I thought Tuesday's news (the roadmap for exiting lockdown, if you've been living under a rock) was going to be the best thing to happen this week, but my thoughts have been reimagined. Tonight, Wolf Alice have announced the release date of their third album 'Blue Weekend' alongside debut single 'The Last Man On Earth'.
Sitting on various accolades including the award winner of the Mercury Prize in 2018 with second album 'Visions Of A Life', there's a huge pressure sitting on the band's shoulders. Despite the anxiety this may hold, the new track has literally knocked the socks off of any critique or general music fan's feet.
An unimaginable contrast to their last debut single 'Yuk Foo', tranquil softness enters through the media of twinkly keys - which is gorgeously partnered with the goose-pimply vocals of front woman Ellie Rowsell. It's a hypnotic entry for a song, almost akin to a witches spell, it almost doesn't feel real and sends you into a dazed trance where the only thing you can concentrate on is the haunting sounds surrounding you.
For those of you who are used to the screaming serenades and heavy choruses from the band, things get a bit less alien when the familiar missing ingredients are reintroduced, a chorus of drums and guitars. Angelic gospel chants enter with a foreground of spiritually lifted bass, which is even blessed with an enchanting string section. If it wasn't already exciting enough, a serendipitous Beatles-esque riff emerges just to really throw your emotions all over the gaff, do you begin to dance or continue to keep the box of tissues in close proximity?
In the most cliché sense of the phrase, the tune is big enough to send anyone on an emotional roller coaster. A monumental debut single which no one expected but definitely deserved.
Listen to the new single here:
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