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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Wolf Alice Announce New Album The Clearing , Share Video for New Song 'Bloom Baby Bloom': Watch
All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by Pitchfork editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Wolf Alice, photo by Rachel Fleminger Hudson Wolf Alice have announced a new album, The Clearing, set for release on August 29 via RCA. Leading the British rock quartet's follow-up to 2021's Blue Weekend is the new song 'Bloom Baby Bloom.' Watch the single's music video below. Wolf Alice wrote their new album in the Seven Sisters neighborhood of north London. They recorded it in Los Angeles with producer Greg Kurstin. Discussing the new single, in a press statement, Wolf Alice's lead singer, Ellie Rowsell, said, 'I wanted a rock song, to focus on the performance element of a rock song and sing like Axl Rose, but to be singing a song about being a woman.' She continued, 'I've used the guitar as a shield in the past, playing it has perhaps been some way to reject the 'girl singer in band' trope, but I wanted to focus on my voice as a rock instrument so it's been freeing to put the guitar down and reach a point where I don't feel like I need to prove that I'm a musician.' $38.00, Rough Trade Originally Appeared on Pitchfork
RTÉ News
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Wolf Alice to play three surprise gigs in Ireland next week
Wolf Alice will play three surprise Irish gigs next week as the band prepares for its highly-anticipated comeback. The four-piece rock band will take to the stage in Set Theatre, Kilkenny on 19 May, Cyprus Avenue, Cork on 20 May and Dolan's Warehouse in Limerick on 21 May. The London alt-rockers, fronted by Ellie Rowsell, are known for their explosive live shows and genre-defying sound, blending grunge, folk and indie rock into something entirely their own. The Irish gigs will be the Mercury Prize-winning band's first shows together since late 2022 and come ahead of appearances at BBC Radio 1's One Big Weekend later in May and Glastonbury in June. The band will release its new single, Bloom Baby Bloom, today, 15 May, at 6.30pm. Wolf Alice's last release was the album Blue Weekend in 2021, with a new album expected to follow the release of the single Bloom Baby Bloom.
Irish Independent
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
One of the UK's biggest Indie bands set to perform ‘secret' Cork gig next week
Wolf Alice, who have played some of the world's biggest festivals and have been streamed over 740 million times on Spotify, are due to play the gig in Cyprus Avenue next week as part of three secret gigs around the country. Formed in 2010, the group's mix of grungy guitars and Ellie Rowsell's floaty vocals have seen them chart on several occasions, as well as winning the 2018 Mercury Prize in 2018 with their second studio album Visions of a Life, before picking up the 2022 Brit Award for British Group following their third studio album Blue Weekend. Rumours were rife around the city about a secret gig due to take place in Cork, following a post by the venue, which has hosted some major acts in the past. Everyone from Bruce Spingsteen to Basshunter was guessed by intrigued music fans, with many believing it could potentially be linked to the Live at the Marquee music event which takes place Leeside every year. However, posters have shown up this morning in the city, announcing three secret gigs from the English band, with Kilkenny's Set Theatre playing host on the 19th, while Dolan's Warehouse in Limerick will see Wolf Alice strut their stuff there the following day. A QR code on the poster sends expectant fans to a link to purchase tickets via a mailing list, with a source close to the venue saying that they had a phone call from band management about potentially holding the secret event at Cyprus Avenue, which regularly hosts popular groups from across the world in its venue –located above the Old Oak Bar on the corner of Oliver Plunkett Street and Caroline Street in the heart of the city centre. Secret gigs often give bands an opportunity to trial new material to a niche audience, gauging reaction before releasing it into the world. It means Wolf Alice may have Cork to thank on the journey to making a fourth record!
