Visions Of A Life
On their second album, Wolf Alice continue to draw their cues from ’90s alt-rock. They do it with such adventure and panache that it never becomes simple mimicry, though. The melody and dissonance of shoegaze are fashioned into aching, beautiful tributes to passed friends and relatives (“Heavenward,” “St. Purple & Green”), “Yuk Foo” mauls misogyny with punk fury and wit, while the title track is an epic journey in stoner rock. Out front, singer/guitarist Ellie Rowsell is an increasingly assured presence, skillfully inhabiting the many moods of her rivetingly personal lyrics.
Wolf Alice proudly carry the banner for Britrock on their second album, a holy site where dead metaphors and teen clichés can spring magically back to life.
Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell has an ethereal voice akin to Cocteau Twins’ Liz Fraser, one that would be in danger of drifting away were it not tethered to the might of her band. That lacy dreaminess is balanced by a ferociously heavy sonic wall, making for a sound that defies easy categorization. It’s made even more…
With second album 'Visions Of A Life' Wolf Alice are removing any doubt about their status in the UK music scene.
Hard to define but even harder to ignore, north London quartet Wolf Alice are establishing themselves as indie’s shapeshifters-in-chief.
The twentysomething U.K. rockers revel in the power of nuanced guitar thunder on their latest. Our take.
Wolf Alice mastered the glossy and grungy sides of alt-rock on My Love Is Cool, with songs like "Bros" and "Moaning Lisa Smile" earning them accolades that included a Grammy nomination.
Visions of a Life successfully brings together a variety of influences to create 12 eclectic songs that each carry Wolf Alice's signature sound.
British band Wolf Alice have experienced a meteoric rise over the last few years since the release of their debut record, My Love Is Cool, i...
On the first trip through Wolf Alice's Visions of a Life, it sounds as though this quartet doesn't know what direction to take.
“Go heavenward,” instructs Wolf Alice vocalist and guitarist Ellie Rowsell on the opening track of the quartet’s second album,
'Visions Of A Life' by Wolf Alice, album review by Adam Williams. The full-length comes out on September 29th, via Dirty Hit.
Second album from Brit indie sensations delivers a likeable range of kicks. Review by Thomas H Green.