Latest Release from Forthcoming Album Osborne Blends 80s Synths, Springsteen Swagger, and Addiction Recovery Reflections

Trapper Schoepp turns up the heat with his smoldering new single “Wildfire,” out July 29 and taken from his upcoming album Osborne, due this fall. A stirring, synth-fueled anthem that evokes the cinematic pulse of 80s-era Springsteen, “Wildfire” showcases Schoepp’s new sonic direction and his sharp lyrical honesty.

You can watch Trapper quite literally play with fire in the song’s new 16mm music video, which features Milwaukee fire eater Abby Wildfire performing her stunts in mesmerizing sync with the track’s explosive rhythm and energy.

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“I’m a wildfire and I’m burning out of control / I’m a high-speed driver and I got nowhere to go,” he sings, channeling the chaos, urgency, and transformation that came in the wake of newfound sobriety from prescription pill dependency.

After checking into Hazelden Betty Ford’s Osborne unit—appropriated in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne—Schoepp emerged with a renewed sense of purpose. He wrote and recorded Osborne just weeks later in a church basement in California, teaming up with producer Mike Viola (Andrew Bird, Dawes) and co-producer Tyler Chester (Jackson Browne, Madison Cunningham). The result is his most raw and genre-defying work to date—equal parts reckoning and reinvention.

“Recording this album was an exorcism of my demons,” says Schoepp. “‘Wildfire’ sets the tone. It’s the sound of hitting bottom—and finding some joy in the climb back up.”

With influences ranging from Black Sabbath and Suicide to reggae and old-school hip-hop, Osborne marks a bold new chapter for the Milwaukee singer-songwriter. And with “Wildfire,” Schoepp leans into vulnerability and velocity—blazing a trail forward.