Song Stories: Wolf Alice: The Last Man on Earth

I’ve been a huge fan of Wolf Alice for a long time now. They have become one of my favourite bands, making some of the most interesting music by a British band today.

‘The Last Man on Earth’ is arguably the bands most impotent songs. Their first single after four years away. It was the single that would follow up, an album that had won the Mercury Prize and cemented the band as one of the most important British bands. 

However it wasn’t more of the same for Ellie, Joff, Joel and Theo. This single was a refreshing and beautiful change of pace. A majestic song that sees the band wrestle with identity and meaning.  About the arrogance that comes with being a human being. 

It’s a piece of popular culture that dissects our relationship with the very same thing. Relatability is present for us all. In what we read, watch and listen to. We all find ways to relate that thing to ourselves and what we are going through or have experienced. 

This is a very different song to what Wolf Alice had done before, it moved away from what we’d come to expect. It put the singer at the fore front, but that’s not to say, the rest of the band don’t get their say.

They gradually enter the song and take it to grandiose new heights,  each of them providing their worth. Creating a masterpiece.

Giving fans the first listen at what would become their third and best album ‘Blue Weekend.’

This was the song that saw Wolf Alice become Britain's best band. They just keep getting better. 

If what Wolf Alice do next is half as good as this song, then we’re all in for a treat. ‘Blue Weekend’ was quite the album and it will take some topping. However before ‘The Last Man on Earth’ fans were worried that they couldn’t follow up ‘Visions of A Life’ and they did more than just follow it up! 

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