Wolf Alice have shared new track ‘White Horses’, taken from their forthcoming fourth album ‘The Clearing’.
The song features drummer Joel Amey on lead vocals before moving into a duet with Ellie Rowsell. Originally beginning as notes written during a car journey with his family, Joel explains: “I was inspired by what songs we had already that were becoming ‘The Clearing’; the sonic shapes we were creating, the big acoustics, the harmonies, but I wanted to underpin it with a driving krautrock beat.”
The track explores themes of family and identity, drawing from Amey’s personal experiences. “We’ve never really known where we came in terms of heritage until recently. My mum and my aunt were adopted, and for years it posed questions of identity and where our roots lay for all of us, but for me, they never seemed like answers I needed to find out.”
‘The Clearing’, recorded in Los Angeles with producer Greg Kurstin, follows the band’s previous albums ‘My Love Is Cool’, ‘Visions Of A Life’, and ‘Blue Weekend’. The album comprises twelve tracks:
‘Thorns’
‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ ‘
Just Two Girls’
‘Leaning Against The Wall’
‘Passenger Seat’
‘Play It Out’
‘Bread Butter Tea Sugar’
‘Safe in the World’
‘Midnight Song’
‘White Horses’
‘The Sofa’
The album is set for release on 22nd August.
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