British folk band Pentangle's debut album, which he had bought years earlier for sampling, and something "just clicked". Sharp began listening to artists such as Anne Briggs, Shirley Collins and The Young Tradition as a result and eventually recorded demos of songs influenced by folk music and Captain Beefheart after moving back to Bedfordshire following a period of living in London. Choosing the name Wolf People after the Margaret Greaves children's book Little Jacko and the Wolf People, Sharp made some of his demos available on the internet in 2005 and over the next two years released several singles and EPs on Battered Ornament records. Sharp joined up with Watt and guitarist Joe Hollick, and the trio began performing his songs live. Following the addition of bassist Dan Davies, who the group met in London, Wolf People became a band rather than simply a name for Sharp's solo project, and started writing material together. The group eventually became the first British group to sign to American record label Jagjaguwar. Tidings Recording Wolf People's first release for Jagjaguwar was the singles and outtakes collection Tidings. Released on 22 February 2010 in the UK, the album brought together various tracks Sharp had recorded between 2005 and 2009. As well as the influence of Pentangle and folk music in general, Sharp has claimed that the melodies and guitar sounds on Tidings were inspired by the Captain Beefheart record Safe as Milk. Critical reception The album received mostly positive reviews, with a score of 71 on Metacritic from 6 reviews, denoting a "generally favourable" response from critics. Giving Tidings a score of 6.4 out of 10, Pitchfork's Zach Kelly lamented the addition of so many interludes, which he characterised as "field recordings or outtakes of aimless strumming, strange whirrings, and drunken ramblings", among album highlights, such as the "crunchy slab of drug-rock steeped in mystic imagery" "Black Water", and "Cotton Strands", which he compared to Love. Kelly also singled out "Untitled"; "Empty Heart", which he likened to the music of T. Rex; and the "wild, noodly groover" "October Fires" with its "sweaty honky-tonk rhythm, harmonica, and punchy guitar details"; for praise. MusicOMH's Darren Lee also felt that "October Fires" was one of the album's highlights, comparing it to the Grateful Dead circa Aoxomoxoa, but felt the album's "slavish devotion" to recreating the psychedelic rock of the late 1960s and early 70s was its main