L-R: Bassist Theo Ellis, Guitarist Joff Oddie, Lead Singer/Guitarist Ellie Rowsell, Drummer Joel Amey
Two years after the release of their critically acclaimed debut, Wolf Alice return with explosive anthem ‘Yuk Foo’ and details of their much anticipated sophomore album ‘Visions Of A Life’, supported by a UK, European and US tour.
Premiered as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1, ‘Yuk Foo’ is 2 minutes and 11 seconds of punk-infused blistering guitars and snarling lyrics. Ellie’s uncompromising delivery – high energy, screaming and cackling between words – demands attention. Ellie explains that the band wanted the lyrics to be open to interpretation, “so that anyone who was frustrated at something or someone could have it as their anthem.” She herself was inspired by “being sick and fed up of certain expectations; for me a lot of it is about being a young woman. Even the everyday wolf-whistle thing. As I get older, I feel like ‘Why have I always put up with that?’ When I sing that kind of song, it’s everything that I want to do when stuff like that happens”.
‘Yuk Foo’ is available now, on iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify. Watch the lyric video here:
‘Visions of a Life’, the follow up to their UK #2 debut album, will be released on September 29th by Dirty Hit Records. Produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Paramore, Tegan and Sara, Beck, Nine Inch Nails) and mixed by Tom Elmhirst (David Bowie, Arcade Fire), ‘Visions of a Life’ is a fundamentally personal album, it’s opening track ‘Heavenward’ described as “a cloudburst of shoegazey guitar and vaulting vocals”, the title track an epic eight-minute closer. Sure to be one of the most-highly anticipated releases of 2017, the tracklist is as follows:
- Heavenward
- Yuk Foo
- Beautifully Unconventional
- Don’t Delete The Kisses
- Planet Hunter
- Sky Musings
- Formidably Cool
- Space & Time
- Sadboy
- St Purple & Green
- After the Zero Hour
- Visions of a Life
An award-winning live band, Wolf Alice have announced a run of intimate USA shows in July, followed by an extensive UK and European tour for the autumn, including their biggest headline show to date at the London Alexandra Palace. Not to be missed, tickets for the US tour go on sale June 13th here, while tickets for the UK and European tour go on sale June 16th here. Full dates are as follows (UK dates highlighted in bold):
USA TOUR
JULY
Wed 05 CHICAGO: Schubas Tavern
Thu 06 COLUMBUS: The Basement
Fri 07 WASHINGTON: Rock & Roll Hotel
Sat 08 PHILADELPHIA: The Foundry
Mon 10 BOSTON: Great Scott
Tue 11 BROOKLYN: Rough Trade
Thu 13 PITTSBURGH: Club AE
Sat 15 ST LOUIS: Off Broadway
Sun 16 KANSAS CITY: The Riot Room
Tue 18 DENVER: Globe Hall
Fri 21 SEATTLE: Sunset Tavern
Sat 22 PORTLAND: Star Theatre
Mon 24 SAN FRANCISCO: Rickshaw Stop
Wed 26 LOS ANGELES: The Echo
EUROPEAN TOUR
OCTOBER
Fri 27 PARIS: La Maroquinerie
Sat 28 BRUSSELS: Botanique / Orangerie
Mon 30 BERLIN: Festsaal Kreuzberg
NOVEMBER
Wed 01 HAMBURG: Mojo
Thu 02 KOLN: Luxor
Fri 03 AMSTERDAM: Melkweg
Wed 08 BRISTOL: O2 Academy
Thu 09 MANCHESTER: O2 Apollo
Sat 11 GLASGOW: Barrowland
Mon 13 NEWCASTLE: O2 Academy
Wed 15 NOTTINGHAM: Rock City
Thu 16 BIRMINGHAM: O2 Academy
Fri 17 NORWICH: UEA
Sat 18 LEEDS: O2 Academy
Mon 20 BRIGHTON: Dome
Tue 21 SOUTHAMPTON: O2 Guildhall
Fri 24 LONDON: Alexandra Palace
Mon 27 BELFAST: Ulster Hall
Tue 28 DUBLIN: Olympia