Today Wolf Alice release their uncompromising new single ‘Smile’. The track was inspired by lead singer Ellie Rowsell’s desire to fight back against those who try to define her and is the second single from their highly-anticipated third album, Blue Weekend, the follow up to the Mercury Prize-winning Visions of a Life.

‘Smile’ is carried along on a tide of visceral energy, a song destined to be a live favourite. The band envisaged this during their time recording Blue Weekend in Brussels during lockdown. Rowsell states, “this is one of the songs we wrote thinking that we would play it live. I miss that feeling of singing on stage. It’s like screaming into a pillow or something — you can get away with being more nasty. There’s a whole other part of me missing.”

Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend
Out Friday 11th June
Pre-order here