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Wolf Alice mastered the glossy and grungy sides of alt-rock on My Love Is Cool, with songs like "Bros" and "Moaning Lisa Smile" earning them accolades that included a Grammy nomination. On Visions of a Life, they explore the wider -- and sometimes wilder -- facets of their music. To that end, they recruited producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen, who toured with the famously chameleonic Beck as his musical director and bassist, and also produced albums for acts as disparate as M83, Paramore, and the Raveonettes. With his help, Wolf Alice both narrow and widen their focus, isolating their bratty, fizzy guitar-pop on "Yuk Foo," "Space & Time," and "Beautifully Unconventional," and delving into the trippier side of their music on "Formidable Cool," "Sadboy," and the title track, which flirts with prog and metal in its ambitious sweep. While these songs reaffirm that Wolf Alice can pull off almost any style of music, Visions of a Life's most convincing moments build on My Love Is Cool's forays into dream pop. Inspired by a late friend of the band, the aptly named opener "Heavenward" is so gorgeous that it's tempting to want Wolf Alice to concentrate on this side of their music in the future. Similarly, "Planet Hunter" and "St. Purple & Green" are potent reminders of just how well the band does huge moments, while Ellie Roswell's whispers bring intimacy to love's euphoric beginnings on "Don't Delete the Kisses" and its rocky end on "Sky Musings." A reflection of a young band trying out all its possibilities, Visions of a Life is more scattered than My Love Is Cool, but its best songs hint at even more potential.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer, Percussion - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer, Synthesizer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Producer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixing Engineer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer - Carlos de la Garza, Engineer, Percussion - Mike Schuppan, Engineer - Theo Ellis, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer - Joel Amey, Composer, Lyricist, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Background Vocal - Wolf Alice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Rowsell, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jonathan Oddie, Composer, Lyricist - Tyler Shields, Assistant Engineer - Charlie Ellis, Background Vocal - Joff Oddie, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, Background Vocal
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Wolf Alice mastered the glossy and grungy sides of alt-rock on My Love Is Cool, with songs like "Bros" and "Moaning Lisa Smile" earning them accolades that included a Grammy nomination. On Visions of a Life, they explore the wider -- and sometimes wilder -- facets of their music. To that end, they recruited producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen, who toured with the famously chameleonic Beck as his musical director and bassist, and also produced albums for acts as disparate as M83, Paramore, and the Raveonettes. With his help, Wolf Alice both narrow and widen their focus, isolating their bratty, fizzy guitar-pop on "Yuk Foo," "Space & Time," and "Beautifully Unconventional," and delving into the trippier side of their music on "Formidable Cool," "Sadboy," and the title track, which flirts with prog and metal in its ambitious sweep. While these songs reaffirm that Wolf Alice can pull off almost any style of music, Visions of a Life's most convincing moments build on My Love Is Cool's forays into dream pop. Inspired by a late friend of the band, the aptly named opener "Heavenward" is so gorgeous that it's tempting to want Wolf Alice to concentrate on this side of their music in the future. Similarly, "Planet Hunter" and "St. Purple & Green" are potent reminders of just how well the band does huge moments, while Ellie Roswell's whispers bring intimacy to love's euphoric beginnings on "Don't Delete the Kisses" and its rocky end on "Sky Musings." A reflection of a young band trying out all its possibilities, Visions of a Life is more scattered than My Love Is Cool, but its best songs hint at even more potential.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:39
- Main artists: Wolf Alice
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Dirty Hit - RCA Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
(P) 2017 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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