Thursday, 13 August 2015

That's Entertainment : Wolf Alice


This week, something new.  


Wolf Alice are a London band who fuse dreamy pop with harsher grunge/alternative rock trappings to sound something fresh, bold and exciting.  A bit like The Pixies meet Angus & Julia Stone.  One review said they were ‘feral and sophisticated’ and that’s probably the best way of summing them up.

Recently releasing their debut album - after a handful of singles and an EP - My Love Is Cool is one of those things that grows on you, with soundscapes that jar and make you re-check your i-tunes to see if you’re actually listening to the same album, let alone band.

For mine get stuck in to Bros - a jangling race to the finish, You’re A Germ - a snot nosed, abrasive pop punk up yours and Swallowtail - a mellow, haunting ballad-type thing, which is completely at odds with much of the rest of the album until it segues in to a rock out in the last minute and Giant Peach - which is a L7 meets Britpop concoction.

With plenty of atmospherics and fuzz feedback, Wolf Alice appear to be a band on the cusp of being something special, and one can only hope they keep up the good work.

Worthy of your time, give it a whirl.  Regardless of your tastes, I’m sure you’ll find something to nibble on.








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