Wolf Alice

Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice live at Heaven in 2014. From left to right: Joff Oddie, Ellie Rowsell, Joel Amey, Theo Ellis.
Background information
Origin	London
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Dirty Hit, RCA
Website	wolfalice.co.uk
Members	Ellie Rowsell Joel Amey Joff Oddie Theo Ellis
Past members	Sadie Cleary George Barlett Marco Ciuffini

Wolf Alice are a four-piece alternative rock band from North London, formed initially as a two-person band in 2010. Its members since 2012 are Ellie Rowsell (vocals, guitar), Joff Oddie (guitars, vocals), Theo Ellis (bass), and Joel Amey (drums, vocals).

They released their official debut single "Fluffy" in February 2013, and the single "Bros" followed in May of that year. In October 2013 they released their official debut EP Blush. Their second official EP Creature Songs was released in May 2014. In February 2015 they released the lead single "Giant Peach" from their debut album My Love Is Cool, which was released in the UK and U.S. in June 2015.

The single "Moaning Lisa Smile" from the band's 2014 EP Creature Songs peaked at #9 on Billboard Alternative Songs in August 2015, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance for the 2016 Grammys.

Former members:

Wolf Alice were formed in 2010, and began as an acoustic act between Ellie Rowsell and Joff Oddie. Their name came from a short story by Angela Carter. Eventually deciding to add electric elements to their sound, they recruited Rowsell's childhood friend, Sadie Cleary, to play the bass, and George Barlett, a friend of Oddie to be their drummer. They self-released an EP called Wolf Alice that year, with three songs - "Every Cloud", "Wednesday", and "Destroy Me" - as well as a video for "Wednesday".

When their drummer broke his wrist in 2012, Joel Amey joined the band as a temporary replacement, but later became a permanent member. In that same year, Cleary left to focus on her studies. Theo Ellis was then recruited as their bassist in late 2012. They released the song "Leaving You" online on Soundcloud as a free download which gained airplay from BBC Radio 1 and featured in NME's 'Radar' section. After the song was released, they toured with Peace, and recorded a session for Huw Stephens' Radio 1 show in January. They released their first physical single "Fluffy" in February 2013 on the Chess Club label.