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The U.K. band Wolf Alice have been making eclectic pop-rock for a decade, specializing in textural music that swings big emotionally while moving within different sonic settings, proving what a guitar band can do to stay on its game in a post-guitar world. They\u2019ve never put it together with the sweep and depth of their fourth album, The Clearing,<\/em> steeped in classic Seventies and Eighties influences yet never feeling like they\u2019re just firing up a playlist of old bangers.<\/p>\n Singer-guitarist Ellie Rowsell goes all-in on huge rockers while delivering serious personal impact on this album\u2019s softer stock-taking moments. Musically, they\u2019re sharp as ever. On \u201cWhite Horses,\u201d acoustic strumming and nimble, fractured finger-picking gets underlaid by a planing Kraut-rock beat, as Rowsell\u2019s voice lifts off in ululating throes of Florence Welsh\/Dolores O\u2019Riordan ecstasy, eventually landing on a massive payoff. The stomping high-point \u201cBloom Baby Bloom\u201d sounds something from a lost Kate Bush pop-metal record (Rowsell says she was going for a kind of feminist take on Axl Rose). \u201cBread Butter Tea Sugar\u201d is a dreamy tribute to peak ELO.<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n At the heart is Rowsell\u2019s self-defining search for direction and meaning as she moves into the real part of adulthood. \u201cI wanna settle down\/Oh, to fall in love\/But sometimes I just want to fuck,\u201d she sings on \u201cThe Sofa,\u201d which recalls the introspective piano pop of Carole King and claims her couch as a safe space away from the pressures of life. \u201cPassenger Seat\u201d is mature both musically and emotionally, a lavishly detailed folk-rock assessment of relationship ambiguity. On \u201cJust Two Girls,\u201d going out for drinks is more about chill friendship than partying, while the moving ballad \u201cPlay It Out\u201d reflects on the hard trade-offs that come with getting older. \u201cI want to age with excitement, feel my world expand,\u201d she sings, sounding bravely unsure as to what that means.<\/p>\n In the tradition of King\u2019s Tapestry<\/em> or Stevie Nicks\u2019 Bella Donna,<\/em> this is a great album about the scary experience of honestly figuring what kind of person you are \u2014 and what the world owes you for the hard work you already do.<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wolf Alice – Credit: Rachel Fleminger Hudson* The U.K. band Wolf Alice have been making eclectic pop-rock for a decade, specializing in textural music that swings big emotionally while moving within different sonic settings, proving what a guitar band can do to stay on its game in a post-guitar world. 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