As premiered with an earlier Apple New Music Daily exclusive, WOLF ALICE have ramped up the excitement for the release of their much anticipated fourth album with new track White Horses. PRE-ORDER THE CLEARING HERE
White Horses is the only song on The Clearing to see drummer Joel Amey take on lead vocals before a harmonious duet with Ellie takes hold. What started as a demo born from lyrics committed to his Notes app during a rare car journey with his mum, aunt and sister, Joel returned to the verse towards the end of recording the album to expand on a theme. He then took the bones of the track to the band who together built it out to produce a song fitting with the overall sound and vision of The Clearing.
Musically it takes more influence from trippy dance music melded with the signature 70s rock of the rest of the album. It has an expansive overtone that holds endless possibilities, going off on wonderful tangents that build to the crescendo. Bursting with understated psychedelic power, the spirited lines profess: “Know who I am, that’s important to me / Do what I can to see the wood from the trees”. It’s simply euphoric.
White Horses follows on from the huge album singles ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ and most recently, ‘The Sofa’ which the band shared right after their glorious sunset performance on The Other Stage at Glastonbury; the cause of many a tear being shed in the field of dreams. Combining fan favourites such as Bros and Don’t Delete The Kisses with new songs Bloom Baby Bloom and The Sofa, the slot felt like a victory lap.
Wolf Alice have come a long way since the North London quartet first emerged in 2013 as a young band holding up a mirror to their own emerging generation. In 2025, their fourth album The Clearing finds them at the peak of their powers, grown into a band of generational importance. While the bruised euphoria of their debut My Love Is Cool, which featured the Grammy-nominated Moaning Lisa Smile, both captured and perfectly soundtracked the experience of youth first cutting their musical teeth, the 2018 follow up Visions Of A Life cemented their rise with a Mercury Music Prize, before the precious hurt of 2022’s Blue Weekend and its resultant UK number 1 and Brit Award for Best Group.
UK AND IRELAND TOUR DATES
NOVEMBER
Fri 28 MANCHESTER AO Arena
Sat 29 BIRMINGHAM Utilita Arena
DECEMBER
Mon 01 CARDIFF Utilita Arena
Tue 02 LONDON O2 Arena
Wed 03 LONDON O2 Arena
Fri 05 LEEDS First Direct Arena
Sun 07 GLASGOW OVO Hydro Arena
Mon 08 NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena
Wed 10 DUBLIN 3 Arena
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