Wolf Alice release ‘Bros / Fluffy’
Wolf Alice is a London quartet that is currently confusing record shop owners with its diverse range of music, which includes grunge, folk, and indie pop. The single ‘Bros’ falls under the latter category.
The band takes its name from Angela Carter’s novel about a coming-of-age story for young girls, which seems entirely fitting as Wolf Alice displays the purest of innocence with the desire for guilt.
The band formed by Ellie Roswell and Joff Oddie has been, at times, described as ‘grunge folk,’ and with Roswell pulling the beauty from the melody and Oddie bringing the edge, Wolf Alice seems a fearsome foursome.
‘Bros’ is a light-hearted, summer-filled song of dependence and trust, while their other release, ‘Fluffy,’ is a spiky, punk-inspired trip down memory lane via Britpop and grrl rock.
The diversity that Wolf Alice brings is clear, with Roswell saying, “I’m always a fan of bands who never write the same song twice.”
I imagine they will create plenty more head-scratching as people attempt to place them in a category.
As quintessentially English as this band may seem, with Roswell’s innate ability to paint a hurtingly beautiful picture with her vocals and Oddie’s scarring guitar now backed by a fearful rhythm section, there’s part of me that would like to see a bit more of this Wolf’s teeth, but with their superb range and uniformity, I’m sure we will.
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