ARTIST · ALT / ROCK

Wolf Alice

Binary toggle aggression—one song whispers, the next peels paint without apology.

Alternative rock
Shoegaze
Grunge

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

My Love Is Cool balanced dreamy verses with distortion-heavy payoffs.

Visions of a Life expanded dynamic range across tender and explosive modes.

Ellie Rowsell’s lyric ambiguity rewards repeat headphone reads.

Clean streaming keeps fuzz bloom, room ambience, and cymbal wash air.

Ellie Rowsell and Joff Oddie started Wolf Alice as an acoustic duo in London, then added Joel Amey and Theo Ellis. My Love Is Cool (2015) mixed grunge and dream pop with Bros and Giant Peach, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.

Visions of a Life (2017) won the Mercury Prize in 2018. Blue Weekend (2021) followed and reached number one in the UK. The Clearing (2025) is their newest album.

Wolf Alice: recent news, 2020–2026

2021 Blue Weekend was released in June and reached number one in the UK.

Interesting facts about Wolf Alice

01 English alternative rock band formed in London in 2010; Ellie Rowsell is lead vocalist.
02 My Love Is Cool (2015) was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
03 Visions of a Life (2017) won the Mercury Prize for Album of the Year in 2018.
04 Visions of a Life won the Mercury Prize in 2018.
05 Blue Weekend was released in 2021.