Wild Flag builds on its high early expectations

Few bands in recent memory have started out with higher expectations than Wild Flag.

Because its members previously played in beloved groups like Sleater-Kinney and Helium, Wild Flag was able to sell out shows before anyone heard a note of its music.

What fans found was the same mix of punk, indie rock and 1960s pop and garage rock that informed the members' previous bands, but with a spirit all its own. 

amNewYork spoke with Mary Timony, who, along with Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney and "Portlandia," is one of Wild Flag's two singer-guitarists.