Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool
- Written by Zoe Wallbank
Wolf Alice are a group that have exploded onto the music scene recently. Having already established themselves as ones to watch and creating a solid following, it’s surprising that My Love Is Cool is their debut album with their only prior releases being the EPs Blush and Creature Songs. Bassist Theo Ellis has stated they were told that they could not be pigeonholed and he’s completely right.
The album effortlessly flows from one genre to the next, mixing and matching them as it goes, a level of brilliant creativity that some musicians can spend their whole careers striving for.The album ranges from tracks like ‘Giant Peach’ and ‘Fluffy’, which are rock influenced songs similar to old school rock bands such as The Runaways, to electronic dance tracks like ‘Soapy Waters’ without making it seem like any of the tracks don’t fit in with the rest of the album. They aren’t just crossing genres; they have smashed the barriers created by them.
The opening track, ‘Turn to Dust’, is a light, almost dreamy kind of song setting up the relaxed feel that most of this record has.The strongest are the tracks ‘Swallowtail’, a heartfelt slower song with lyrics such as, “Swallow fear”, and ‘Silk’ a slightly darker song with eerie whisper like backing vocals.Track 2, ‘Bros’, is a good example of the incredible talent this band has. Being an earlier release that got remastered for this record, it’s more on point than the first release. The lyrics are more powerful and the music is more engaging from one record to the next.
They have improved in leaps and bounds. It’s almost frightening to think of where else they can expand to next. This is an album for music lovers all over, not just fans of certain genres: it smashes down those barriers. It’s simply a brilliant album in all aspects.