Blue Weekend
2021Dirty Hit
Their Mercury Prize-winning masterpiece — The Last Man on Earth and No Hard Feelings are extraordinary.
London's most important contemporary rock band — Blue Weekend is one of the great British albums of the 2020s.
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Wolf Alice formed in London in 2010, Ellie Rowsell and Joff Oddie developing a sound that expanded to include Theo Ellis and Joel Amey — a band whose creative range was immediately extraordinary. Rowsell's vocals were remarkable — capable of moving from delicate folk whispers to ferocious rock screams within a single song — and the band's music combined shoegaze atmosphere, indie rock energy, and melodic beauty in ways that set them apart from virtually everything else in contemporary British music.
'My Love Is Cool' (2015) was their debut — a Mercury Prize-nominated record of extraordinary range that produced 'Bros' and 'Moaning Lisa Smile'. 'Visions of a Life' (2017) was their second Mercury Prize-nominated album — equally extraordinary. 'Blue Weekend' (2021) was their masterpiece — a Mercury Prize-winning record of extraordinary beauty and emotional power that produced 'The Last Man on Earth' and 'No Hard Feelings'.
Wolf Alice continue to record and perform, remaining one of the most important and celebrated acts in contemporary British music. Their combination of extraordinary creative range, Rowsell's remarkable vocals, and the sustained quality of their three albums makes them one of the most important British bands of their generation.
Dirty Hit
Their Mercury Prize-winning masterpiece — The Last Man on Earth and No Hard Feelings are extraordinary.
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Their Mercury-nominated second album — the title track is one of the great contemporary British rock songs.
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Their Mercury-nominated debut — Bros and Moaning Lisa Smile show the extraordinary range from the start.
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Shared the extraordinary vocal range and the willingness to move between delicacy and ferocity