![]() "We used to sing Neil Young in a screamo way. It found placement on HBO's series The Leftovers this year, and garnered Wolf Alice a larger fan base outside of their native Britain. This song is probably Wolf Alice's most popular song. "We wanted to write about what she might be feeling when she was 18 or something," she said. "Moaning Lisa Smile" is a song about Lisa Simpson of the animated series The Simpsons, Rowsell told to me. "Giant Peach" is the party, and songs like "White Leather" are the hangover. "I’ve always described as the party and the hangover. It never quite caught it." White Leather has softer lyrics than the bands newer work, or as Rowsell joked: It’s about being on the outsides of the group looking in. We never felt like it got enough coverage," Roswell told me about the 2013 song. "White Leather" isn't Wolf Alice's most famous song, but it's one of their strongest, and is the second track on their single release, Fluffy. It’s been in loads of different forms besides the current one, but I think this is it's best form." "That’s where that dumbstruck thing came form. "We got the lyric by opening pages in the dictionary and stuff," Roswell explained to me. It's a mess of words that don't make perfect sense, but rhythmically, it works. "Don’t chicken out, it’s all good/ You’re allowed to be what you could./ Punch drunk, dumb struck, pot luck happy happy," she sang. The guitar was softer and twangier than on "Bros," and Rowsell's voice rose into a higher soprano. In 2013, Wolf Alice's first EP Blush became a little gentler in its sound. What you do when you have a best friend." "Lyrically, I think it resonates with people because it’s just quite sentimental. It’s kind of about kid friendship," Rowsell told me. It was about my friend that I’ve been friends with since I was three. Later, the band expanded to include a bassist and a drummer, and that's when Rowsell wrote her first song for the group called, "Bros." At the time, the band was only made up of two people, Rowsell and Joff Oddie. The beginning of Wolf Alice's sound can be traced to the band's first self-titled EP, Wolf Alice, release in 2010. I chatted with Ellie Rowsell, the band's lead vocalist, about five songs that define Wolf Alice's new sound: "Bros," 2013 After three EP releases, the band is releasing their first full album, My Love is Cool this summer - and it's less angry and more approachable than any of their previous work. ‘Smile’ is a testament to the two sides of Wolf Alice’s sound, merging them together to create something really exciting and really captivating.British alternative rock band Wolf Alice is starting to take a turn towards pop. A clear statement against assumptions and preconceived notions, Wolf Alice approach the subject with nothing but confidence and an admirable brashness. ![]() In these contrasts and contradictions, Wolf Alice offer a really exciting sound in ‘Smile.’ Each element melds together into a really high energy, and yet hypnotic three minutes. These moments liken themselves to sounds that Wolf Alice have previously explored on ‘Don’t Delete the Kisses’ and ‘Bros.’ These two sides to the song complement each other wonderfully and enable each sound explored to neither fall flat nor become repetitive. The chorus lifts up and out into a hypnotic twist of synths and extended soft melodies. Yet, this song is not an entirely loud and in your face statement. The lyrics hit with a rhythmical punchiness and confidence that really pushes through lines such as ‘I am what I am and I’m good at it / And you don’t like me well that isn’t fucking relevant.’ ‘Smile’ does not hold back in its brashness either lyrically or musically. Each verse is carried along by a low bassline that wonderfully compliments the pulse of Ellie Rowsell’s lead vocals. ‘Smile’ take listeners into the darker side of Wolf Alice’s sound, echoing songs such as ‘You’re a Germ’ and ‘Moaning Lisa Smile.’ The song bursts out of a soft distortion and into gritty, low guitars and as the drums explode into the first verse, the song affirms its energetic status. It is a song full of character and offers a really exciting look into the direction Wolf Alice are headed.Įach verse is carried along by a low bassline that wonderfully compliments the pulse of Ellie Rowsell’s lead vocals. ‘Smile’ likens itself to the heavier sound of Wolf Alice’s discography, but still carries a trance-like wistfulness that elevates it out of its grungier influences and into other facets of their sound. ‘Smile’ is rooted in fighting back against assumptions and that frustration within the song is palpable. Ahead of their third studio album, Blue Weekend, Wolf Alice have released ‘Smile,’ a single full of energy and atmosphere.
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