness. All of that was a part of a bigger puzzle. I knew I wanted to make a record, but I didn’t know with which songs."
To coincide with the announcement, Wolfhard has shared the record's lead single, Choose The Latter, a bright indie-pop track led by jangly guitars. Press play below.
On his love of music, he added: "Music for me has always been something that I can control. And while I’m really grateful for acting and for a long time, it really provided me that peace, it’s just a different thing now that I’m an adult and that it’s a career. I still enjoy it a lot, but when I am by myself and get to play guitar and write a song, it’s a different kind of feeling I’m after."
Wolfhard has also announced some tour dates around the West Coast of North America. Head here for details. Tickets go on sale at 10am local time next Friday (March 14).
'Happy Birthday' tracklist:
1. Happy Birthday
2. Choose the latter
3. Eat
4. Objection!
5. Everytown there’s a darling
6. Trailers after dark
7. Crown
8. You
9. Wait
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