This’ll be our final post before we jet off on our hols for a few weeks, and by Paxman’s mighty beard it’s a good ‘un! VPME faves Wolf Alice return with yet another scintillating tune entitled ‘She.’ It’s from their début EP ‘Blush’, which is out on Chess Club Records on 7th October and picks up where ‘Fluffy’ and ‘Bros’ left off.
Ellie Rowsell’s captivating vocals range from demurely coquettish to belligerently combative against a wall of urgent beats and agitated grunge-infused guitars, which all combine to produce a track that encapsulates everything that is great about Wolf Alice. It certainly substantiates the view, held by us and many others that Wolf Alice are without a doubt one of the most exciting young bands in the country. It should also finally lay to rest once and for all the oft-repeated but now redundant phrase ‘Folk-tinged pop’ when describing Wolf Alice’s oeuvre. This is intelligent, melodic inventive incendiary indie-pop-rock from a band that continues to dazzle with every release.
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Blush EP Tracklisting
1. Blush
2. She
3. Nosedive
4. 90 Mile Beach
Forthcoming Live Dates (* w/ Swim Deep)
14th September The Warehouse, Newcastle*
15th September Oran Mor, Glasgow*
16th September Queen’s Social Club, Sheffield*
17th September The Ritz, Manchester*
18th September Kazimier, Liverpool*
19th September The Cockpit, Leeds*
20th September Town Hall, Birmingham*
21st September Rescue Rooms, Nottingham*
22nd September The Globe, Cardiff*
23rd September O2 Academy, Oxford*
24th September The Junction, Cambridge*
25th September Concorde2, Brighton*
27th September Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London*
18th October SWN Festival, Cardiff
19th October Gathering Festival, Oxford
30th October Dingwalls, London
1st November London Calling Festival, Paradiso, Amsterdam
3rd November Hit The City Festival, Eindhoven
Great track, not quite what I was expecting from them, but really good.