Wolf Alice: 'Blue Weekend' Interview
'Blue Weekend,' recorded in Belgium at Brussels' IPC Studios with Coldplay/Arcade Fire producer Markus Dravs, is a bold stylistic leap forward for the Mercury Prize winners.
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'Blue Weekend,' recorded in Belgium at Brussels' IPC Studios with Coldplay/Arcade Fire producer Markus Dravs, is a bold stylistic leap forward for the Mercury Prize winners.
Wolf Alice have released their third studio album Blue Weekend - have a listen on New Music Friday right here via Spotify.
On their third and best album, the London four-piece embrace a more polished, widescreen sound that serves their sharp writing on late-20s anxieties
As Ellie Rowsell unpacks “The Beach,” one of several climactic, holy-shit moments off her band’s new album Blue Weekend, she describes the song as “classic Wolf
On Blue Weekend, the much-loved London band Wolf Alice provide a worthy follow-up to their Mercury Prize winning second album Visions Of A Life. Producer Markus Dravs is a frequent collaborator of Arcade Fire, and here he has helped Wolf Alice hone an expansive yet intimate sound reminiscent of the Canadian group, and fitting for the huge stages the band are now accustomed to playing. The formula remains largely the same – singer Ellie Rowsell’s subtly raspy vocals and confessional lyrics buttressed by the grungy indie pop they made their name with – although there are efforts made t...