Wolf Alice are a 4 piece alternative rock band from London and they have been called a favourite new band by many including NME magazine. The band are still fairly unknown despite having released 3 singles in the past few years. "Blush" is the band's first EP and it contains 4 brand new tracks. So, let's see why NME magazine have been getting all excited then.
The EP starts off with the title track (the track is called Blush to those of you that don't know what a title track is) and the song varies greatly in texture. First, it starts off incredibly minimalistic, with just a single echoing electric guitar and a single female vocal. But then it builds up to this shoegaze-y type climax with fuzzy electric guitars and soft vocals. It's very much like a few of the songs on The Smashing Pumpkins first album "Gish". "She" has more of a punk groove in the first half of the song because of its repetitive drum and electric guitar sections. It then gets soft before finally going back into the punk groove again. "She" is a track full of variety and not just because of its song structure, the vocals also change from being soft to slightly more aggressive. This makes it sound a bit messy because of its constant changes. "Nosedive" is a 2 and a half minute bubblegum indie pop song that's enjoyable enough. Finally we get "90 Mile Beach" which is a delicate, dreamy song that has some good guitar work and some excellent backing vocals.
Overall the "Blush" is decent but it's not particularly thrilling or spectacular. If your looking for something that you can enjoy for a short amount of time then "Blush" is perfect. However this EP is basically just a variety of 90's influences mashed into four songs.
OVERALL RATING: 5/10
BEST TRACK: BLUSH
WORST TRACK: SHE
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