![]() If I make a demo of a song, and I want to listen to it a lot after it’s made, then that is a sign that I should proceed with the song. But it allows you the freedom to explore, which is fun and good for an artist. You don’t fall into a pigeonhole, which can be hard to get out of. I think you let yourself be inspired by whatever. And if I am feeling inspired by anti-folk, I will try my hand at anti-folk, even though I am not in an anti-folk band, nor am I in a metal band. But if I am feeling inspired by metal, I will try my hand at metal. But I think we are steered by songwriting rather than what kind of band we want to be in. I feel like a lot of people will tell you that we sound like this, we sound like that. Wolf Alice has a pretty distinctive sound – how did you create that?ĮLLIE ROWSELL: That’s very nice of you to say. And hopefully have people around you that can encourage you. I enjoyed watching music, and when I tried my own hand at it, it felt good. How’d you know you should be a musician in the first place?ĮLLIE ROWSELL: Well, I enjoyed it, is the main thing. I think when the music takes precedence over everything else, that is mainly what grounds you. I still don’t really understand, but I think when you’re in a band it’s different than when you’re a solo artist because you’re four egos, and you ground each other. When happened I didn’t really understand what it meant. We all have these main concerns, like, “Are my family okay? Do my friends like me? Do I look okay?” We all have the same concerns, and life goes on as normal. ![]() You’ve gotten a lot of big awards– what did you think when that started happening?ĮLLIE ROWSELL: I think life goes on as normal, no matter how successful you are or what your job is. If you are lucky enough to be able to do that, then it’s a good way of building a fan base. ![]() That’s the best way to connect with people. Maybe it’s that we’ve played a lot of shows. And in a way, that makes people know we’re pretty normal. You can see us with all our awful haircuts and making fools of ourselves. We didn’t wait until we were really good to start playing shows – we just went out and did it. In the sense of, if you were to see us play absolutely awfully – it’s there on YouTube. Why do you think that is?ĮLLIE ROWSELL: I think one of the things is that we’ve never tried to be too cool. You seem to have an especially enthusiastic fan base. That’s a shame, but I think it will be a real performance-based show, which I actually think is better, in a way. In England, we’ve got a really good light show, but I don’t think we can afford to bring that over to America. I think we’re having a lot of fun performing. It’s mostly Blue Weekend, but it’s got stuff from the other two albums, as well. We’re playing a set at the moment which feels really good. I mean, we don’t get to see the places that much – you get there and you play a show and you leave – but you do what you can, and it’s quite a nice way of doing it. I think we’re going to a lot of places that we’ve not been before. It will be nice to travel after so long being in one place, and to see different places and different people and play lots of shows. How are you feeling as you’re about to set off on such an extensive run of tour dates?ĮLLIE ROWSELL: I feel like it’s exciting every time. Calling from England, frontwoman Ellie Rowsell discusses what it’s like to hit the road again, how she feels about receiving so many accolades, and her theories about why Wolf Alice inspires such fervent fandom. With pandemic restrictions easing, the band is kicking off an extensive North American tour this month (full list of dates below). Albums Chart and landed on many year-end “best of” lists. Their successful streak continued when their latest album, 2021’s Blue Weekend, hit the top spot on the U.K. Along the way, they’ve won some of the most prestigious music awards (Mercury Prize, Brit Awards, NME Awards), and been nominated for many more. Known for their fearless live performances and intense, emotive, and highly melodic songs, they’ve earned rave reviews for their three EPs and three studio albums. In the dozen years since Wolf Alice first formed in London, England, the quartet has become one of the most beloved bands in the alternative rock scene. ![]()
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