Wolf Alice - The Clearing
by Nick Dent-Robinson
published: 7 / 9 / 2025
Label:
Columbia
Format: CD
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Elegant and melodic latest album from Wolf Alice which takes its influences from 70's soft rock
On their latest album, ‘The Clearing’, Londoners Wolf Alice have spurned the loud guitars used so effectively on their 2021 ‘Blue Weekend’ record. Instead, they have turned to Seventies-style soft rock on an impressive album that was actually made in California with Adele's producer Greg Kurstin. The result is an elegant and melodic record which avoids pastiche. 33-year-old singer Ellie Rowesell ponders the possibility of motherhood on ‘Play It Out’. ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ - which is all about being a woman in the still-macho world of rock - is more of a throwback to Wolf Alice's powerful riffs of old! ‘The Clearing’ is a very different kind of album for Wolf Alice - and it demonstrates their increasing range and capability. It should help the band develop an even wider following as they currently tour the USA and later Europe, arriving in the UK by late Autumn.
Track Listing:-
1 Thorns2 Bloom Baby Bloom
3 Just Two Girls
4 Leaning Against The Wall
5 Passenger Seat
6 Play It Out
7 Bread Butter Tea Sugar
8 Safe In The World
9 Midnight Song
10 White Horses
11 The Sofa
Band Links:-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Alicehttp://wolfalice.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/wolfalicemusic
https:/xr.com/wolfalicemusic
https://www.instagram.com/wolfaliceband/?hl=en
Label Links:-
http://www.columbia.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaRecordsUK
https://twitter.com/ColumbiaUK
https://www.youtube.com/user/icolumbia
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live reviews |
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Academy, Manchester, 10/3/2016 |
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| Billy Seagrave watches rising alternative rock band Wolf Alice play an explosive and dynamic set at the Academy in Manchester |
photography |
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Photoscapes (2016) |
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| Darren Aston photographs vocalist and guitarist Ellie Rowsell from North London rock band Wolf Alice at a show at the Arts Club in Liverpool |
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My Love is Cool (2015) |
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| Phenomenal debut album from the difficult to pin-down Wolf Alice, which switches effortlessly from folk to grungey guitars |
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