From NME.
Wolf Alice have shared their new single ‘The Last Man On Earth‘ as well as announcing details of their third album ‘Blue Weekend’.
After teasing fans of their comeback for the last week, now the Mercury-winners are back with the dreamy and atmospheric ‘The Last Man On Earth’ – an adventurous sonic departure for the band, drifting into an orchestral, latter-day Beatles-esque waltz in the final third as frontwoman Ellie Rowsell sings: “When your friends are talking, you hardly hear a word – you were the first person here, and the last man on the earth“.
“It’s about the arrogance of humans,” said Rowsell, explaining the lyrics. “I’d just read Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle and I had written the line ‘Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from god’ in my notes. But then I thought: ‘Uh, your peculiar travel suggestion isn’t a dancing lesson from god, it’s just a travel suggestion! Why does everything need to mean something more?’”
The song also comes with some stunning visuals by director Jordan Hemingway (Gucci, Raf Simons, Comme Des Garçons). The video will premiere at 7pm. Check it out below.
In a five-star review of the single, NME concluded: “Wolf Alice have long proven themselves to be one of the best and brightest bands in Britain, but here they give us yet more evidence that they’re still setting the standard for UK music and beyond.
“If ‘The Last Man On Earth’ is even just a hint at the greatness to come on their third album, ‘Blue Weekend’ should propel them to the level of major festival headliners and arena conquerors with ease.”
Today also sees Wolf Alice reveal details and a release date for the follow-up to their Mercury Prize-winning second album, ‘Visions Of A Life‘ – with ‘Blue Weekend’ set to drop in June.
After the success of the record and months of hard touring took their toll on the band, they headed to an Airbnb in Somerset to “reconfigure who they were together” and find a new sound and chemistry, before recording the album in a converted church with Markus Dravs (famed for his work with Arcade Fire, Björk, Brian Eno, Florence + The Machine).
Guitarist Joff Oddie described the tracks as “the best songs Ellie’s ever written”, showcasing her knack for personal and confessional storytelling.
“This album is for other people,” said Rowsell. “Sometimes you hear a song and it makes you feel better, or you hear a song and it makes you feel seen. I remember feeling blue about something, and thinking, ‘I wonder what songs I can listen to that will be about what I’m feeling right now’.”
She continued: “It was almost as if I was desperate to feel better about something, and I would go down any path to feel not alone in something, or to understand it more. And I’ve never really done that before intentionally, I’d never really sought it out.”
Wolf Alice release ‘Blue Weekend’ on June 11 via Dirty Hit. You can pre-order it here and see the tracklist below.
1. ‘The Beach’
2. ‘Delicious Things’
3. ‘Lipstick On The Glass’
4. ‘Smile’
5. ‘Safe From Heartbreak (if you never fall in love)’
6. ‘How Can I Make It OK?’
7. ‘Play The Greatest Hits’
8. ‘Feeling Myself’
9. ‘The Last Man On Earth’
10. ‘No Hard Feelings’
11. ‘The Beach II’
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- Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £19.99, $24.99, €23.39 (New Item) (arrived 25-Apr-2024 15:10)on April 28, 2024 at 1:45 pm
WOLF ALICE My Love Is Cool (2015 UK 13-track double album 2-LP pressed on audiophile quality heavyweight black vinyl - Their brilliant debut album including the singles Giant Peach, Bros, You're A Germ, Freazy and Lisbon, along with thehidden bonus recording for the title track. The glossy gatefold picture sleeve has the lyrics printed across the inside and comes with the glossy gold inners while the two vinyl discs do show some cosmetic surface scuffs but remains in EX condition)
- Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend - Blue Transparent Vinyl + CD - UK - vinyl LP - £49.99, $62.49, €58.49 (New Item) (arrived 10-Apr-2024 17:31)on April 28, 2024 at 1:45 pm
WOLF ALICE Blue Weekend (2021 UK Rough Trade exclusive limited edition 11-track LP pressed on BLUE TRANSPARENT VINYL, also includes a bonus 4-track CD EP 'Blue Weekend Live', recorded live in London in March 2021 [issued in its own card wallet picture sleeve]. Housed in a hype stickered gatefold picture sleeve with printed inner and lyric printed insert. Although not sealed, remains in a 'near mint' condition DH01118) ***Limited to only 1500 copies***
- Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life - UK - CD album - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 05-Apr-2024 14:07)on April 28, 2024 at 1:45 pm
WOLF ALICE Visions Of A Life (2017 UK 12-track CD, their brilliant Mecury Award winning second album, housed within a gatefold card wallet picture sleeve with lyric booklet)
- Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life - 180gm White Vinyl + Bonus 7" - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £40.00, $50.00, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 01-Apr-2024 11:47)on April 28, 2024 at 1:45 pm
WOLF ALICE Visions Of A Life (2017 UK/EU Limited Webstore Exclusive 12-track double LP pressed on 180gram White Vinyl, their Mercury Award winning second album accompanied by a bonus black vinyl 7” with rubber stamped white labels, containing demo versions of Yuk Foo & Bad Things. The gatefold picture sleeve shows some light edge scuffing & a corner bump & includes the lyric inners & expired download card. The heavyweight vinyl appears barely played DH00222)
- Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend - UK - vinyl LP - £19.99, $24.99, €23.39 (Back In Stock) (arrived 12-Jan-2024 10:51)on April 28, 2024 at 1:45 pm
WOLF ALICE Blue Weekend (2021 UK/EU 11-track black vinyl LP, housed in a hype stickered gatefold picture sleeve with illustrated inner and lyric insert. Although not sealed, both the sleeve and vinyl remain in near mint condition)
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