Wolf Alice

I seem to remember him telling me that the mid-00s Merz albums he produced were his own favourites of the work he's done, I haven't listened but I should

Anyway Wolf Alice rules

Thanks, fgti!

“It’s about the arrogance of humans,” said Rowsell, explaining the lyrics. “I’d just read Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle and I had written the line ‘Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from god’ in my notes. But then I thought: ‘Uh, your peculiar travel suggestion isn’t a dancing lesson from god, it’s just a travel suggestion! Why does everything need to mean something more?’”

i don't mean to start stanning for this band but this is exactly what i'd write a song about

oh i never realised dravs worked on homogenic - he seems to be credited with engineering & programming, not production, so that's why i'd never noticed

mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson) at 9:14 25 Feb 21

i am very alone on this board in thinking the florence album he did (how big how blue how beautiful) is her best

not alone!

The performance on Jools Holland was pretty astounding.

Don't agree with Brad that it's the best goddamn song they've ever made,

Good article in the NME this morning. They give some hints about the styles of some of the songs and a few lyrical quotes.

https://www.nme.com/big-reads/wolf-alice-cover-interview-2021-blue-weekend-2898441

The new song Smile is great, imo.

love the drummer in this band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV39h7GHDYs

oh this one rules

Lovely (although beset by streaming difficulties) little acoustic set:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CN-sAmSIVDB/?igshid=1usncoqx41sod

Release date moved from June 11th to June 4th!

Apparently they're on Zane Lowe right now if anyone subscribes to Apple whatever. New song coming in 30 minutes for the rest of us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoBzpdm_h0c

holy shit tbh

got partway through that lovely song and decided I'm waiting for the LP before I hear any more. fuckin stoked.

Yeah, i like it. First of the three i've really liked tbh.

xp: I might have to go that route if they release any more advance songs. All the tracks they've released so far have hit my sweet spot where I can just play them endlessly on repeat. I want to save something for when the album comes out.

gorgeous

This is my favourite of the three so far I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gEBVbHJpZo

really wanna see this band live

I'm surprised by the mixed reception for "last man on earth", it stops me in my tracks every time

rt

the first few tracks on this are really cool & cinematic

great album, they really love their dramatic sweeping crescendos now

"lipstick on the glass" is so good

Has it leaked? Y’all got promos?

I was a bit meh about the tracks I’ve heard so far but that wee audience-less Worthy Farm show last weekend was fantastic. I mean they’ve seemed like Glastonbury Pyramid Stage headline material since the first album so fair dos, I hope they get to headline a night at next year’s.

it's out tomorrow! afaict in some countries it is already tomorrow

Hoping this shows up at some local shops, $20 for the CD on Amazon and I can't find a bandcamp page for them.

Well shit, we got 2021 US tour!

America baby! It’s been so long since we’ve been gone, but hope is on the horizon, we’re coming back. Grab tix and come join the party, we’ve missed you 🇺🇸.
Tickets on sale Friday 10AM local time - https://t.co/d9Dv2Ny5gB pic.twitter.com/cUGu2VPOsR

— Wolf Alice (@wolfalicemusic) June 3, 2021

uhhhhhh yeahh aoty

oh yeah this is really fucking good

only halfway through but this already feels like the most cohesive/considered rock record I've heard since the empty country album

"lipstick on the glass"... i apparently love to compare rock bands to radiohead this year but that's some moon shaped pool-esque mastery of dynamics. album is really well-paced too, which is where i felt visions of a life got a little lost

literally cannot imagine how this album could sound better

"how can i make it ok?" my favorite song of all time

yeah this seems like pretty obviously their best album, filler-free and fully realized

and when your friends are talking
you hardly hear a word
you were the first person here
and the last man on the earth

"last man on the earth" right into "no hard feelings" might be the most emotionally devastating thing that ever happened to me lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEfxTD13eLM

That song has a very Fleetwood Mac sound to it. Love it.

I immediately thought of the Mac as well

presale code for the tour is BlueWeekend21. Got myself tickets to 1st night in DC.

Can't believe no-one's mentioned Abba; Feeling Myself sounds like Eagle! Touches of Haim's last album in there too.

This is miles better than the last album. Those first three tracks are something else. Phew well that's a relief.

the only track i'm not completely sold on is "play the greatest hits", the verse is just a little grating

agree that it's very clearly their best album

"how can i make it ok" is really wonderful but should have had like a acoustic guitar solo or something to complete the balearic feel

"safe from heartbreak" is one of the best "short mid-album breather ballads" I've ever heard, and a LOT of bands have tried it

One of those Listening Party affairs is happening at 6pm uk time;

We'll be joining @Tim_Burgess for a @LlSTENlNG_PARTY at 6PM BST today. Grab a blue bev and start your weekend with us xxx #TimsTwitterListeningParty #BlueWeekend
Artwork by @RNRReceipts pic.twitter.com/uY45ZpI6gC

— Wolf Alice (@wolfalicemusic) June 4, 2021

That stretch from "Safe from Heartbreak" to "Play the Greatest Hits" had my head spinning.