Latest News

August 17, 2022
Coldplay’s New Video for “Humankind” Captures the Kaleidoscopic Euphoria of the Band’s Live Experience

August 17, 2022
Todd Rundgren Debuts “Puzzle” ft. Adrian Belew; New Album ‘Space Force’ Out 10/14 (with Many Special Guests)

August 17, 2022
She Wants Revenge Adds Dates to Fall Tour, New Music on the Way

August 17, 2022
Billy Idol Demands “Get Me Out Of My Cage!” on His Roaring New Track — ‘Cage’ EP Coming 9/23 (Pre-Order)

August 17, 2022
Out Now: 1960s LA Band Sons of Adam Anthology, ‘Sons: The Complete Recordings 1964-1966’

August 17, 2022
Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium 9/3 to be Streamed via Paramount: How to Watch

August 16, 2022
Halted by Brandon Boyd’s Back Injury, Incubus’ Summer Tour to be ‘Back at it Very Quickly,’ Singer Says

August 16, 2022
Flogging Molly Releases New Album “Anthem” on Sept. 9th – Their First in Five Years (Listen Here)

August 16, 2022
Rest in Peace, Bill Pitman, Revered Guitarist/Session Musician of The Wrecking Crew: 1920-2022

August 16, 2022
Trey Anastasio Band + Goose to Join Together for Fall Tour, Promising ‘Unique Collaborations’
Wolf Alice Shares Chaotic Video for “Smile,” New Album ‘Blue Weekend’ Out 6/4

Wolf Alice, the acclaimed English indie/rock band that won the U.K.’s coveted Mercury Prize with its 2017 album Visions of a Life, will release a new album, Blue Weekend, on June 4.
The group has previewed the album with a few pre-release singles, the latest of which is “Smile.” Debuted on Tuesday, the song is a shoegaze-y bit of alt/rock featuring a gritty music video filmed in a dingy pub, in which some unruly patrons cause a bit of chaos. Musically, the track has a engaging rhythm and presents a slightly different side of the band:
A news release details the song as being inspired by lead singer Ellie Rowsell’s “desire to fight back against those who try to define her.”
“This is one of the songs we wrote thinking that we would play it live,” explained Rowsell. “I miss that feeling of singing on stage. It’s like screaming into a pillow or something — you can get away with being more nasty. There’s a whole other part of me missing.”
“Smile” is the second song shared thus far from Blue Weekend, following “The Last Man on Earth” — which basically exists on the extreme other end of Wolf Alice’s musical spectrum, another showcase of their creative depth:
Click here to pre-order Blue Weekend from our Rock Cellar Store.
Blue Weekend came about after the band — Rowsell, Joff Oddie (guitar, vocals), Theo Ellis (bass) and Joel Amey (drums, vocals) — decompressed after the lengthy time spent touring and supporting Visions of a Life in “an Airbnb in Somerset, and it was here that they reconfigured who they were together, far away from festival stages, tour buses, awards shows, and fans,” per a news release.
More:
“They cemented their friendship and set to work on some fledgling demos in a converted church. These demos evolved into Blue Weekend, a record produced by Markus Dravs (Arcade Fire, Björk, Brian Eno, Florence + The Machine) who has aided the band in refining their sound to an even sharper point. Rowsell’s personal storytelling is at the core of Blue Weekend, an album that sees Wolf Alice embrace a newfound boldness and vulnerability in equal measure.”
The track listing: