Wolf Alice
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Wolf Alice live at Heaven in 2014. From left to right: Joff Oddie, Ellie Rowsell, Joel Amey, Theo Ellis. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Dirty Hit, RCA |
| Website |
wolfalice |
| Members |
Ellie Rowsell Joel Amey Joff Oddie Theo Ellis |
| Past members |
Sadie Cleary George Barlett Marco Ciuffini |
Wolf Alice are a four-piece alternative rock band from North London, formed initially as a two-person band in 2010. Its members since 2012 are Ellie Rowsell (vocals, guitar), Joff Oddie (guitars, vocals), Theo Ellis (bass), and Joel Amey (drums, vocals).
They released their official debut single "Fluffy" in February 2013, and the single "Bros" followed in May of that year. In October 2013 they released their official debut EP Blush. Their second official EP Creature Songs was released in May 2014. In February 2015 they released the lead single "Giant Peach" from their debut album My Love Is Cool, which was released in the UK and U.S. in June 2015.[1]
The single "Moaning Lisa Smile" from the band's 2014 EP Creature Songs peaked at #9 on Billboard Alternative Songs in August 2015,[2] and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance for the 2016 Grammys.
Members
- Ellie Rowsell - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synths (2010-present)
- Joff Oddie - guitar, violin, synths, vocals (2010-present)
- Theo Ellis - bass, synths, vocals (2012-present)
- Joel Amey - drums, synths, vocals (2012-present)
Former members:
- Sadie Cleary - bass (2010-2012)
- George Barlett - drums (2010-2012)
History
Wolf Alice were formed in 2010, and began as an acoustic act between Ellie Rowsell and Joff Oddie. Their name came from a short story by Angela Carter.[3][4] Eventually deciding to add electric elements to their sound, they recruited Rowsell's childhood friend, Sadie Cleary, to play the bass, and George Barlett, a friend of Oddie to be their drummer. They self-released an EP called Wolf Alice that year, with three songs - "Every Cloud", "Wednesday", and "Destroy Me" - as well as a video for "Wednesday".
When their drummer broke his wrist in 2012, Joel Amey joined the band as a temporary replacement, but later became a permanent member. In that same year, Cleary left to focus on her studies. Theo Ellis was then recruited as their bassist in late 2012.[5] They released the song "Leaving You" online on Soundcloud as a free download which gained airplay from BBC Radio 1 and featured in NME's 'Radar' section.[6] After the song was released, they toured with Peace, and recorded a session for Huw Stephens' Radio 1 show in January. They released their first physical single "Fluffy" in February 2013 on the Chess Club label.[3][7]
The band released their second single "Bros" in May on Chess Club.[8][9] "Bros" is one of the first songs that Rowsell wrote, which the band played in their early stages, leading to a tour where the band were supported by bands such as Dressed Like Wolves and Dead New Blood. [10] In October 2013, Wolf Alice released their first official EP called Blush, and official video of the single "She".
In December 2013, they were chosen as the single most blogged about artist in the UK in that year by BBC Radio 6 Music.[11] In 2014 they signed to Dirty Hit Records, and released their second EP Creature Songs in May. In December 2014 the band were named "Best Breakthrough Artist" at the UK Festival Awards.[12]
In late February 2015, Wolf Alice announced their debut album My Love Is Cool, and released the first single from the album, "Giant Peach".[13] In April 2015 Wolf Alice released a reworked version of fan favourite "Bros" as the second single from their debut album.[14] On 10 June 2015 Wolf Alice shared album track "You're a Germ" via Soundcloud.[15] Wolf Alice released "Freazy" as a single in late 2015.[16]
They have toured extensively as a support act for The 1975 and cite them as their peers.
In June 2016, Wolf Alice announced that they have started working on song writing for their sophomore album, due sometime in 2017.
