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.”
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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 - Blue Weekend - Blue Transparent Vinyl + CD - UK - vinyl LP - £49.99, $64.49, €59.49 (Back In Stock) (arrived 11-Jul-2024 15:07)on July 27, 2024 at 12:56 am
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 - My Love Is Cool - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £26.99, $34.82, €32.12 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jun-2024 15:10)on July 27, 2024 at 12:56 am
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 the hidden bonus recording for the title track. Gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics printed inside, plus gold inners. Brand new & still sealed inside its hype stickered recyclable clear outer. Essential & highly recommended!)
- Wolf Alice - Creature Songs EP - White Vinyl Indie Exclusive - UK - 10" vinyl - £19.99, $25.79, €23.79 (New Item) (arrived 18-Jun-2024 13:09)on July 27, 2024 at 12:56 am
WOLF ALICE Creature Songs EP (10th Anniversary 2024 UK/EU limited edition 4-track 10" EP pressed on Indie Exclusive White Vinyl, featuring Moaning Lisa Smile, Storms, Heavenly Creatures and We're Not The Same. Picture sleeve withprinted inner and hype sticker)
- Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life - HMV Exclusive - Clear Vinyl - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £65.00, $83.85, €77.35 (New Item) (arrived 13-Jun-2024 11:50)on July 27, 2024 at 12:56 am
WOLF ALICE Visions Of A Life (2017 UK/EU limited edition 12-track double LP pressed on 180-gram Clear Vinyl for an exclusive HMV release. Their second studio album featuring tacks such as: Yuk Foo, Don't Delete The Kisses, Beautifully Unconventional, Heavenward, Formidable Cool, Sadboy and Space& Time. Issued in the gatefold picture sleeve with exclusive black slipcase and lyric printed inners. The slipcase shows some light edge creasing and the picture sleeve shows minor wear in one corner. Despite this, the two vinyl discs grade Near Mint with no obvious signs of play - Excellent example)
- Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £19.99, $25.79, €23.79 (New Item) (arrived 25-Apr-2024 15:10)on July 27, 2024 at 12:56 am
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)
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