Musical style
While the group's early material was folk-tinged pop, they became more rock-oriented after the rhythm section joined.[17][18] Clash described the band as "the lovechild of folk and grunge".[3] The "Fluffy" single saw the band compared to Elastica and Hole, while the single's B-side, "White Leather", saw comparisons to The xx.[19][20][21] Kitty Empire, writing in The Observer, described their sound as "an engaging strain of off-kilter indie rock".[4] The band describe their music as "rocky pop".[22] The Daily Telegraph declare Wolf Alice's debut album as 'feral and sophisticated' in review.[23]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wolf Alice | Best Breakthrough Artist | Won | [24] |
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wolf Alice | Best New Artist/Band | Won | [25] |
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | My Love Is Cool | Nominated | [26] |
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wolf Alice | British Breakthrough Act | Nominated | [27] |
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Moaning Lisa Smile | Best Rock Performance | Nominated | [28] |
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wolf Alice | Best British Band | Nominated | [29] |
| Best Live Band | Won | |||
| Best Fan Community | Nominated | |||
| My Love Is Cool | Best Album | Nominated | ||
| Giant Peach | Best Track | Won | ||
| You're a Germ | Best Music Video | Nominated |
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bros | Best Song Musically and Lyrically, | Nominated | [30] |
- AIM Awards
| Year | Recipient/Nominated work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wolf Alice | Best live act | Nominated | [31] |
| PPL award for most-played independent new act | Nominated |
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [32] |
AUS [33] |
BEL [34] |
IRL [35] |
NL [36] |
US [37] | |||
| My Love Is Cool |
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2 | 41 | 148 | 37 | 83 | 90 | |
EPs
| Year | Title |
| 2013 | Blush
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| 2014 | Creature Songs
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [39] |
BEL [34] |
US Alt. [40] |
US Rock [41] | |||
| "Leaving You" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | N/A |
| "Fluffy" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | My Love Is Cool |
| "She" | — | — | — | — | Blush | |
| "Moaning Lisa Smile" | 2014 | — | — | 9 | 45 | Creature Songs |
| "Giant Peach" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | My Love Is Cool |
| "Bros" | 157 | 58 | 35 | — | ||
| "You're a Germ" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Freazy" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lisbon" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | |
Song usage in media
- The song "Moaning Lisa Smile" is played during an episode of The Leftovers.[42] It also appeared in the promotional trailer of Arrow's mid-season three premiere, as well as on the soundtrack for MLB The Show 16
- Turner Classic Movies used "Bros" in the Let's Movie promo.[43]
- The song "Silk" is used in the second half of the trailer for the upcoming 2017 film, T2: Trainspotting; the sequel to the 1996 seminal film, Trainspotting.
References
- ↑ Coughlan, Jamie. "Wolf Alice Stream 'Giant Peach', Announce Debut Album 'My Love Is Cool'". Overblown. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ "Wolf Alice - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- 1 2 3 French, Matthew (2013) "OTW #481: Wolf Alice", Clash, 26 February 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- 1 2 Empire, Kitty (2013) "Wolf Alice; Mens Adventures; Blackeye; Must – review", The Observer, 13 January 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Tinkham, Chris(2015) "Wolf Alice: The Best of What's Next", Paste, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015
- ↑ "Exclusive - Wolf Alice, 'Leaving You'". Nme.Com. 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ "Wolf Alice in session", BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130423173944/http://roughtrade.com/albums/72106. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Wolf Alice - Bros by Wolf Alice | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ Pain, Andrew. "Preview: Wolf Alice at the Westgarth Social Club, Middlesbrough, on Wednesday 22 May". Gazette Live. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ "Wolf Alice: ecco il video ufficiale di She | Radiomusik musica e programmi radio live". Radiomusik.it. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ "UK Festival Awards unveil 2014 winners - M Magazine M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine - PRS for Music Online Magazine". M-magazine.co.uk. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ Coughlan, Jamie. "Wolf Alice Stream 'Giant Peach', Announce Debut Album 'My Love Is Cool'". Overblown Webzine. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ Coughlan, Jamie. "Wolf Alice Share Re-Recorded Version Of 'Bros'". Overblown Webzine.
- ↑ "Wolf Alice stream new track 'You're A Germ'". Never Enough Notes. Never Enough Notes. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "LISTEN: 'Freazy', the new single from Wolf Alice". Never Enough Notes (14 October 2015). Never Enough Notes. Never Enough Notes. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Balmont, James "Wolf Alice", Crack. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Burman, Nicholas (2013) "Wolf Alice / The Waiting Room", Artrocker. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Wilkinson, Matt (2013) "New Music – Wolf Alice, 'Fluffy'", NME, 4 January 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Petherton, Webbs (2013) "Singles for the week starting 11th February!", Artrocker. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Murray, Robin (2013) "Listen: Wolf Alice - White Leather", Clash, 30 January 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ Griffin, Angus (2013) "NEW NOISE: Wolf Alice interview", Wonderland, 28 February 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013
- ↑ "Wolf Alice My Love Is Cool review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
- ↑ "UK Festival Awards unveil 2014 winners - M Magazine M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine - PRS for Music Online Magazine". M-magazine.co.uk. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/itunes-names-tame-impala-album-of-the-year/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1HwNyl69kmN1fcWlcH7rTfb/mercury-prize-2015-shortlist
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/90777
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/07/grammy-awards-2016-taylor-swift-kendrick-lamar-and-the-weeknd-lead-nominations
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/91604
- ↑ http://diymag.com/2016/04/19/wolf-alice-jamie-xx-skepta-nominated-for-ivor-novello-awards
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36962394
- ↑ "Wolf Alice > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Discography Wolf Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Wolf Alice". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Discography Wolf Alice". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Wolf Alice". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ "Wolf Alice – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search" (To access, enter the search parameter "Wolf Alice" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ Peak positions for the other charted songs in the UK:
- For "Bros": "CHART: CLUK Update 4.07.2015". Zobbel.de/. Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Wolf Alice Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Wolf Alice Album & Song Chart History - Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ↑ "The Leftovers Music - S1E7: "Solace for Tired Feet"". TuneFind. 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/1118505/Let-s-Movie-TCM-Original-Promo-2016.html. Retrieved 2016-08-07. Missing or empty
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